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By Andrew Chernoff

November 12, 2016

The Utica Comets take on the Hartford Wolf Pack tonight, in their second game of their 6 game homestand.

COMETS IN NEED OF WINS

The two-win Comets enter tonight’s contest, looking to end a 4 game losing streak, and get the first win of their 6 game homestand.

Comets come into the game in seventh place in the North Division with 5 points in 11 games, while Hartford is in last place in the Atlantic division, with 7 points in 11 games.

Last Game: The Utica Comets (2-8-1-0) began their 6 game homestand with a 4-1 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms last night.

Carter Bancks had the Comets lone goal, while Alex Grenier had the only assist on the tally, to extend his point streak to 4 games.

Utica goalie, Richard Bachman, stopped 24 shots in the loss, his 3rd consecutive start for the Comets.

VIRTANEN BACK IN THE HOUSE

Jake Virtanen made his first appearance last night for the Comets this season, after being assigned to Utica on Wednesday by the Vancouver Canucks.

Virtanen is expected to play his second consecutive game tonight for the Comets.

WOLF PACK HUNGRY FOR WIN

The Wolf Pack entered weekend action last night against the Rochester Americans. Hartford (3-7-1-0) hoped to win, and come into their match up against the Comets on a win streak, after dropping a 6-2 contest last Saturday night against the Providence Bruins, their 5th loss in a row, a losing streak that began on Oct. 28.

Instead, the Wolf Pack lost 5-2 to the Rochester Americans last night, and are now 1-6-0 in their last 7 games.

SUBBAN STILL AMAZING

Jordan Subban’s five-game point streak came to an end last night, which prior to that, had him knocking on the AHL leaderboard for goals (4), power-play goals (3) and points per game (1.22) by a defenseman.

Subban’s highlights include four multi-points games in the first 9 games of the season.

COMET’S POWER PLAY STILL BURNING

Unlike the the NHL Vancouver Canucks, according to the Comets website, the Utica power play, has been red hot to start the season and is ranked eighth in the league, scoring a power-play goal in four of their last five games, entering their game tonight.

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By Andrew Chernoff

November 11, 2016

The Utica Comets take on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms tonight

From the Comets website, the two-win Comets enter tonight’s contest in seventh place in the North Division with five points in 10 games, while the Phantoms have collected 11 points in 10 games, good for third place in the Atlantic Division.

Last Game: The Utica Comets wrapped up a four-game road trip with a 2-1 loss to the Syracuse Crunch last Saturday night at the OnCenter War Memorial.

The Comets begin a 6 game homestand tonight, continuing tomorrow night against the Hartford Wolf Pack.

The Wolf Pack enter weekend action tonight against the Rochester Americans. Hartford (3-6-1-0) hope to win tonight, and come into their match up against the Comets on a win streak, after dropping a 6-2 contest last Saturday night against the Providence Bruins, their 5th loss in a row, a losing streak that began on Oct. 28.

VIRTANEN IN THE HOUSE

On Wednesday, Canucks General Manager, Jim Benning, sent former sixth overall draft pick, Jake Virtanen, to the Comets for assignment.

Virtanen, 20, has appeared in 10 games with the Canucks this season registering an assist (0-1-1) along with two penalty minutes, but has run afoul of Canucks management over his lack of production, intensity and passion.

Virtanen last played for the Comets in two games on a conditioning assignment.

SUBBAN SIZZLING

Jordan Subban is enjoying a five-game point streak that has him knocking on the AHL leaderboard for goals (4), power-play goals (3) and points per game (1.22) by a defenseman.

Subban’s highlights include four multi-points games in the first 9 games of the season.

COMET’S POWER PLAY ON FIRE

Unlike the the NHL Vancouver Canucks, according to the Comets website, the Utica power play, has been red hot to start the season and is ranked seventh in the league, scoring a power-play goal in four straight games entering their game tonight.