Rochester, N.Y. – The Utica Comets defeated the Rochester Americans by a score of 2-1 in a shootout Monday afternoon at Blue Cross Arena.
Zack MacEwen gave the Comets a 1-0 lead with a power play marker two minutes into the game. Nikolay Goldobin and Reid Boucher picked up the assists.
Seth Griffith tied the game at one with a power play strike of his own with 5:41 to go in the second period. Brendan Guhle and Zach Redmond were credited with the assists.
Thatcher Demko and Linus Ullmark were spotless in the third period to send the game to overtime.
Demko stopped all three shots he faced and Darren Archibald scored the only goal in the shootout to earn the win.
Demko finished with 27 saves to improve his record to 14-7-5. Ullmark stopped 40 shots. His record falls to 17-6-4. The Comets power play went 1-5, while the penalty kill allowed one goal in four attempts.
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