BOUCHER'S FIVE-POINT NIGHT CARRIES COMETS PAST MARLIES

BOUCHER'S FIVE-POINT NIGHT CARRIES COMETS PAST MARLIES

Feb 28, 2020

Utica, NY – Reid Boucher netted three goals and two assists to help the Comets to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Marlies Friday night at the Adirondack Bank Center. Boucher’s effort set a new Comets record for points in a single season, 63. Wacey Hamilton, Dylan Blujus, and Sven Baertschi also scored for Utica. Mikey DiPietro made 26 saves in the win.

 

Hamilton got the scoring started three and a half minutes into the game, taking a feed in the neutral zone from Kole Lind and burying a wrister on a partial breakaway. Boucher doubled the lead four minutes later, powering a shot through Joseph Woll after working a give-and-go with Carter Camper.

 

Boucher added his second of the night halfway through the second period, putting back his own rebound from a one-timer in the slot. Joseph Duszak got the Marlies on the board with 6:26 to go in the middle frame with a power play goal. Blujus answered back with 4:01 to go in the second when his shot from the point was deflected and looped over Woll and in. Baertschi added to the Comets’ lead 48 seconds later, one-timing a backhand feed from Boucher to the top corner.

 

Bailey pushed the lead to 6-1 at the 12:03 mark of the third, taking a feed from Lind and beating Woll in tight for his 27th of the year. Kenny Agostino ended the scoring run with a goal of his with 32 seconds later to cut Utica’s lead to 6-2. Korshkov cut Utica’s lead in half with 4:53 to play in regulation. Boucher got the hat trick with an empty netter with 2:53 to go to close out the win.

 

The Comets go right back at it tomorrow night against the Laval Rocket. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available at the Box Office, over the phone by calling (315) 790-9070, or online at www.empirestatetix.com. The game can be heard on 94.9 KROCK and viewed on AHLTV.

 

Scoring Summary

1

2

3

F

 

Toronto

0

1

2

3

 

Utica

2

3

2

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Teams

PP

PK

PIM

Toronto

1/5

3/3

10

Utica

0/3

4/5

14

               

 

Goaltender (Team)

MIN

SA

SV

 

Woll (TOR)

58:54

33

27

 

DiPietro (UTI)

60:00

29

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

TIME

Team

Goal

Assist

Assist

Type

Score

1

3:31

UTI

W. Hamilton

K. Lind

-

ES

1-0 UTI

1

7:22

UTI

R. Boucher

C. Camper

A. Sautner

ES

2-0 UTI

2

9:50

UTI

R. Boucher

C. Camper

S. Baertschi

ES

3-0 UTI

2

13:34

TOR

J. Duszak

M. Read

K. Agostino

PP

3-1 UTI

2

15:59

UTI

D. Blujus

R. Boucher

J. Bailey

ES

4-1 UTI

2

16:47

UTI

S. Baertschi

R. Boucher

O. Juolevi

ES

5-1 UTI

3

12:03

UTI

J. Bailey

K. Lind

W. Hamilton

ES

6-1 UTI

3

12:35

TOR

K. Agostino

M. Hollowell

-

ES

6-2 UTI

3

15:07

TOR

E. Korshkov

K. Agostino

-

ES

6-3 UTI

3

17:07

UTI

R. Boucher

S. Baertschi

-

EN

7-3 UTI

                     

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