October 13, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets Last Week In Review: The Utica Comets left Toronto with three out of a possible four points from their doubleheader at the Ricoh Coliseum this past weekend. The Comets kicked off their 2014-15 campaign with a gritty 2-1 win on Saturday. On Sunday the Comets got their first taste of the new overtime rules with a 3-2 loss coming in the 3-on-3 portion of overtime. There's 74 games left to be played, but after the first weekend of play the Comets sit alone atop the Western Conference's North Division standings.

In non-gameplay news the Comets and the Utica Memorial Auditorium were selected by the American Hockey League to host the 2015 All-Star Classic in January. The Turning Stone Resort Casino is the presenting sponsor, and will be home to the all of the weekend's festivities besides the Skills Competition and the All-Star Game.

Saturday, October 12: Utica Comets @ Toronto Marlies - W 2-1

The Comets chased off any thoughts of a repeat of last year's disastrous 0-8-1-1 start with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies, at the Ricoh Coliseum.

The power play unit paved the way for the Comets, going 2-for-7 on the evening. Both Comets power-play goals proved critical, and both came with a 5-on-3 advantage.

Alexandre Grenier (1-1-2), and Cal O'Reilly (0-2-2), paced the Comets with two points apiece, while Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves en route to his first win as a Comet. Dustin Jeffrey chipped in the game-winning goal in his Comets debut.

Sunday, October 12: Utica Comets @ Toronto Marlies - OTL 3-2

Sunday's contest in Toronto started off a lot like the Comets-Marlies tilt on Saturday, with Toronto scoring first and the away team storming back for a 2-1 third period lead. However, the rest of the script was drastically different as Victor Loov scored twice, once in the third period and once in overtime, to give the Marlies their first victory of the young season.

Joacim Eriksson made his 2014-15 Comets debut by turning away 25 of the Marlies' 28 shots. Dustin Jeffrey (1-0-1) scored for the second time in as many games, and Brandon DeFazio (1-0-1) netted his first goal of the season as well. Alex Grenier picked up an assist for his third point in two games, while Hunter Shinkaruk picked up his first career professional point with an assist on Jeffrey's goal.

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