In the biggest test of the season so far, the Screaming Squirrels held onto first place in the division with a 6-5 victory against the Jesters.
The Jesters scored only 39 seconds into the game, but Jeff Ford tied it up a couple minutes later before the Squirrels started taking penalties. Despite taking four minors in the first half, Eric Smith and Mark Tessar each logged shorthanded goals to put the Squirrels up 3-1 at the half.
The Jesters struck twice to open the second period, but with about six minutes remaining, a single shift netted two goals in 20 seconds at Steve Heger roofed a shot and Jeff Ford’s centering pass to Rob Myers put the Squirrels up by two again.
The Jesters cut the lead to 5-4 before Myers scored on an empty net with 34 seconds remaining. The Jesters managed one more goal and had a chance for another but the Squirrels held on for the victory and a three-point lead in the standings. The Squirrels killed off all six minor penalties.
| The Gardens IH – Patrick Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:27 pm | ||
| Squirrels 6 | Jesters 5 | |
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| Scoring | Shots on Goal | ||||||||||||
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Squirrels 22
Jesters 28 |
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| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Jesters – Randy Scope (Bryan Bednarczyk) , 0:39 |
| Squirrels – Jeff Ford (unassisted) , 1:58 |
| Squirrels – Eric Smith (short handed) (unassisted) , 4:29 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (short handed) (Steven Heger, Juan Carlos Canchasto) , 5:32 |
| Period 2 |
| Jesters – Christopher Able (Matt Jenkins) , 2:05 |
| Jesters – James Bales (Ed Degeyter, Christopher Able) , 7:47 |
| Squirrels – Steven Heger (Robert Myers, Chi Pham) , 11:06 |
| Squirrels – Robert Myers (Jeff Ford) , 11:26 |
| Jesters – Bryan Bednarczyk (Christopher Able) , 14:55 |
| Squirrels – Robert Myers (empty net) (unassisted) , 16:26 |
| Jesters – Randy Scope (Ed Degeyter) , 16:45 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| Squirrels – Brian Iciek (Roughing), 2 min , 3:26 |
| Squirrels – Robert Myers (Slashing), 2 min , 6:42 |
| Squirrels – Jeff Ford (Roughing), 2 min , 14:45 |
| Squirrels – Donald Marks (Interference), 2 min , 16:38 |
| Period 2 |
| Squirrels – Jeff Ford (Tripping), 2 min , 11:59 |
| Squirrels – Donald Marks (Interference), 2 min , 16:58 |
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| Referee Default Referee, Gerry Young, Keith Murphy Scorekeeper |