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Last updated: February 11, 2012 9:52 p.m.

Komets lose at Dayton

Journal Gazette

Brett Lutes scored two goals as Dayton topped the visiting Komets 5-0 on Saturday. The loss snaps a four-game winning streak.

Gerry Festa made 22 saves for Fort Wayne (29-14-2). Larry Sterling made 50 saves for Dayton (16-22-9). It’s the first time Fort Wayne hasn’t scored since losing 5-0 to Evansville on Oct. 22.

Lutes scored the first two goals of the game. His first goal, at 12:13 of the first period, was on a power play. Dayton went 3 of 5 on the power play. The Komets were 0 for 3.

Dayton scored four goals in the second period. Lutes scored his second goal at 11:59. Matt Baxter scored at 14:57. Tim Hartung and Nic Polaski scored at 17:20 and 19:57, respectively. The last two were power-play goals.

The Komets outshot Dayton 50 to 27. Fort Wayne had 19 shots in the third period. Brett Smith’s five-game point streak came to an end.

Fort Wayne is at Bloomington today.

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Justin A. Cohn, pro sports coordinator for The Journal Gazette, has been covering the Fort Wayne Komets since 1997. His reporting includes game stories from home and away, features about the players and personalities associated with the Komets, plus coverage of issues affecting hockey at all levels. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Cohn graduated from Emory University in Atlanta. He can be reached at 260-461-8429 or by email at jcohn@jg.net.
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