The Marlies were on the hunt for a win Friday night when they visited the Utica Comets for a North Division tilt. Four third period goals and a 37-save performance from Michael Hutchinson propelled the Marlies to a 5-2 road win over the Comets.
Jeremy Bracco kept his point streak alive and opened the scoring halfway through the game at 9:14 of the second period. The goal, which was assisted by Calle Rosen and Dmytro Timashov, set a new Marlies single-season franchise record with 73 points in a 76-game season.
The Marlies found a way to break things open in the third period with back-to-back goals from Colt Conrad and Michael Carcone. Conrad was making his debut with the Marlies and notched his first at 3:23, tipping in a point shot from Rasmus Sandin. Frank Corrado added the extra assist on the goal. 14 seconds later, Michael Carcone extended the Marlies’ lead to 3-0, firing home a shot from just outside the face-off circle. Pierre Engvall picked up the assist on that goal. Shortly after, the Comets solved Michael Hutchinson as Seamus Malone found the back of the net to get the home team on the board. Late in the frame, the Marlies found themselves down a man as Chris Mueller sat for two on a slashing call. The Comets opted for an additional extra man on the power play and sent Michael Leighton to the bench. Nicholas Baptiste was able to corral the puck and find the empty net to restore the Marlies’ three-goal lead. Less than a minute later, the Comets were able to capitalize on their power play to come within two with 23 seconds remaining. With 10 seconds to go, Dmytro Timashov shovelled the puck off the boards and it found its way to the empty net to seal a 5-2 victory for the Marlies.
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