ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia The Utica Comets picked up their second straight overtime victory over the Abbotsford Heat on Saturday night as they recorded a 4-3 American Hockey League road triumph.

Following the win, Utica has now won four in a row overall and six consecutive against the Heat to move to 15-20-2-3 overall this season.

Benn Ferriero scored the overtime winner for the second night in a row, this time just 1 minute, 10 seconds into the extra session.

Forward Alexandre Grenier scored two goals for the Comets and Brandon DeFazio also added a goal of his own, and Pascal Pelletier collected two assists in the victory.

Comets netminder Joacim Eriksson made 23 saves on 26 shots, as he won for the eighth time in nine starts.

Ferriero finished off the Heat for the second night in a row with an overtime winner. The winger carried the puck down the right wing and put a twisted wrister past Joey MacDonald to end the game and give Utica the two points. Ferrieros goal tied him with Grenier for the team lead this season with 15. Yann Sauve picked up the lone assist on the play.

Max Reinhart, Brett Olsen, and Markus Granlund scored goals for the hosts, while netminder MacDonald finished with 25 saves in between the pipes.

The Comets return to the Mohawk Valley for a three-game homestand, beginning Tuesday at the Utica Memorial Auditorium against the Lake Erie Monsters.

Utica will also host the Syracuse Crunch on Friday night and the Rockford Ice Hogs on Saturday evening.

All three games are slated to begin at 7 p.m.

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Comets skate to second OT win in row over Abbotsford