ROCHESTER (Interstat) — The Utica Comets will visit the Rochester Americans on Wednesday for a minor league hockey game. Utica enters with a 3-1 record, while Rochester is 3-3. The teams have met once this season, with Utica taking a 2-1 home win over Rochester. Utica also has wins over Belleville and Providence. The Comets’ most recent outing was a 4-0 home loss to Laval. In that game, Ethan Edwards recorded three shots on goal, Ben Steeves had four shots and Eamon Powell also appeared for Utica.

Edwards is a player to watch for Utica. In his previous three games, he has recorded five shots on goal and four penalty minutes. He had three shots on goal in the loss to Laval and one shot and two penalty minutes in each of the two games before that, including a 2-1 win over Rochester. Edwards is a defenseman.

Rochester enters the game after a 4-2 loss at Syracuse. Aidan McDonough is a player to watch for the Americans. McDonough scored a goal and recorded two shots on goal in that loss. He also had a goal, three shots on goal and two penalty minutes in a 7-1 win over Syracuse, and he recorded two shots on goal in a 2-1 loss at Utica. McDonough has recorded at least two shots on goal in each of his six most recent games.

Rochester scored seven goals in its win over Syracuse and four goals in a win at Hamilton, but has been held to two goals or fewer in three of its six games. Utica allowed four goals in its loss to Laval but held Belleville, Rochester and Providence to two goals or fewer in its three wins. Rochester’s other results this season include a 3-1 home win over Toronto and a 3-2 shootout loss at Belleville. Utica’s road win at Belleville was a 4-2 result.

Rochester will be the home team for the matchup, while Utica will be the visitor. The game is scheduled for Wednesday. The Comets will continue their schedule with a visit to Providence, followed by a home game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Rochester’s next game after the matchup is scheduled at Syracuse, with Hershey set to visit Rochester later in the month.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Utica 4, Rochester 2. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Utica with a 50.6 percent probability to win. Utica has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under for the game is 5.5.