December 2, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets A 1-0 overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Barons Tuesday night wasn't the turnout the Comets hoped for to start their four-game road trip. The Comets have now lost two in a row, while the Barons have extended their win streak to six.

Joacim Eriksson earned his team one point for the night after stopping 33 shots on the 34 he faced from Oklahoma City. Eriksson improved his goals against average to 2.14 and his save percentage to .922 after tonight's game. Baron's goaltender Richard Bachman was billed as the first star of the game and stopped all 34 shots he faced from the Comets.

No one found the net through three periods of play, however, having played nine games that have gone to overtime this season, the Barons had the experience they needed to see it through.

At 4:33 in to the overtime period, Curtis Hamilton rushed it down the left wing to eventually feed it over to Jason Williams. Williams let loose a quick shot from the slot that found it's way between Eriksson's legs for the 1-0 game winner.

With the overtime loss, the Comets now have 31 points and are sitting in second place in the Western Conference directly behind the Rockford Icehogs.

The Comets won't have much time to rest as they are heading further south to face the Texas Stars for an 8:30 p.m. ET match-up in what will be their second meeting this year. The Comets fell to the Stars in 1-0 loss in their third game this season.

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