The Comets hoped Seamus Casey could spark their lackluster offense, but despite an assist in his first game back, it wasn’t enough to secure a win.
Comets Crash Again
Another weekend, another pair of losses for the struggling Comets. Utica was shutout 3-0 by Syracuse Friday night. Goaltender Jacob Malek played his best game of the season stopping 31 of 33, but alas, he couldn’t score, as well. Malek was back in net on Saturday as the Comets fell to the Laval Rockets 4-2. Seamus Casey returned earning an assist on Mike Hardman’s goal at 18:46 in the third to make the score seem closer than it was. Going forward, the Comets will have to make do without Casey again, at least for a little while as the defender has been recalled to the Devils after an injury to Brett Pesce.
It’s been a pattern of unanswered goals for the Comets, who have now been outscored 21-10 on the season making them the worst team in the AHL in terms of goal differential. On paper, with the lineup they have, the Comets should be potting far more goals per game. Instead, Utica is tied with the Texas Stars for the league basement at ten goals in six games.
Sad.
Around the Pool:
- Goaltender Trenten Bennett leads the OHL with a .929 SV% amongst goalies with 5 or more games. Bennett also made the OHL highlight reel for goaltenders this week.
- Goaltender Mikhail Yegorov responded after a rough start, even earning praise from Coach Jay Pandolfo.
- Center Gustav Hillstrom is back with his U20 team after a brief stint with Brynas IF in the SHL. The move is a positive one for Hillstrom’s development, who wasn’t getting much ice time with the big club and has been thriving in the U20 Nationell with 16 points in 9 games, tying him for 10th in the league in points as of Sunday despite missing a quarter of the team’s games due to the brief promotion.
- Lastly, winger Cole Brown is showing his last season in juniors was no fluke and has been on fire to start his collegiate career with six points in six games.
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