AHL Game Preview: Utica Comets at Providence Bruins with Projected Lines 04/18/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Utica Comets (29-31-6-5, 69 pts) at Providence Bruins (54-15-2-0, 110 pts)
Venue: Amica Mutual Pavilion
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 7:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Utica Comets New & Notes:
The Comets are hanging on to their playoff hopes and need the Rochester Americans to keep losing. Utica, with yesterday’s 4-1 victory over Providence, has kept itself in the race. They’re 1-2-1-1 against Providence this season, averaging 2.6 goals per game.
Providence Bruins News & Notes:
The Bruins are playing rookies and ECHL players as they are resting up for the Calder Cup Playoffs. They’ve clinched the top spot in all of the AHL and have the first-round bye in the Atlantic Division playoffs. They’re 4-1-0-0 against Utica this season after last night’s loss, averaging 3.2 goals per game.
Utica Comets Projected Lines:
Crookshank-Criscuolo-Hameenaho
Parent-Melovsky-Halonen Squires
Hardman-Schmelzer-Gruden
LaChance-McLaughlin-Legare
White-Diotte
Vilen-Addison
Edwards-Strand
Malek
Daws
Providence Bruins Projected Lines:
Merkulov-Poitras-Lysell
Blumel-Schmaltz-Gendron
Abate-Andreev-Duran
Tattle-Hudson-Mutter
Johansson-Sweezey
Brunet-Gallagher
Felix-Wanner
Lundgren
Zajicek
Players To Watch:
Utica Comets
Xavier Parents leads the Comets in points with 39. Angus Crookshank leads Utica in goals with 24 this season. Calen Addison leads in assists with 24. Colton White leads in plus/minus with a plus-nine.
Providence Bruins
Georgii Merkulov leads the Bruins in points and assists with 60 points and 37 assists. Riley Tufte leads the team in goals with 32. Patrick Brown leads in assists and plus/minus with 33 assists and a +36.
Next Game:
Utica: TBD
Providence: Calder Cup Playoffs
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