Utica, NY. – It was the final meeting between the Utica Comets and the Rochester Americans as they battled at the Adirondack Bank Center on Saturday night in a game between division rivals. The Comets, with a single point needed, were looking to clinch a spot in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs. With both teams quite familiar with each other, the game displayed all the enthusiasm to excite the crowd in attendance. Despite the Comets scoring the first goal of the game, they couldn’t sustain the pressure and skated away without a point against Rochester in a 5-1 defeat.
In the first period, the Comets struck for the only goal of the period, and it was rookie Josh Fillmon who stood at the top of the crease and smashed home a Graeme Clarke rebound off Rochester goalie Michael Houser at 8:40. It was the only tally of the period and the Comets left the period up, 1-0.
The only goal of the second period was scored by the Amerks after Isak Rosen picked his spot on the glove side of Utica goalie Akira Schmid at 9:18 putting the game at 1-1 after forty minutes of play.
In the final period of regulation, Rosen took a good bounce to his favor and helped the Amerks to a 2-1 lead at 2:36 as the puck just dribbled passed the Comets goal line. Rochester added another goal at 8:48 after a wrist shot by Ethan Prow found its way in putting the Americans up 3-1. Brett Murray and Matt Bartkowsku added an empty net goals at 17:03 and 19:36 respectively to solidify the Comets defeat as the game ended 5-1.
The Comets are back on the ice at home against the Cleveland Monsters on Wednesday night inside the Adirondack Bank Center. Great seats are still available, visit www.uticacomets.com
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