The Blue Statement · Mar 12, 2016
Comets beat Wave 10-5 in first game of division series
Leo Gibson was man of the match with five goals - Thad BellThe Comets built a lead and then managed the game to cruise to victory in the first leg of the series
The Missouri Comets took a 10-5 win over the Milwaukee Wave in the first leg of the divisional series. The two teams will face each other again Sunday evening at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena for game two (and three if needed).
Milwaukee took an early lead just four minutes in when Sean Totsch scored on a powerplay but the Comets responded with four goals to have a 4-1 lead at the end of the first. A goal for the Comets and a pair for Milwaukee took it to halftime with the Comets up 5-2.