Comets Tripped up in the Carrier Dome
November 22, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Utica Comets News Release
With 30,715 packed into the Carrier Dome for tonight's Toyota Frozen Dome Classic, it was a night to remember for all in attendance, regardless of the Utica Comets 2-1 loss on Saturday night.
Alex Friesen scored the only goal of the night for Comets. Jensen also found his way on the scorer's sheet with an assist to bring his point total to nine on the season. Syracuse's goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky was the source of Syracuse's success and stopped 26 of the Comets 27 shots and was named the first star of the game.
It didn't take long into the first period for the Comets to grab the lead. Just 3:12 into the game Ronalds Kenins entered the attacking zone with Friesen on a 2-on-1 rush. After a quick pass between the hashmarks, Friesen took control of the puck for a quick release and sent it rifling by Andrei Vasilevskiy's for an early 1-0 lead. This was Friesen's second goal and his fourth point in three games.
The Crunch ended up finding their first of the night with exactly four minutes left in the first stanza. After Tanner Richard played it hard along the boards, the puck found it's way to Eriksson's left goal post. In the midst of some confusion in the crease and an unintentional screen by Tommernes, the puck slipped by Eriksson's left pad after Joe Vermin whacked at it.
The final goal of the night was scored just 49 seconds into the second period after a fortuitous bounce that was dumped in by the Crunch's leading goal scorer, Yanni Gourde. Jonathan Marchessault, Syracuse's point leader and Nikita Nesterov were both credited with assists on the play.
If you couldn't get enough of the rivalry tonight, you can catch the Comets and the Syracuse Crunch in a follow-up re-match this Wednesday night at the Utica Memorial Auditorium for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
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