Hämeenaho scores twice as Comets beat Belleville 4-2
Utica completed a weekend sweep and improved to 3-0 with two power-play goals from Lenni Hämeenaho.
Lenni Hämeenaho scored twice on the power play as the Utica Comets beat the Belleville Senators 4-2 on Sunday, Oct. 11. The road victory gave Utica three wins in its first three games and completed a weekend sweep.
Shane Lachance opened the scoring at 8:36 of the second period. Marc McLaughlin added a shorthanded goal at 12:25, and Hämeenaho made it 3-0 at 15:09.
Ryan Suzuki replied on the power play late in the second. Samuel Bolduc brought Belleville within a goal 1:50 into the third, before Hämeenaho restored the two-goal margin at 14:14.
Utica outshot Belleville 28-24 and converted two of four power plays. David Rittich was in goal for the Comets.
The Comets had beaten Rochester 2-1 in their home opener Saturday. They return home to face Laval on Saturday, Oct. 17.
