stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Bridgeport scores first to make it 1-0. McEneny and Subban both wind up out of position and the Comets forwards look on as Rowe jams the puck in uncontested in front of the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Its now 2-0 Bridgeport as right off of a faceoff, Fritz finds room in the slot to rip a wrister past Demko. About 7 minutes to play in the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 minute ago, stonecoldstevebernier said: Bridgeport scores first to make it 1-0. McEneny and Subban both wind up out of position and the Comets forwards look on as Rowe jams the puck in uncontested in front of the net. Did you notice Subban just let some guy push him from in front of his own net, after the whistle? He's got to be a lot tougher, and not let guys push him off his ice without a fight back. Bad guys just scored again:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 2-0 Sound Tigers after one, shots are 12-9 although they held a 7-0 advantage to start the period. Not a good period for the Comets at all - they were able to overcome a couple of defensive breakdowns yesterday but they can't expect to do that consistently and have Demko bail them out every time. Subban in particular had a rough period after having a good weekend a week ago. He had a bright spot where he won a board battle in his own zone to disrupt a Bridgeport pressure shift but then promptly turned the puck over as soon as the Comets tried to move up ice. The Kunyk-Valk-Virtanen has been the best line for Utica offensively, although they were on the ice for both goals against - Virtanen nearly scored off a play where he had a clear path to the net and fired it past McAdam but caught the post instead. Valk has been his usual crafty self and is going to the tough areas around the net to try to generate something. This Utica team has a lot of fight in them so hopefully they can rebound in the next 40 minutes with a better effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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-Vintage Canuck- Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 12 minutes ago, stonecoldstevebernier said: 2-0 Sound Tigers after two one, shots are 12-9 although they held a 7-0 advantage to start the period. Fixed that for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 minute ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Fixed that for you. Whoops, good catch. They're lucky its only after one. Side note, St. John's has beaten Rochester... all the more reason for the Comets to come back in this one. Its like no matter how many they've won lately, St. John's has been matching them win for win. Albany and Syracuse are still scoreless in the second period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Pedan isn't doing himself any favours after being put back in the lineup - the Comets are going to be shorthanded for five minutes after he ran Pulock into the boards from behind. Big kill coming up for Utica, still 2-0 for the moment two minutes into the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Pretty busy so won't be able to catch this one today folks. Enjoy the game and hope the fellas come back! Go Comets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Beary Sweet said: Pretty busy so won't be able to catch this one today folks. Enjoy the game and hope the fellas come back! Go Comets! Hope you can catch tomorrow's game! Absolutely fantastic job by Utica's penalty killers on Pedan's five minute major. Bridgeport really didn't come close at all during the five minute span and were mainly kept to the outside. Archibald in particular has become a very efficient guy on the PK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Ben Holmstrom and Pedan drop the gloves after Holmstrom hits Rendulic, and Pedan hit Pulock earlier. Pedan can really throw some scary looking punches, and definitely got the better of that one with some heavy swings although he missed on a lot of them. Holmstrom gets cut and goes to the locker room bleeding... 11 minutes to go in the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 garteig shouldve started, give demko a rest day and back in action tmw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 They're definitely off their game today. Slow to react, weak on the puck and little urgency........not the intensity they usually play with. I wonder if they'll send Gaunce and Goldobin down as soon as they are healthy? That would be a huge boost for the Comets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 They're not generating chances right now, and that's usually a strength for them. They picked a bad night to have a sloppy game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Still 2-0 Bridgeport at the end of two, shots are 21-16 for the Sound Tigers. The Comets mustered only seven shots on goal as they were shorthanded for 7:00 of that period, but even at even strength they didn't threaten very much. Their two best chances of the period didn't result in shots on goal; Virtanen and Valk had a 2-on-1 where Virtanen's pass across was blocked, and Hamilton missed the net high with a late chance. The PK has been a bright spot for the Comets again but you can't generate offense when you're shorthanded that often. Pedan's penalty didn't end up costing them on the scoreboard but it really took a chunk of time out of a period in which Utica should've been pushing back. Also, completely irrelevant, but this Bridgeport announcer sounds like a complete airhead. At various points he's called Grenier Rendulic, Archibald Billins, and Sautner Shields. He also mentioned how Valk is in the top 10 in rookie scoring, then adds "I should mention that's defenseman scoring" even though Valk had just taken a faceoff right in front of his eyes. AHL homers are something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, stonecoldstevebernier said: Still 2-0 Bridgeport at the end of two, shots are 21-16 for the Sound Tigers. The Comets mustered only seven shots on goal as they were shorthanded for 7:00 of that period, but even at even strength they didn't threaten very much. Their two best chances of the period didn't result in shots on goal; Virtanen and Valk had a 2-on-1 where Virtanen's pass across was blocked, and Hamilton missed the net high with a late chance. The PK has been a bright spot for the Comets again but you can't generate offense when you're shorthanded that often. Pedan's penalty didn't end up costing them on the scoreboard but it really took a chunk of time out of a period in which Utica should've been pushing back. Also, completely irrelevant, but this Bridgeport announcer sounds like a complete airhead. At various points he's called Grenier Rendulic, Archibald Billins, and Sautner Shields. He also mentioned how Valk is in the top 10 in rookie scoring, then adds "I should mention that's defenseman scoring" even though Valk had just taken a faceoff right in front of his eyes. AHL homers are something else... The Hamilton miss hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, stawns said: The Hamilton miss hurt. Yeah that would've been huge if he could've connected there and ended the period like that. Gonna be a tough third period climb now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 3-0 Bridgeport, 4:30 into the third. Verhaeghe takes the puck out of the corner, attempts a pass which hits a Comets leg, then retrieves it himself and shoots it past Demko while being surrounded by four Comets. The mountain is looking a lot less climbable now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 A gutsy move by Green as he pulls Demko with six minutes to go, down by three. Edit: And right off a faceoff in the Bridgeport zone, the Comets get a PP. Green is keeping Demko out and going 6-on-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 The Comets get one back on the 6-on-4! McEneny with a rocket from the point cuts it to 3-1. Virtanen was in front, might've been tipped off something but for now its McEneny's goal, and Demko goes back in net for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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