Comets 5, Thunderbirds 1
First Period
1. Utica, Bahl 2 (Greer, Gauthier) 0:38.
2. Utica, Flynn 8 (Foote, Bahl) 17:11.
Penalties — Masonius Uti (interference) 1:39; Toropchenko Spr (interference) 8:09.
Second Period
3. Utica, Talvitie 8 (Zetterlund, Gambardella) 5:06.
4. Utica, Gambardella 9 (Walsh, Bahl) 8:09.
5. Springfield, Walker 16 (Anas, Rosen) 13:37 (pp).
Penalties — Groleau Uti (holding) 9:48; Groleau Uti (interference) 12:50.
Third Period
6. Utica, Greer 8 (Holtz, Walsh) 14:19 (en).
Penalties — Gambardella Uti (tripping) 8:05; Joshua Spr, Gauthier Uti (fighting) 13:37.
Shots on goal by
| Springfield | 7 | 13 | 10 | _ | 30 |
| Utica | 10 | 8 | 10 | _ | 28 |
Goal — Springfield: Hofer (L, ). Utica: Schmid (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Springfield: 1-4; Utica: 0-1.
Referees — Carter Sandlak, Jake Kamrass. Linesmen — Brian Wasilewski, Tory Carissimo.
Attendance — 3,917 at Utica.
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