For the Utica Comets, it was a matchup against the top ranked team of the North Division, the Cleveland Monsters. Insider the confines of the Adirondack Bank Center, the home team was prepared for a tough game against a team that they last faced here in Utica on December 23 in a close one goal decision that went against the Comets. The game on Friday looked like the previously closely contested games between the division rivals. Despite the Comets losing a three goal advantage, they sprung to life and skated away with a victory and collected points in their fifth straight game after Justin Dowling scored the game winner with just 28 seconds left sending the fans in Utica into a frenzy in a 5-4 victory.
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