Mandolese shuts out Comets as Laval wins 4-0
Kevin Mandolese stopped 25 shots in his Laval debut, and Utica finished 0-for-8 on the power play.
Kevin Mandolese kept Utica off the scoresheet in his first appearance for Laval, making 25 saves as the Rocket won 4-0 at NBT Bank Arena on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Laval took control through Reilly Walsh’s power-play goal at 9:17 of the first period and Josh Nadeau’s finish at 5:37 of the second. Luke Mittelstadt added another power-play goal with 0.3 seconds left before the second intermission, giving the Rocket a 3-0 advantage.
Utica had eight power plays but could not convert. The Comets outshot Laval 25-18, while the Rocket scored twice on five opportunities with the extra skater.
Xavier Simoneau completed the scoring into an empty net at 19:27 of the third period. Jakub Málek finished with 14 saves for Utica.
