December 28, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets HAMILTON BULLDOGS (14-14-0-4) @ UTICA COMETS (10-16-1-1)

Utica Memorial Auditorium, 7 pm

Radio: 94.9 K-Rock

Tonight's Game: The Utica Comets look to get back to winning ways after they lost a nail-biting 4-3 decision to the Binghamton Senators last evening at The AUD. The Comets, who are in the fifth of a seven game stretch of home games, have gone 3-1 thus far on this road trip.

When They Last Met: Utica scored twice in the third period to defeat the Bulldogs 3-1 on Nov. 10. Alexandre Grenier had the game-winning goal at the 2:59 mark of the final stanza, while Colin Stuart added a late empty netter. Zach Hamill also scored for the Comets, who, at the time, won back-to-back games for the first time all season. Joacim Eriksson turned aside 29 of 30 shots to earn the win.

Comets Outlook: Alexandre Grenier had a banner day with three points (2-1-3), but the Comets could not extend their winning streak to five games on home ice as they narrowly fell 4-3 to the Senators. Darren Archibald also scored for Utica, which also got two points from Pascal Pelletier (0-2-2). Joe Cannata, who started on home ice for the first time since Nov. 1, made 30 saves on 34 shots and fell to 2-7-0-0 on the season.

Bulldogs Outlook: Behind a two-goal effort from Mike Blunden, the Bulldogs defeated divisional rival Toronto, 4-2, in front of more than 8,000 at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs outshot the Marlies 49-22 and Sven Andrighetto, who finished with a multi-point game, scored the game winning goal 1:38 into the third period. Greg Pateryn also finished with a multi-point effort (0-2-2) and Dustin Tokarski picked up his eleventh win of the season as the Bulldogs moved to .500 with 14 wins and 14 losses.

Alexandre The Great: Utica forward Alexandre Grenier tied his career high with three points (2-1-3) in last night's meeting with Binghamton. Grenier, who also potted two goals for the first time in his career, moved into a tie for 16th in rookie scoring in the AHL. The Laval, QC native has now scored 18 points (8-10-18) this season.

Pascal Of The Wild: Pascal Pelletier continues to shoot up the AHL's scoring charts, as his two assists against Binghamton moved him into a tie for ninth in the league with 18. Pelletier, who also leads all Utica players in assists and points, is approaching the 200 mark for his AHL career as he currently sits 184 over his tenure in the league.

We Got That Power: Despite going just one for eight with the man advantage against Binghamton, the Comets were able to extend their power-play streak on home ice. Utica has now scored at least one power-play goal in its last eight games at The AUD, a franchise record.

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