Comets Stumble vs Bridgeport
November 21, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Utica Comets News Release
The Utica Comets losing streak ran to a season-high four games after the Bridgeport Sound Tigers defeated the Comets 4-2 Saturday night at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
Carter Bancks (1-0-1), and Alex Friesen (1-0-1) scored for the home team, while Joe Cannata made 28 saves in the loss.
Bancks opened up the game's scoring with the team's second short-handed tally of the season 7:48 into the game. Bancks jammed home a rebound after Sound Tiger's goaltender Stephon Williams denied Wacey Hamilton's shot on the two-on-one break. Alex Biega added the secondary assist.
Bridgeport scored two unanswered goals off the sticks of Scott Mayfield and James Wright, before the Comets struck again.
Friesen buried his first goal of the season after he collected a loose puck in the slot and wristed it through traffic and past Williams. The goal, a power-play goal, tied the game at 2-2 with 1:46 left to play in the second period. Jon Landry, in his first game as a Comet, teamed up with Andrey Pedan to assist on the goal.
In a span of 28 seconds, Matt Carkner and Jesse Graham each scored for the Sound Tigers to finish the game's scoring.
After tonight's loss, the Comets record fell to 5-8-1-1 and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers advance to 13-4-1-0. The Comets power-play unit converted on one of their nine chances, while the penalty-killing unit was a perfect 5-for-5 on the night.
The Comets next game is on the road against the Hartford Wolf Pack. After falling short to them at home on Friday night, this will be their third time meeting this season. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:00pm.
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