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Efficient Comets hold off Stars

The Kansas City Comets returned to winning ways with an 8-7 win away to the Tacoma Stars on Sunday, Jan. 16.

Player-coach Leo Gibson, who missed Friday's 6-5 loss in St. Louis, recorded his third hat trick of the season and his third four-point performance of the season from three goals and an assist.

It took just 40 seconds for the Comets legend to open the scoring as Comets keeper Nicolau Neto picked up his second assist of the season. With about 10 minutes left in the first quarter, Gibson found Ignacio Flores to make it 2-0 before Lucas Sousa made it 3-0 40 seconds later.