Utica 2, at Providence 1

PROVIDENCE (Interstat) — David Rittich stopped 20 of 21 shots, and the visiting Utica Comets opened the season with a 2-1 victory over the Providence Bruins on Friday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Utica improved to 1-0-0. Providence dropped to 0-1-0. The announced attendance was 7,378. The Comets were the visiting team, and the Bruins were the home team. Gabe Klassen gave Utica the lead 4:31 into the first period. Ryan Schmelzer and Vladislav Kolyachonok assisted on the play. Klassen, a 5-foot-10, 178-pound forward, finished with one goal and four shots on goal. Anton Silaev was called for holding at 8:04… Read more...