Laval and Charlotte both play straight-line, aggressive, puck-hungry hockey. The Rocket have a potent offense, the Checkers possess a smothering defense. It should be a recipe for a great Eastern Conference Finals.

The American Hockey League has announced the schedules for the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs’ two Conference Finals series.

Laval is heading to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in four years following a 5-0 victory over Rochester in the decisive Game 5 of the North Division Finals on Sunday afternoon.

Josh Dunne’s career night lifted Rochester to a 5-1 win in Laval on Friday night and forced a decisive Game 5 in the teams’ North Division Finals.

Cayden Primeau stopped 32 shots to backstop Laval to a 4-1 win on Wednesday and a 2-1 series lead over Rochester in the best-of-five North Division Finals.

Laval earned a split of the first two games of the North Division Finals in Rochester, but both games were very much a battle and we’re in for more of the same when the series resumes at Place Bell.

Jiří Kulich scored the go-ahead goal with 7:53 left in regulation and Isak Rosén registered three points as Rochester squared the North Division Finals at a game apiece with a 5-3 win over Laval.

Oliver Kapanen scored his first North American pro goal with 4:38 left in regulation to send Laval to a 5-4 road win over Rochester in a back-and-forth Game 1 of the teams’ North Division Finals on Wednesday night.

Laval scored three times in the first period and held Cleveland to 19 shots on goal for the entire game, a combination that sends the Rocket into the next round with a 4-1 victory at a sold-out Place Bell on Tuesday night.

Dylan Gambrell scored twice as Cleveland staved off elimination with a 3-1 win over Laval at Place Bell on Sunday afternoon.