The Utica Comets got seven goals from seven different players in a 7-1 road win against the Cleveland Monsters Friday night.

In the first period, Reilly Walsh's one-timer home passed Cleveland goalie Jet Greaves at 13:28 opened the scoring. The goal was Walsh’s fourth of the season and assisted by Graeme Clarke and Nolan Foote.

Then in the second period the Comets erupted with five goals, the second of which chased Greaves for the night.

Clarke scored at 2:17, his 20th of the season, which was assisted by Walsh and Tyler Wotherspoon. Filip Engaras scored his first as a Comet when he slid the puck just through the short side of Greaves at 7:04 for a 3-0 lead. The goal was assisted by Joe Gambardella and Sam Laberge.

The Comets poured it on when Andreas Johnsson set up defenseman Robbie Russo for a point-blank shot that sailed off the post and into the net behind Pavel Cajan. Russo's goal, his fifth of the season, came at 14:12 and put Utica up, 4-0. Cleveland managed to strike late in the second period after Luka Barzan swatted the puck into the net at 18:04 got things a little closer in a 4-1 game.

Aarne Talvitie scored his first of the season and he drove the net for a rebound chance that found the back of the net at 19:22. The goal was assisted by Clarke, who registered his third point of the night. Twenty-two seconds later Jack Dugan scored with Walsh and Johnsson picking up points on the goal with 14 seconds left in the second period.

In the final period of regulation, Brian Halonen added a goal at 8:21 for his 11th of the season.

Nico Daws earned the win in net with 20 saves.

The Comets stay on the road as they play Belleville on March 1 before heading home to take on Charlotte on March 3 at the Adirondack Bank Center.

The Comets are now 25-20-5-2 and sit in second in the North Division, two points ahead of Syracuse.