UTICA, N.Y. (Interstat) — Colin White had a goal and an assist, Matt Luff had a goal and an assist and Jakub Málek made nine saves as the Utica Comets beat the Hamilton Hammers 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday at NBT Bank Arena. Utica improved to 6-2, while Hamilton fell to 3-9. Luff opened the scoring in the first period, with Ryan Healey and Max Ellis assisting. White tied it in the second from Stefan Noesen and Xavier Parent. Ben Steeves put Utica ahead in the third off assists from Parent and White, but Joey Larson tied the game late for Hamilton with help from Ethan Bear and Luff. Málek stopped nine of 11 shots. White finished with four shots, Luff one, Larson one, Steeves three, Parent added two assists and four penalty minutes, Noesen one shot, Healey an assist, one shot and two penalty minutes, Vladislav Kolyachonok recorded eight shots and Josh Kotai made 20 saves for Hamilton. Attendance was 2,285.