COMETS DOMINATE FRIDAY NIGHT IN CLEVELAND | Utica Comets Official Website

Feb 24, 2023

Cleveland, OH. – Taking part in in Cleveland for the ultimate time within the common season, the Comets look to proceed their successful methods in opposition to the division rival Monsters. The Comets beforehand defeated the Monsters in all earlier six conferences. On Friday evening on the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, the Comets simply saved rolling successful the competition, 7-1.

Within the first interval, Reilly Walsh slammed a one-timer house handed Cleveland goalie Jet Greaves at 13:28. The aim was Walsh’s fourth of the season and assisted by Graeme Clarke and Nolan Foote. The interval ended with the Comets holding a 1-0 benefit. 

The Comets prolonged their lead within the second interval after a aim from Graeme Clarke at 2:17 put his workforce up, 2-0. The wrister from the best circle beat Greaves for Clarke’s 20^th of the season assisted by Walsh and Tyler Wotherspoon. Later, Filip Engaras scored his first as a Comet when he slid the puck simply by the quick facet of Greaves at 7:04 for a 3-0 lead. The aim was assisted by Joe Gambardella and Sam Laberge. The Comets continued to pour it on after Andreas Johnsson setup defenseman Robbie Russo for a point-blank shot that sailed off the submit and into the web behind Pavel Cajan who spelled Greaves after the Engaras aim. The tally by Russo, which was his fifth of the season, got here at 14:12 and put Utica up, 4-0. Cleveland managed to strike late within the second interval after Luka Barzan swatted the puck into the web at 18:04 acquired issues a bit nearer in a 4-1 sport. Utica punched again with Aarne Talvitie scoring his first of the season and he drove the web for a rebound likelihood that discovered the again of the web at 19:22. The aim was assisted by Clarke, who registered his third level of the evening. It solely took 22 seconds later for Jack Dugan to attain and provides the Comets a 6-1 lead with Walsh and Johnsson selecting up factors on the aim with solely 14 seconds left within the second interval. The Comets skated away with an explosive 6-1 lead by forty minutes of play.

Within the last interval of regulation, Brian Halonen added a aim at 8:21 for his 11^th of the season giving Utica a 7-1. It was greater than sufficient because the Comets gained the competition and remained at second within the North Division as they proceed their highway journey to Belleville on Wednesday evening.

The Comets keep on the highway for the sport as they play Belleville on March 1^st earlier than heading house. The following house sport takes place on March 3^rd in opposition to Charlotte on the Adirondack Financial institution Heart. Nice seats are nonetheless accessible, go to www.uticacomets.com