The Squirrels won a nail-biter Sunday, trading goals with the Wheaton Caps before prevailing, 5-4. Brent Machado got the scoring started in the first and Ben Sumner added another shortly after to give the Squirrels a 2-0 early lead. The Caps bounced back and tied it, only for Machado to score again with only 13 seconds left in the first period. The Caps scored the only goal in the second, then took a 4-3 lead early in the third. While killing a penalty, Neil Shah then tied the game while shorthanded. Jon Danziger then scored with a little more than five minutes remaining. There were plenty of penalties in the third, including some major cheap shots with less than a minute remaining. The Squirrels held on for the win.
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| Scoring |
Shots on Goal |
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3 |
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| Squirrels |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Wheaton Capitals |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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Squirrels 31 Wheaton Capitals 20
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| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Roughing), 2 min , 6:20 |
| Period 2 |
| Squirrels – Brent Machado (Unsportsmanlike Conduct(Bench Minor), 2 min , 6:29 |
| Wheaton Capitals – Chris Allgauer (Interference), 2 min , 7:23 |
| Period 3 |
| Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Roughing), 2 min , 4:17 |
| Squirrels – Brent Machado (Roughing), 2 min , 6:21 |
| Wheaton Capitals – David Imbraguglio (Tripping), 2 min , 6:57 |
| Squirrels – Chi Pham (Interference), 2 min , 7:49 |
| Wheaton Capitals – Travis Clay (Interference), 2 min , 7:49 |
| Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Roughing), 2 min , 11:42 |
| Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Facemask(Match), 10 min , 14:38 |
| Wheaton Capitals – Chris Dougherty (Head Contact(Misconduct), 10 min , 14:38 |
| Wheaton Capitals – Chris Dougherty (Head Contact), 2 min , 14:38 |
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| Referee Kevin Wall, , Allan Bass Scorekeeper Kim Martin |
