The Squirrels finished the regular season in second place after falling to the division-leading Blades of Steel in a shoot-out on Wednesday, 6-5.
Down 2-0 early, the Squirrels scored four straight in the first period to go up 4-2. But the Squirrels surrendered three in a row, including two while penalty killing, to go down 5-4 going into the third. Tony Richelsen tied up the game with only a few minutes remaining to force a shoot-out, where the Squirrels fell.
The Squirrels’ first playoff game will be Wed. April 10 and 9:50 p.m.
| Game Details |
| Scoring |
Shots on Goal |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
SO |
Total |
| Blades of Steel |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| Squirrels |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
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Blades of Steel 19
Squirrels 38
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| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Blades of Steel – Benjamin Kastner (Greg Mumma, Abram Fox) , 0:26 |
| Blades of Steel – Philip Barber (Hannah Pliner) , 1:56 |
| Squirrels – Doug Winters (Jonathan Danziger) , 3:29 |
| Squirrels – Tom Fischer (Mark Tessar, Robert Myers) , 4:54 |
| Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Adam Baranowski, Anthony Richelsen) , 10:31 |
| Squirrels – Robert Myers (Tom Fischer, Donald Marks) , 10:52 |
| Blades of Steel – Hannah Pliner (power play) (Abram Fox) , 13:54 |
| Period 2 |
| Blades of Steel – Philip Barber (Benjamin Kastner) , 6:00 |
| Blades of Steel – Steve Champaloux (power play) (Philip Barber) , 7:31 |
| Period 3 |
| Squirrels – Anthony Richelsen (Brent Machado, Robert Myers) , 9:30 |
| Shootout |
| Blades of Steel – Philip Barber (unassisted) , 0:00 |
| Shootout |
| Blades of Steel |
Squirrels |
| SHOOTER |
SCORE |
| Benjamin Kastner |
yes |
| Philip Barber |
yes |
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| SHOOTER |
SCORE |
| Mark Tessar |
yes |
| Jonathan Danziger |
no |
| Anthony Richelsen |
no |
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| TOTALS: 2 |
TOTALS: 1 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| Squirrels – Robert Myers (Tripping), 2 min , 13:42 |
| Period 2 |
| Blades of Steel – Kenneth Lee (Hooking), 2 min , 3:25 |
| Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Slashing), 2 min , 7:21 |
| Squirrels – Robert Myers (Tripping), 2 min , 12:18 |
| Blades of Steel – Joey Goldberg (Holding), 2 min , 13:18 |
| Period 3 |
| Blades of Steel – Steve Champaloux (Slashing), 2 min , 12:22 |
| Rosters |
| Blades of Steel |
Screaming Squirrels |
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| Other facts |
Referee
Default Referee, , Chuck Evans, Bob Morin
Scorekeeper
Taylor Lewis |
