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Utica Comets (14-23-5-3, 36 pts) at Bridgeport Islanders (20-21-3-3, 46 pts)
Venue: Total Mortgage Arena
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Utica Comets New & Notes:
The Comets over the weekend split their two games, with Rochester losing Saturday at home 4-1 before beating the Americans 7-4 on the road on Sunday. They’re 2-3-0-0 in February, averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing four goals per game. They’re 2-1-0-0 against Bridgeport this season, averaging three goals per game.
Bridgeport Islanders New & Notes:
The Islanders came back from the All-Star break and dropped both games against Providence, coming away with one point out of a possible four. The one point came in an overtime loss on Sunday. They did, however, tie Lehigh Valley for the fifth spot in the Atlantic Division playoff race. Bridgeport is 2-2-1-1 in February, averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing two goals per game. They’re 1-1-0-1 against Utica this season, averaging two goals per game.
Utica Comets Projected Lines:
Crookshank-Criscuolo-Halonen
Parent-Melovsky-Squires
Lachance-Schmelzer-Hardman
Gruden-Malone-Legare
Cholowski-Addison
Vilen-Osipov
Edwards-Diotte
Daws
Malek
Bridgeport Islanders Projected Lines:
Dube-Highmore-Jefferies
Foudy-Kuefler-Terry
Beckman-Thiesing-Larson
Gauthier-Maggio-Drew
Mitchell-McWard
Day-Rowe
Warren-Bear
Hogberg
Tikkanen
Players To Watch:
Utica Comets
Lenni Hameenaho leads Utica with 22 points. Brian Halonen leads the Comets in goals with 15. Seamus Casey leads the team in assists with 18 this year. Dmitry Osipov leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-nine rating.
Bridgeport Islanders
Adam Beckman leads Bridgeport in points and goals with 32 points and 18 goals. Matthew Maggio leads in assists with 20. Isaiah George leads in plus/minus with a +11 rating.
Next game:
Utica – February 20 at Hartford Wolf Pack
Bridgeport – February 20 at Springfield Thunderbirds
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