Zachary Fucale makes 24 saves, Rocket beat Devils to snap four-game slide

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Zachary Fucale made 24 saves as the Laval Rocket snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Binghamton Devils on Wednesday in American Hockey League action.
Markus Eisenschmid, Michael McCarron, Thomas Ebbing and Jeremy Gregoire supplied the offence for the Rocket (18-23-7).
Blake Speers scored for the Devils (13-24-9), who got a 22-save outing from Ken Appleby.
Laval went 0 for 3 on the power play while Binghamton failed to score on four chances with the man advantage.
First Period
1. Laval, Eisenschmid 5 (Gelinas, Cracknell) 19:53.
Penalties — Strait Bng (boarding) 0:42; Penny Bng (holding) 12:30; Kearns Bng (slashing) 19:29; Broll Lav (roughing) 19:29.
Second Period
2. Laval, McCarron 6 (Bourque) 14:03 (sh).
Penalties — Waked Lav (holding) 2:40; Broll Lav (misconduct, unsportsmanlike conduct) 5:30; Baddock Bng, McCarron Lav (roughing) 5:30; Bastian Bng (slashing) 8:38; McCarron Lav (slashing) 8:51; Laval bench (too many men, served by Boucher) 12:40.
Third Period
3. Laval, Ebbing 1 (Boucher) 2:11.
4. Binghamton, Speers 6 (Kearns, Strait) 5:55.
5. Laval, Gregoire 6 (Juulsen, Lernout) 18:27 (en).
Penalties — Petgrave Lav (slashing) 15:51.
Shots on goal by
Laval 14 4 8 — 26
Binghamton 4 14 7 — 25
Goal — Laval: Fucale (W, 6-2-0-0). Binghamton: Appleby (L, 5-9-1-1).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Laval: 0-3; Binghamton: 0-4.
Referees — Peter MacDougall, Pierre Lambert. Linesmen — Jason Brown, Tory Carissimo.
Attendance — 2,119 at Binghamton, NY.