"Joshua Roy scored the game-winning goal at 6:15 of the third period to give the Rocket a 1-0 series lead in the best 3-of-5."
"Hildeby made his second straight start for the Marlies, turning aside 23 of the 25 shots he faced."
"The Rocket jumped out to a first-period lead on a goal by Florian Xhekaj, the younger brother of Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj."
"Cédric Paré deflected home a Luke Haymes shot past Kaapo Kähkönen, putting the road club on the board."
The Laval Rocket secured a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies in Game 1 of the North Division Semifinals. Joshua Roy scored the decisive goal in the third period, giving the Rocket a 2-0 lead. Marlies goaltender Dennis Hildeby made 23 saves. Florian Xhekaj opened the scoring for the Rocket. The Marlies' only goal came from Cédric Paré late in the third period. Kaapo Kähkönen stopped 20 shots for the Rocket, who now lead the best-of-five series 1-0.
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