Preview: Monsters Look to Catch a Comet in Utica

photo credit: John Saraya/Cleveland MonstersFriday, October 19th

7pm est

Adirondack Bank Center, Utica, New York

Cleveland Monsters , 3-2-0-0, 6 points, .600 win%, 4th North, 8th East

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Utica Comets, 3-3-0-0, 6 points, .500 win%, 5th North, 9th East

Both the Utica Comets and Cleveland Monsters are coming into tonight’s game fresh off a loss. The Comets are notorious for being a gritty team which doesn’t take crap from anyone. So, tonight’s game will probably end up being a real barn burner.

To stay ahead of the curve, Cleveland’s power play needs to play like a power play. During the last two games, the power play looked more like a penalty kill. They were constantly in the d-zone and just…