COMETS WIN STREAK SNAPPED BY CRUNCH

COMETS WIN STREAK SNAPPED BY CRUNCH

Mar 11, 2020

Utica, NY – The Utica Comets jumped out to a 1-0 lead but surrendered three unanswered goals in a 3-1 defeat to the Syracuse Crunch Wednesday night at the Adirondack Bank Center.

 

Bailey got the Comets on the board at the 14:29 mark of the first, tapping in a back-door feed from Nikolay Goldobin on the power play.

 

Dennis Yan tied the game at one 3:12 into the second period. Luke Witkowski put Syracuse up 2-1 with a shorthanded goal after a Comets turnover with 51 seconds to go in the middle frame.

 

Boris Katchouk doubled the Crunch lead with 3:21 remaining in the third after a defensive breakdown left him open in front.

 

The Comets are back in action Friday night when they take on the Belleville Senators. 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

 

Syracuse

0

2

1

3

 

Utica

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Teams

PP

PK

PIM

Syracuse

0/2

3/4

8

Utica

1/4

2/2

4

               

 

Goaltender (Team)

MIN

SA

SV

 

Martin (SYR)

59:50

28

27

 

DiPietro (UTI)

57:10

26

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

TIME

Team

Goal

Assist

Assist

Type

Score

1

14:29

UTI

J. Bailey

N. Goldobin

B. Rafferty

PP

1-0 UTI

2

3:12

SYR

D. Yan

O. Somppi

T. Bird

ES

1-1

2

19:09

SYR

L. Witkowski

-

-

SH

2-1 SYR

3

16:39

SYR

B. Katchouk

D. Walcott

P. Abbandonato

ES

3-1 SYR

                     

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