07-05-2025
Laval Rocket Eliminate Cleveland Monsters, Advance To North Division Finals
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After a 4-1 win on Tuesday night the Laval Rocket have eliminated the Cleveland Monsters from the Calder Cup Playoffs and advanced to the North Division Finals.
The Rocket will take on the Rochester Americans in a best-of-five series for the North Division title.
The Rocket were led by goaltender Jacob Fowler who joined the team in April from Boston College and has only six professional starts under his belt.
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Fowler had a .953 save percentage and one shutout against the Monsters and seems to have cemented himself as the starter going forward.
The 20-year-old won the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA's Top Goaltender this season and will face off against 2022 and 2023 Mike Richter Award winner Devon Levi in round three.
Offensively the Rocket were led by their top line of Laurent Dauphin, Alex Barre-Boulet, and Sean Farrell. Dauphin and Barre-Boulet each recorded six points in the four game series, Dauphin led the team with three goals. Farrell added two goals and four points.
Defensively, Gustav Lindstrom and Tyler Wotherspoon took on the majority of the difficult offensive matchups while Logan Mailloux led Rocket defensemen with a goal and three points in the series.
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Denton Mateychuk and Jet Greaves were standouts for the Monsters, Mateychuk finishes the playoffs with five points in five games while Greaves stopped 186 of the 204 shots he faced for a .912 SP.
Game 1 gets underway May 14, the Americans have not played since they eliminated the Syracuse Crunch on May 1.
Keep an eye on The Hockey News' Montreal Canadiens site and The Hockey News' Buffalo Sabres team site for more updates on the series.
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