COMETS WIN STREAK SNAPPED BY CRUNCH
Mar 11, 2020Utica, 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.
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Scoring Summary |
1 |
2 |
3 |
F |
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Syracuse |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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Utica |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Special Teams |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
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Syracuse |
0/2 |
3/4 |
8 |
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Utica |
1/4 |
2/2 |
4 |
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Goaltender (Team) |
MIN |
SA |
SV |
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Martin (SYR) |
59:50 |
28 |
27 |
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DiPietro (UTI) |
57:10 |
26 |
23 |
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TIME |
Team |
Goal |
Assist |
Assist |
Type |
Score |
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1 |
14:29 |
UTI |
J. Bailey |
N. Goldobin |
B. Rafferty |
PP |
1-0 UTI |
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2 |
3:12 |
SYR |
D. Yan |
O. Somppi |
T. Bird |
ES |
1-1 |
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2 |
19:09 |
SYR |
L. Witkowski |
- |
- |
SH |
2-1 SYR |
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3 |
16:39 |
SYR |
B. Katchouk |
D. Walcott |
P. Abbandonato |
ES |
3-1 SYR |
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