Shinkaruk Ties League-Lead in Goals in Comets Loss to Springfield
November 13, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Utica Comets News Release
SPRINGFIELD, M.A. - The Utica Comets first trip to the MassMutual Center did not go well, as the hometown Springfield Falcons beat the Comets 6-3 on Friday night. Hunter Shinkaruk scored his 10th goal of the season, which moved him into a tie with Frank Vatrano of the Providence Bruins for the league-lead in goals.
Nicklas Jensen (1-0-1), and Carter Bancks (1-0-1) also scored for Utica, while Richard Bachman made 28 saves in his first game as a member of the Comets. Linden Vey (0-2-2) enjoyed a two-point night with two assists.
Springfield Falcons' leading goal-scorer, Dustin Jeffrey, opened the game's scoring with a power-play goal 5:40 into the game.
Not even 30 seconds later the game was tied back up thanks to Nicklas Jensen. In his first game back from an upper-body injury, Jensen ripped a wrist shot over the shoulder of Falcons' netminder, Louis Domingue, from the top of the circle, while on a two-on-two rush. Vey and Alex Biega recorded assists on the goal.
From there the game was all Springfield, as they scored the game's next five goals. Keith Aulie and Greg Carey teamed up to kick off the Falcons scoring bonanza with a goal apiece in a 30 second span to give the Falcons a 3-1 lead with 5:29 left in the first. Eric Selleck capitalized on a Comets defensive zone turnover for the team's fourth goal.
Jeffrey continued to punish his former team when he ended a three-on-two rush with a wrist shot that beat Bachman's glove for his second goal of the game. The goal was the only goal scored in the second period.
Ross Mauermann extended the Falcons lead to 6-1, with a tally just two minutes into the final frame.
The Comets stopped the bleeding with a goal of their own when Bancks jammed home his first goal of the season 2:51 in the third period. The goal was unassisted.
Shinkaruk tapped home a back door feed for his league-leading 10th goal of the season 7:14 into the final period. The goal, a power-play goal, was assisted by Alexandre Grenier and Vey.
With the loss, the Comets record fell to 5-5-1-1 on the season, while the win evened the Falcons to 5-5-1-0 this season. Both teams converted on one of their five power-play opportunities.
The Comets and Syracuse Crunch square off for the second time this season tomorrow night at the War Memorial Arena in downtown Syracuse, NY. The Comets hold a 1-0-0-0 series edge with a 4-0 win over the Crunch back on Oct. 24. Puck drop for the Galaxy Cup match-up is scheduled for 7pm.
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