The Comets opened the season on the road against the Rochester Americans on Friday night and defeated their division rival by a score of 3-2.

The Utica Comets fell to the Crunch on Saturday night in Syracuse by a score of 6-1. The Comets put themselves down early in the game when they gave up a shorthanded goal just one minute into the contest after a two-on-one rush resulted in a goal by Gabriel Fortier.