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.
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.
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