MiLH

Utica 5, at Rochester 3

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Final · American Hockey League

American Hockey League 1 2 3 G

Utica Comets

6-2 · W2 · #37 (1326 ELO +5)

1 3 1 5

Rochester Americans

5-5 · W1 · #47 (1296 ELO -5)

0 1 2 3

Blue Cross Arena · Rochester, NY

Attendance: 2,884

Officials: Mike Dietrich, Austin Rook

Comets build early lead, hold off Americans for road victory

ROCHESTER (Interstat) — Utica scored three times in the first period and added another goal early in the second before holding off a late Rochester comeback for a 5-3 victory over the Americans on Wednesday at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. The Comets moved to 4-1-0 this season, while the Americans dropped to 3-4-0. The announced attendance was 2,884. Utica had also beaten Rochester earlier this season, and the Comets carried that recent success into a fast start. The most important stretch came as Utica built a 4-0 lead by 16:11 of the second period. Ben Steeves opened the… Read more...

Top Statlines

David Rittich UTC 1w 3sog

Forecasting

ELO Probability UTC 50.6%

Spread UTC -1.5

Projected Score UTC 4 ROC 2

Money Line ROC -104/UTC -130

Over/Under 5.5 (Over)