Like the Montreal Canadiens, the Laval Rocket and Trois-Rivières Lions also lost on Saturday.

Let’s start with the Rocket, who faced the Springfield Thunderbirds, destroyers of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals.

The St. Louis Blues Farm Club had an excellent third period before winning 5-2 at the MassMutual Center.

Austin Osmanski, Martin Frk and Hugh McGing all struck within 2:22. to make the game unattainable for the Laval team. Montrealer Mathias Laferrière was involved in two of these successes.

Making his third appearance of the season between the Rocket posts, Philippe Desrosiers was looking good ahead of that unfortunate sequence. He made 22 saves in the loss.

Giant format player John Parker-Jones provided the replica of the Rocket in the first period. He blocked Joel Hofer’s view and jumped on a rebound to reset the counters after Frk’s first goal of the game.

The Czech forward, known for the devastating power of his slapshot, completed his hat-trick in an empty net late in the game.

Meanwhile, Joël Teasdale has scored 20 goals for the first time in his professional career.

The Rocket will resume the necklace on Wednesday in Rochester, where it will face off against the Americans.

Lions stumble quickly

At the Cool Insuring Arena, the Trois-Rivières Lions conceded four first-half goals en route to a 6-3 loss to the Adirondacks Thunder.

Joe Vrbetic, who could be both the best and the worst this season, conceded three goals from just six shots before being sent to the shower. Ryan Smith, Patrick Grasso and Brady Fleurant scored at his expense.

Francis Marotte did better in front of the Trois Rivières cage. He stopped 25 pitches but was still unmasked by Matt Jennings, Travis Broughman and Shawn Weller.

Cédric Lacroix, Anthony Beauregard and Santino Centorame tried to get Marc-André Bergeron’s men back into the game with shots on goal, but their comeback was stopped midway through the third period.

The Lions will face the Thunder again on Sunday, again at Glenn Falls.