AHL Playoff Preview: Laval Rocket at Rochester Americans with Line Combinations 5/16/2025

AHL Playoff Preview: Laval Rocket Rochester Americans with Line Combinations 5/16/2025
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Game 2: Laval Rocket at Rochester Americans

Venue Blue Cross Arena
Date: Friday, May 16
Time: 7:05 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports 

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Laval Rocket News & Notes:

The Rocket jumped out to an early 1-0 series lead, taking game one 5-4. They improved to 4-1-0 in the Calder Cup playoffs, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Cayden Primeau got the start in game one, stopping 23 of the 27 shots he faced. He is now posting a 3.62 goals-against average and an .865 save percentage. Jacob Fowler is posting a 1.00 goals-against average and a .953 save percentage.

Rochester Americans News & Notes:

The Americans look to even the series tonight before heading to Laval. They are 3-1-0 in the Calder Cup playoffs, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game. Devon Levi is posting a 1.76 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage with two shutouts. Levin stopped 29 of the 34 shots he faced in Wednesday’s loss.

Laval Rocket Projected Lines

Farrell-Dauphin-Barre-Boulet
Gignac-Kapanen-Roy
Harvey-Pinard-Condotta-Simoneau
Davidson-Xhekaj-Beck

Engstrom-Reinbacher
Trudeau-Mailloux
Wotherspoon-Lindstrom

Fowler
Primeau 

Rochester Americans Projected Lines

Murray-Kulich-Rosen
Wahlberg-Ostlund-Jobst
Rousek-Kozak-Helenius
Fiddler-Schultz-Dunne-Warren

Johnson-Rathbone
Novikov-Metsa
Clague-Komarov

Levi
Sandstrom

Players To Watch:

Laval Rocket

Laurent Dauphin and Alex Barre-Boulet are tied for the team in points with seven. Dauphin leads in goals and plus/minus with three goals and a plus-four. Boulet leads in assists with five.

Rochester Americans

Kale Clague leads the Americans in points, goals, and plus/minus with seven points, four goals, and a plus-five. Jiri Kulich leads the team in assists with four.

Next Game

Game 3: Wednesday, May 21 at Place Bell

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