In one of the tightest games the the season, the Squirrels and Silver Spring battled it out, with Silver Spring securing the semifinal victory in a shootout.
The teams traded goals, back and forth, two a period, for a 4-4 tie going into overtime. After five scoreless minutes, they started the best-of-four shootout. Silver Spring notched a goal on their third shot, while the Squirrels hit the post on their first three.
Virtually everyone after the game said it was one of the best games of the season, including players from other teams who were watching the ending.
| Game Details |
| Scoring |
Shots on Goal |
|
1 |
2 |
OT |
SO |
Total |
| Squirrels |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Silver Spring |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
Squirrels 28
Silver Spring 32
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| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Silver Spring – David Kraft (Steven Ricketson) , 3:25 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (Robert Myers) , 5:34 |
| Silver Spring – David Imbraguglio (Jonathan Imbraguglio, Daniel Rosenthal) , 14:37 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (unassisted) , 16:31 |
| Period 2 |
| Silver Spring – David Kraft (Chris Schubert, Chris Vandeweert) , 11:58 |
| Squirrels – Robert Myers (Donald Marks, Eric Smith) , 12:29 |
| Silver Spring – Chris Schubert (Jonathan Imbraguglio, David Imbraguglio) , 14:06 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (Donald Marks) , 14:42 |
| OT |
| (no scoring) |
| Shootout |
| Silver Spring – Daniel Rosenthal (unassisted) , 0:00 |
| Shootout |
| Squirrels |
Silver Spring |
| SHOOTER |
SCORE |
| Mark Tessar |
no |
| Brian Iciek |
no |
| Christopher Bedrossian |
no |
| Eric Smith |
no |
|
| SHOOTER |
SCORE |
| Chris Vandeweert |
no |
| David Kraft |
no |
| Daniel Rosenthal |
yes |
| Chris Schubert |
no |
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| TOTALS: 0 |
TOTALS: 1 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| (no penalties) |
| Period 2 |
| (no penalties) |
| OT |
| (no penalties) |
| Rosters |
| Squirrels |
Silver Spring |
| Goalies |
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| Players |
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| Other facts |
Referee
Default Referee, , Hector Rosario, Keith MurphyScorekeeper
Jason Karbeling |
