Comets 4, Americans 2
First Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — Schnarr Uti (high-sticking) 3:33; Davidson Roc (slashing) 18:21.
Second Period
1. Utica, Greer 11 (unassisted) 2:45 (sh).
2. Utica, Greer 12 (De Leo, Walsh) 5:00 (pp).
3. Utica, Greer 13 (Gauthier) 10:34 (sh).
4. Rochester, Murray 11 (Prow, Ruotsalainen) 19:04.
Penalties — Warren Roc (holding) 0:25; Schnarr Uti (interference) 1:08; Holmstrom Roc (cross-checking) 4:05; Gambardella Uti (interference) 9:55; Mersch Roc (double minor, roughing) 13:12; Okhotiuk Uti (roughing) 13:12; Groleau Uti (elbowing) 15:46.
Third Period
5. Rochester, Polino 2 (Franco, Tischke) 13:16.
6. Utica, Greer 14 (Gauthier) 19:57 (en).
Penalties — Mersch Roc, Okhotiuk Uti (fighting) 0:29; Davidson Roc (hooking) 2:38; Tischke Roc, Laberge Uti (fighting) 5:19; Foote Uti (delay of game) 6:52; Utica bench (too many men, served by Flynn) 10:17.
Shots on goal by
| Rochester | 5 | 13 | 10 | _ | 28 |
| Utica | 8 | 9 | 13 | _ | 30 |
Goal — Rochester: Luukkonen (L, ). Utica: Daws (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Rochester: 0-6; Utica: 1-5.
Referees — Patrick Hanrahan, Rob Hennessey. Linesmen — Rob Sauda, Jason Brown.
Attendance — 3,917 at Utica.
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