AHL playoffs: Marlies solve Comets’ dominant Demko in Game 1 overtime

TORONTO — In a game that featured everything from a standout goaltending performance by Thatcher Demko to a last-minute tying goal that was, to an overtime game-winner that wasn’t, the Utica Comets couldn’t get the one thing they needed on Saturday — a win.
The Comets lost Game 1 of their best-of-five American Hockey League playoff series with the Toronto Marlies.
“It’s a good starting point for us,” said Demko, who stopped 44 of 47 shots in the Com