A short-handed goal proves costly for Rochester.
UTICA, N.Y. — A short-handed goal denied the Rochester Americans 2 points against the Utica Comets on Wednesday night at the Utica Memorial Arena.
Jason Megna scored while the Comets were killing a penalty midway through the third period that tied the game 1-1, and sent the game into overtime. That marked the 5th short-handed tally Rochester has yielded in the last 4 games.
Garret Ross gave the Amerks a 1-0 early in the second stanza off assists from Conor Allen and Adam Krause.
Reid Boucher netted the game-winner for the Comets 1:29 into the overtime period as he beat Amerks netminder Linus Ullmark. The Rochester goalie finished the contest with 31 saves.
The Amerks return to the Blue Cross Arena on Friday at 7:05 pm to take on the Hartford Wolf Pack. Rochester (11-5-3-1) currently is in second place in the North Division with 26 points, 6 points behind the Toronto Marlies.
*NOTES — Forward Justin Bailey did not play in this game for the Amerks. He has played in only one game since being sent down by the Buffalo Sabres. He missed the first two games with an injury, then played the one game and has not played since…The Sabres have yielded 7 short-handed goals this season. They gave up just 4 short-handed tallies all of last season.