January 13, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets peppered the San Antonio Rampage's net all night, but Jacob Markstrom stopped all but two of the Comets 36 shots, including all five in the shootout, to lead his team to a 3-2 victory Monday night at the AT&T Center. <\/p>\n
With the defeat the Comets fell to 11-19-2-3, while the Rampage improved to 14-20-1-3. <\/p>\n
The Rampage found the scoresheet first 7:34 into the game. Greg Rallo emerged from a scrum in the corner behind Corbeil's net, and slipped a pass to the slot where Quinton Howden was all alone for the one-timer goal. Jared Gomes picked up an assist on the goal. <\/p>\n
The Gomes-Rallo-Howden line struck again just six minutes later. A rush generated just off the draw, resulted in a Gallo slapshot from the high point. Corbeil made the initial save, but Gomes buried the rebound for his first goal of the season. Howden picked up the secondary assist, giving the entire line two points in the first 13:46 of the game. <\/p>\n
The Comets jumped on the board 16:22 into the game. Pascal Pelletier streaked down Markstrom's left hand side, and fired a shot on goal. Markstrom turned aside Benn Ferriero's shot off the rebound, but Nicklas Jensen's follow up shot was too much. <\/p>\n
The game would remain locked at 2-1 until 13:21 of the third period. The Comets fired an onslaught of shots, including a 10-0 shots advantage to open the period, Jensen found the back of the net again. Kent Huskins blasted a knuckling shot on net, Markstrom saved the initial shot, but Jensen was there to tuck home the rebound. Henrik Tommernes picked up the secondary assist. The goal was Nicklas Jensen's fifth goal in four games. <\/p>\n
The Comets outshot the Rampage 15-3 in the third period. <\/p>\n
San Antonio's Bobby Butler was the shootout's lone scorer, as he fired a wrist shop past the blocker of Corbeil in the third round of the shootout. <\/p>\n
Mathieu Corbeil stopped 21 of 23 shots in his first career American Hockey League start, and Nicklas Jensen scored both Comets goals. <\/p>\n
The Comets wrapped up their road trip with a 0-1-1-1 record, and now return home to take on the Albany Devils Friday night at The AUD. <\/p>\n
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