A pair of Utica Comets have earned high honors for logging some outstanding minutes on the ice, albeit in a season that was cut short because of the coronavirus.
After falling to the defending Calder Cup Champion Toronto Marlies 7-3 to open the season Friday night, the Utica Comets bounced back with a 3-1 win over the Belleville Senators at the Adirondack Bank Center.
When the Utica Comets host Game 3 of their AHL first round playoff series with the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday they'll have something they didn't have in games 1 and 2: their leading scorer.
In an offensive back-and-forth battle that saw 13 goals and just as many ties and lead changes, Utica Comets fans endured a heart breaking finish as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers scored the game winner with just 7 seconds remaining in overtime Friday night at the Adirondack Bank Center.
Reid Boucher beat Linus Ullmark a minute and half into overtime to score the game winner as the Utica Comets knocked off the Rochester Americans 2-1 at the Adirondack Bank Center on Wednesday night.