Media Kit Utica Comets vs Rochester Americans Game #376: Friday, May 14, 2021 theahl.com Utica Comets (15-10-0-1) vs. Rochester Americans (10-13-2-1) May 14, 2021 -- Blue Cross Arena AHL Game #376 GOALIES GOALIES # Name Ht Wt GP W L OT SO GAA SV% # Name Ht Wt GP W L OT SO GAA SV% 29 Jake Kielly 6-2 200 7 4 2 0 0 3.62 0.878 31 Billy Christopoulos 6-2 194 5 1 1 0 0 6.03 0.815 31 Evan Fitzpatrick 6-3 206 2 1 0 0 0 2.81 0.833 41 Michael Houser 6-1 185 1 0 1 0 0 2.04 0.944 33 Will Cranley 6-4 185 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.000 SKATERS 65 Michael DiPietro 6-0 200 4 3 1 0 0 2.52 0.916 # Name Pos Ht Wt GP G A Pts. PIM +/- SKATERS 2 Oskari Laaksonen D 6-2 165 25 2 15 17 4 -6 # Name Pos Ht Wt GP G A Pts. PIM +/- 5 Casey Fitzgerald D 5-11 181 22 2 9 11 34 -10 2 Tyler Tucker D 6-1 205 25 1 6 7 30 3 7 Brandon Hawkins RW 5-10 198 7 1 3 4 24 -3 4 Josh Teves D 6-0 175 21 1 2 3 13 -2 8 Dylan Blujus D 6-3 203 18 0 0 0 14 -7 7 Sam Anas RW 5-8 157 21 3 19 22 2 -8 10 Brandon Biro LW 5-11 165 15 2 3 5 4 -5 9 Lukas Jasek RW 6-1 184 26 4 19 23 8 -6 12 Matej Pekar LW 6-1 185 25 1 5 6 50 -10 12 Nathan Walker LW 5-8 179 4 2 0 2 6 -1 13 Patrick McGrath RW 5-10 201 10 1 1 2 24 1 14 Hugh McGing F 5-10 175 21 3 1 4 6 -5 15 Andrew Oglevie RW 5-10 181 12 3 4 7 10 -2 15 Shawn Cameron RW 5-11 195 9 1 2 3 4 2 17 Steven Fogarty RW 6-3 204 13 7 3 10 10 -7 16 John Stevens C 6-2 194 22 6 4 10 12 4 19 C.J. Smith LW 5-11 183 13 4 9 13 6 -4 17 Nolan Stevens LW 6-3 195 25 6 12 18 6 0 20 Ryan Jones D 6-2 185 26 1 6 7 12 -9 18 Vincent Arseneau LW 6-2 221 11 4 0 4 41 0 21 Ryan Scarfo C 6-0 190 9 2 0 2 10 -3 19 Carson Focht C 6-0 170 26 4 8 12 20 2 24 Mattias Samuelsson D 6-4 223 20 3 8 11 10 -7 22 Jett Woo D 6-0 203 26 3 2 5 18 8 25 Jack Quinn RW 6-0 176 15 2 7 9 8 -14 24 Josh Wesley D 6-3 195 23 2 4 6 8 -4 27 Patrick Polino RW 5-9 172 17 2 4 6 2 -5 26 Tanner Kaspick C 6-1 205 20 2 3 5 16 -2 28 Michael Mersch LW 6-2 215 25 8 9 17 24 -1 39 Keean Washkurak C 5-10 190 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 Dominic Franco C 6-5 218 20 4 5 9 24 -4 41 Nikita Alexandrov C 6-0 185 5 3 1 4 0 5 37 Dalton Smith LW 6-2 205 20 1 0 1 30 -4 45 Nathan Staios D 5-10 168 4 0 0 0 2 -1 39 Jean-Sebastien Dea C 5-11 168 12 6 9 15 2 6 47 Sven Bärtschi LW 5-11 190 22 5 9 14 10 -14 40 Remi Elie LW 6-1 216 25 9 9 18 14 -2 52 Mitch Eliot D 6-0 175 24 0 4 4 34 -4 43 Brent Gates Jr. LW 6-2 196 11 1 5 6 4 -10 55 Guillaume Brisebois D 6-3 189 14 1 2 3 2 -4 44 Griffin Luce D 6-3 216 19 2 1 3 25 1 71 Tanner Dickinson F 6-0 155 2 0 0 0 0 -2 45 Brendan Warren LW 6-0 192 7 3 2 5 0 0 81 Curtis McKenzie LW 6-2 205 24 4 8 12 35 -4 51 Alec McCrea D 6-3 207 13 0 1 1 4 -1 92 Ethan Keppen F 6-2 212 6 0 1 1 0 -4 57 Nick DeSimone D 6-2 185 19 0 9 9 4 -4 77 Nicholas Welsh D 5-10 176 17 1 2 3 10 -1 Team Staff 81 Brett Murray LW 6-4 216 24 9 10 19 23 -7 90 Dawson DiPietro LW 5-11 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Johnson General Manager Trent Cull Head Coach Team Staff Drew Bannister Associate Head Coach Gary Agnew Associate Coach Jason Karmanos General Manager Daniel Tkaczuk Assistant Coach Seth Appert Head Coach Adam Mair Assistant Coach Mike Weber Assistant Coach OFFICIALS Referee Brandon Blandina (#39) Referee Brandon Schrader (#46) Linesman Donald Jablonski (#38) Linesman Adam Tobias (#29) theahl.com Standings AHL Atlantic Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 y Providence Bruins 25 15 6 2 2 34 0.680 78 60 356 14 15 0-2 7-4-1-1 8-2-1-1 4-3-1-2 1-0-1-2 2 Hartford Wolf Pack 24 14 9 1 0 29 0.604 82 74 315 11 14 0-0 6-6-0-0 8-3-1-0 7-3-0-0 0-1-0-0 3 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 24 8 14 2 0 18 0.375 59 81 284 5 6 2-0 4-6-2-0 4-8-0-0 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0 North Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 Hershey Bears 31 22 7 2 0 46 0.742 102 73 461 18 21 1-0 12-1-2-0 10-6-0-0 8-2-0-0 2-0-0-0 2 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 30 18 7 3 1 41 0.683 92 86 316 12 17 1-1 9-3-1-0 9-4-2-1 6-3-1-0 2-0-0-0 3 Syracuse Crunch 31 18 10 3 0 39 0.629 115 90 347 15 17 1-0 10-6-0-0 8-4-3-0 6-2-2-0 0-1-0-0 4 Utica Comets 26 15 10 0 1 31 0.596 87 86 329 11 13 2-1 11-2-0-0 4-8-0-1 6-4-0-0 2-0-0-0 5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 30 12 12 4 2 30 0.500 88 101 314 8 12 0-2 7-5-3-1 5-7-1-1 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0 6 Rochester Americans 26 10 13 2 1 23 0.442 84 109 398 7 8 2-1 3-7-2-0 7-6-0-1 2-8-0-0 0-1-0-0 7 Binghamton Devils 33 6 19 5 2 20 0.303 83 121 394 3 5 1-2 3-10-2-2 3-9-3-0 1-8-0-1 0-4-0-0 Canadian Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 y Laval Rocket 33 23 7 2 1 49 0.742 109 79 400 21 22 1-1 9-4-2-0 14-3-0-1 6-3-1-0 0-1-0-0 2 Manitoba Moose 33 18 11 2 2 40 0.606 104 90 273 13 16 2-2 11-7-2-1 7-4-0-1 8-0-0-2 10-0-0-2 3 Belleville Senators 30 14 15 1 0 29 0.483 81 96 361 13 13 1-0 5-8-0-0 9-7-1-0 7-3-0-0 4-0-0-0 4 Toronto Marlies 30 12 16 0 2 26 0.433 93 106 290 11 12 0-2 7-10-0-1 5-6-0-1 2-7-0-1 1-0-0-0 5 Stockton Heat 30 11 17 2 0 24 0.400 79 95 377 8 10 1-0 2-8-1-0 9-9-1-0 2-7-1-0 0-1-1-0 Central Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 y Chicago Wolves 31 20 8 1 2 43 0.694 128 89 508 19 20 0-2 11-3-0-1 9-5-1-1 5-4-1-0 2-0-0-0 2 Cleveland Monsters 27 15 9 1 2 33 0.611 94 78 376 12 14 1-2 7-5-0-1 8-4-1-1 4-4-0-2 0-1-0-1 3 Grand Rapids Griffins 30 15 11 3 1 34 0.567 88 90 396 14 15 0-1 7-4-3-1 8-7-0-0 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0 4 Iowa Wild 32 16 12 4 0 36 0.563 100 106 621 14 16 0-0 8-5-2-0 8-7-2-0 7-3-0-0 4-0-0-0 5 Texas Stars 36 16 17 3 0 35 0.486 110 117 348 12 14 2-0 8-8-3-0 8-9-0-0 4-5-1-0 0-1-0-0 6 Rockford IceHogs 30 11 18 1 0 23 0.383 84 111 367 6 9 2-0 7-9-0-0 4-9-1-0 4-6-0-0 0-3-0-0 Pacific Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 y Henderson Silver Knights 37 25 12 0 0 50 0.676 120 95 454 22 24 1-0 14-4-0-0 11-8-0-0 5-5-0-0 4-0-0-0 2 Bakersfield Condors 37 22 14 0 1 45 0.608 122 99 387 18 21 1-1 14-4-0-1 8-10-0-0 6-4-0-0 0-2-0-0 3 San Diego Gulls 42 24 17 1 0 49 0.583 146 139 559 20 24 0-0 15-6-1-0 9-11-0-0 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0 4 Colorado Eagles 32 15 14 2 1 33 0.516 98 97 310 13 15 0-1 7-6-1-1 8-8-1-0 5-5-0-0 2-0-0-0 5 San Jose Barracuda 36 15 15 4 2 36 0.500 105 127 465 15 15 0-2 10-6-2-1 5-9-2-1 4-6-0-0 0-4-0-0 6 Ontario Reign 38 15 19 4 0 34 0.447 124 143 394 13 14 1-0 6-10-4-0 9-9-0-0 6-3-1-0 0-1-0-0 7 Tucson Roadrunners 34 13 19 2 0 28 0.412 97 114 383 10 13 0-0 4-11-0-0 9-8-2-0 4-6-0-0 0-1-0-0 x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Clinched Division Thursday, May 13 2021 Friday, May 14 2021 Saturday, May 15 2021 Bakersfield 0 at Henderson 5 Final Grand Rapids at Cleveland 7:00 pm EDT Binghamton at Hershey 1:00 pm EDT Manitoba at Belleville 7:00 pm EDT Toronto at Laval 3:00 pm EDT Toronto at Laval 7:00 pm EDT Bakersfield at Henderson 1:00 pm PDT Utica at Rochester 7:05 pm EDT Cleveland at Grand Rapids 7:00 pm EDT Chicago at Rockford 6:00 pm CDT Manitoba at Belleville 7:00 pm EDT Texas at Iowa 7:00 pm CDT Syracuse at Rochester 7:05 pm EDT San Diego at Colorado 7:05 pm MDT Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Lehigh Valley 7:05 pm EDT Ontario at Tucson 7:00 pm MST Texas at Iowa 6:00 pm CDT Rockford at Chicago 7:00 pm CDT San Diego at Colorado 7:05 pm MDT theahl.com Conference Standings AHL Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA S/O RW ROW Home Away P10 STK 1 y Laval Rocket 33 23 7 2 1 49 0.742 109 79 1-1 21 22 9-4-2-0 14-3-0-1 6-3-1-0 0-1-0-0 2 Hershey Bears 31 22 7 2 0 46 0.742 102 73 1-0 18 21 12-1-2-0 10-6-0-0 8-2-0-0 2-0-0-0 3 y Chicago Wolves 31 20 8 1 2 43 0.694 128 89 0-2 19 20 11-3-0-1 9-5-1-1 5-4-1-0 2-0-0-0 4 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 30 18 7 3 1 41 0.683 92 86 1-1 12 17 9-3-1-0 9-4-2-1 6-3-1-0 2-0-0-0 5 y Providence Bruins 25 15 6 2 2 34 0.680 78 60 0-2 14 15 7-4-1-1 8-2-1-1 4-3-1-2 1-0-1-2 6 y Henderson Silver Knights 37 25 12 0 0 50 0.676 120 95 1-0 22 24 14-4-0-0 11-8-0-0 5-5-0-0 4-0-0-0 7 Syracuse Crunch 31 18 10 3 0 39 0.629 115 90 1-0 15 17 10-6-0-0 8-4-3-0 6-2-2-0 0-1-0-0 8 Cleveland Monsters 27 15 9 1 2 33 0.611 94 78 1-2 12 14 7-5-0-1 8-4-1-1 4-4-0-2 0-1-0-1 9 Bakersfield Condors 37 22 14 0 1 45 0.608 122 99 1-1 18 21 14-4-0-1 8-10-0-0 6-4-0-0 0-2-0-0 10 Manitoba Moose 33 18 11 2 2 40 0.606 104 90 2-2 13 16 11-7-2-1 7-4-0-1 8-0-0-2 10-0-0-2 11 Hartford Wolf Pack 24 14 9 1 0 29 0.604 82 74 0-0 11 14 6-6-0-0 8-3-1-0 7-3-0-0 0-1-0-0 12 Utica Comets 26 15 10 0 1 31 0.596 87 86 2-1 11 13 11-2-0-0 4-8-0-1 6-4-0-0 2-0-0-0 13 San Diego Gulls 42 24 17 1 0 49 0.583 146 139 0-0 20 24 15-6-1-0 9-11-0-0 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0 14 Grand Rapids Griffins 30 15 11 3 1 34 0.567 88 90 0-1 14 15 7-4-3-1 8-7-0-0 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0 15 Iowa Wild 32 16 12 4 0 36 0.563 100 106 0-0 14 16 8-5-2-0 8-7-2-0 7-3-0-0 4-0-0-0 16 Colorado Eagles 32 15 14 2 1 33 0.516 98 97 0-1 13 15 7-6-1-1 8-8-1-0 5-5-0-0 2-0-0-0 17 San Jose Barracuda 36 15 15 4 2 36 0.500 105 127 0-2 15 15 10-6-2-1 5-9-2-1 4-6-0-0 0-4-0-0 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 18 30 12 12 4 2 30 0.500 88 101 0-2 8 12 7-5-3-1 5-7-1-1 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0 Penguins 19 Texas Stars 36 16 17 3 0 35 0.486 110 117 2-0 12 14 8-8-3-0 8-9-0-0 4-5-1-0 0-1-0-0 20 Belleville Senators 30 14 15 1 0 29 0.483 81 96 1-0 13 13 5-8-0-0 9-7-1-0 7-3-0-0 4-0-0-0 21 Ontario Reign 38 15 19 4 0 34 0.447 124 143 1-0 13 14 6-10-4-0 9-9-0-0 6-3-1-0 0-1-0-0 22 Rochester Americans 26 10 13 2 1 23 0.442 84 109 2-1 7 8 3-7-2-0 7-6-0-1 2-8-0-0 0-1-0-0 23 Toronto Marlies 30 12 16 0 2 26 0.433 93 106 0-2 11 12 7-10-0-1 5-6-0-1 2-7-0-1 1-0-0-0 24 Tucson Roadrunners 34 13 19 2 0 28 0.412 97 114 0-0 10 13 4-11-0-0 9-8-2-0 4-6-0-0 0-1-0-0 25 Stockton Heat 30 11 17 2 0 24 0.400 79 95 1-0 8 10 2-8-1-0 9-9-1-0 2-7-1-0 0-1-1-0 26 Rockford IceHogs 30 11 18 1 0 23 0.383 84 111 2-0 6 9 7-9-0-0 4-9-1-0 4-6-0-0 0-3-0-0 27 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 24 8 14 2 0 18 0.375 59 81 2-0 5 6 4-6-2-0 4-8-0-0 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0 28 Binghamton Devils 33 6 19 5 2 20 0.303 83 121 1-2 3 5 3-10-2-2 3-9-3-0 1-8-0-1 0-4-0-0 x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Clinched Division theahl.com Leaders (Overall) Top 20 Scorers Goals Rank Player Team GP G A PTS Rank Player Team GP G 1 Andrew Poturalski SD 42 9 32 41 1 Cooper Marody BAK 37 21 2 Danny O'Regan HSK 36 15 21 36 2 Riley Barber GR 30 18 3 T.J.