It capped a series sweep for the Comets over the IceCaps, who despite the presence of Michael McCarron and Chris Terry back from Montreal, and Charles Hudon back from injured reserve, looked positively substandard in back-to-back games against Utica, which has climbed to within three points of the third-place IceCaps in the North Division.
The IceCaps have now lost six of their last eight games and fall to 19-16-5.
Wacey Hamilton, Borna Rendulic and Cody Kunyk scored for the Comets. McCarron had the lone St. John’s goal.
Things started off fine enough for the IceCaps, who jumped out to a 1-0 lead with the only goal of the first period, 20 minutes in which the IceCaps, in fairness, held the advantage.
That, however, would be it.
The opening tally came about when McCarron swooped in and banged a rebound past Richard Bachman, who made the first save off a Terry shot.
Terry picked up an assist on the play, keeping his nine-game point-scoring streak alive. It was Terry’s 16th point in the past nine games.
But it was all Comets from that point on, as Hamilton and Rendulic scored within 46 seconds of each other in the middle frame. Both goals came as a result of turnovers by the IceCaps defence.
The final numbers on the shot clock read 33-25 in favour of the IceCaps, but that was in no way indicative of the game, as Bachman, for the second night in a row, barely broke a sweat in posting the win.
Yann Danis got the start in goal for St. John’s, following an ordinary performance by Charlie Lindgren in Tuesday’s 5-2 Utica win. Danis made 22 saves.
The IceCaps try to get back on the winning side of things this weekend, when the Albany Devils swing by Mile One Saturday and Sunday. Both games start at 4 p.m.
ICECHIPS
Michael McCarron and his older brother, John, started the game on the same line, along with Anthony Camara. John McCarron and Camara are both on tryouts with St. John’s … The appearance of the McCarron brothers marked the second time that siblings appeared for St. John’s in the same AHL game. Mike and Jeff Ware dressed for the St. John’s Maple Leafs back in the mid-1990s. Darryl and Darrin Shannon, and David and Joe Sacco also played for the Leafs and Marc and Lou Crawford coached the Maple Leafs … Announced attendance was 3,386 … The Molson three stars: 1. Richard Bachman 2. Chris Terry 3. Cody Kunyk …
