HW 3 Stars: May’s Top Prospects
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It hasn’t been very often that Montreal has had several prospects playing into May but that is the case this year, with several putting up strong performances to earn a nod in our three stars.
It hasn’t been very often that Montreal has had several prospects playing into May but that is the case this year, with several putting up strong performances to earn a nod in our three stars.
After a tough outing on Wednesday, Laval looked to even up their series in Game 4 as they hosted Springfield on Friday night. It took a bit of extra time but they did just that as the Rocket skated away with a 3-2 overtime victory.
After knotting up the series over the weekend, Laval returned home to continue their series against Springfield on Wednesday. However, they had by far their worst effort of the postseason, falling 6-3.
After a disappointing overtime loss on Saturday, Laval looked to get back into the win column on Sunday in Springfield. They were able to do just that as their offence came to life to help them skate away with a 4-2 victory to tie the series.
After a long layoff, Laval was back in action on Saturday to open up their Eastern Conference Finals series against Springfield. They had the lead late but weren’t able to hold on, eventually falling 2-1 in overtime.
The Canadiens officially parted ways with one of their prospects on Wednesday as they failed to sign Jacob Olofsson by the 5:00 PM ET deadline. He has become a free agent.
After a hard-fought series against Syracuse, Laval came out at their best against Rochester and they were able to pick up the sweep as they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals to take on Springfield.
The preliminary round at the 2022 IIHF World Hockey Championship has come to an end so it’s a good time to assess how each of the representatives from the Habs has fared so far.
After a big victory on Sunday, Laval looked to make it two wins in as many nights in the second game of the North Division Finals against Rochester. On the back of another strong goaltending performance, they did exactly that, pulling out a 3-1 victory.
Laval kicked off the North Division Final on Sunday looking to get an early edge on Rochester. They got an offensive explosion with five goals from the bottom end of their forward group as they picked up a big 6-1 victory.