Joshua Roy's Hat Trick Downs Providence; Rocket Extend Winning Streak To 7
### Roy scores three goals in the second period to lead the way.
Joshua Roy scored a hat trick in the second period to lead the Laval Rocket to a 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Wednesday night.
The hat trick was Roy's first of the season and the second of his AHL career. He now has 20 goals in 33 games this season.
Roy's first goal came at 6:09 of the second period, when he took a pass from Jesse Ylönen and beat Bruins goaltender Kyle Keyser with a wrist shot.
Roy made it 2-0 just over four minutes later when he took a pass from Rafael Harvey-Pinard and scored on a backhand shot.
Roy completed his hat trick at 18:16 of the second period when he took a pass from Ylönen and scored on a breakaway.
The Bruins got on the board at 12:27 of the third period when Jakub Lauko scored a power-play goal.
Providence cut the lead to 3-2 at 17:19 of the third period when Jack Studnicka scored a goal.
However, the Rocket held on for the win.
### Roy's performance was the highlight of the night but he wasn't the only Rocket player to have a good game.
Ylönen had two assists, and Harvey-Pinard had one assist. Cayden Primeau made 25 saves for the win.
### The win was the Rocket's seventh in a row.
They are now 13-4-1-0 in their last 18 games.
The Rocket will be back in action on Friday night when they host the Bridgeport Islanders.