LAVAL, Quebec (Interstat) — Brett Berard had one goal and one assist, Hunter McKown added one goal and one assist, and Kevin Mandolese made 20 saves as the Laval Rocket beat the Hamilton Hammers 4-2 on Friday at Place Bell. Laval scored twice in the first period and twice in the second. Hamilton scored twice in the first period. Quinn Finley and Matt Luff scored for Hamilton. Finley had five shots on goal, and Luff had three. Luke Mittelstadt recorded an assist and two shots for Laval, Filip Mešár scored, and Cameron Berg had an assist and three shots for Hamilton. Reilly Walsh contributed two assists, and Josh Nadeau added an assist. Laval improved to 7-1, and Hamilton fell to 1-7. The announced attendance was 9,122. Berard was the top star. Mandolese stopped 20 of 22 shots. McKown also had two shots on goal.