UTICA The Utica Comets dropped their most lopsided decision of the season on Friday night, going down to an 8-3 defeat against the Albany Devils.

Despite a sold-out Utica Memorial Auditorium, the Comets were unable to put together a complete performance and lost their sixth consecutive game in a row.

Benn Ferriero, Alexandre Grenier and Brandon DeFazio scored for Utica in a losing effort. Goaltenders Mathieu Corbeil and Joe Cannata each surrendered four goals for the Comets, who fell to 11-20-2-3 with the defeat.

Rome native and Devils center Tim Sestito finished with an assist and racked up a 2-minute hooking penalty in the third period.

The 29-year-old Sestito has accounted for six goals and 10 assists in 25 games played this season.

Albany, which improved to 22-11-3-2 overall, scored two goals in the opening frame and four more in the second period to take a commanding 6-1 lead.

Goals came off the sticks of Mattias Tedenby, Rod Pelley, Kelly Zajac, Harri Pesonen, Mike Sislo, Mike Hoeffel, and a pair of goals by Joe Whitney.

Devils netminder Keith Kinkaid also stopped 31 of 34 shots in between the pipes.

The Comets will have to regroup quickly as they travel to Hamilton for a matchup with the Bulldogs this evening. Puck drop is set from Copps Coliseum at 7 p.m.

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