The Squirrels won their first game of the season Sunday, overcoming another short bench to beat Wolfe Pack, 7-4.
After a scoreless first period, which included an early-game 5-on-3 penalty kill for the Squirrels, Wolfe Pack struck first, before Jon Danziger (a crash-the-net goal), Brent Machado (a controversial PP goal) and Terry Young (a tic-tac-toe passing goal) scored to give the Squirrels a 3-1 lead heading into the third period.
The Squirrels extended their lead early in the third as Ben Sumner smacked home a pass from Danziger from behind the net. Wolfe Pack scored again shortly after before Moose Cobb gave the Squirrels a 5-2 lead with about 10 minutes left.
The Squirrels, however, were tired, and Wolfe Pack knew it. It didn’t take long for them to score twice more. At 5-4, with plenty of time remaining, the Squirrels were on their heels.
Then a player on Wolfe Pack not only got called for a slash, but a spear as he was on the way to the penalty box. That gave the Squirrels a 7-minute power play, the first 5 of which wouldn’t expire due to the major.
Still desperate, Wolfe Pack put up a good fight but Danziger put them out of their misery, scoring twice down the stretch to give the Squirrels the 7-4 win.
Game Details |
Scoring |
Shots on Goal |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
Wolfe Pack |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Squirrels |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
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Wolfe Pack 25
Squirrels 30
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Scoring Summary |
Period 1 |
(no scoring) |
Period 2 |
Wolfe Pack – Patrick Reilly (unassisted) , 7:31 |
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Brent Machado) , 9:45 |
Squirrels – Brent Machado (power play) (unassisted) , 10:00 |
Squirrels – Terry Young (Robert Cobb, Brent Machado) , 14:46 |
Period 3 |
Squirrels – Benjamin Sumner (Jonathan Danziger) , 0:54 |
Wolfe Pack – Brian Sluder (Patrick Reilly) , 3:50 |
Squirrels – Robert Cobb (tero moberg) , 5:28 |
Wolfe Pack – Patrick Reilly (unassisted) , 6:56 |
Wolfe Pack – Patrick Reilly (unassisted) , 7:32 |
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (power play) (unassisted) , 10:43 |
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (power play) (Brent Machado) , 13:13 |
Penalties |
Period 1 |
Squirrels – Tero Moberg (Hooking), 2 min , 0:32 |
Squirrels – Terry Young (Tripping), 2 min , 1:10 |
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Head Contact), 2 min , 9:05 |
Wolfe Pack – Kevin Krieger (Holding), 2 min , 9:05 |
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Unsportsmanlike Conduct(Misconduct), 10 min , 9:05 |
Period 2 |
Wolfe Pack – Kevin Krieger (Hooking), 2 min , 0:21 |
Wolfe Pack – Brian Oakley (Holding), 2 min , 9:49 |
Period 3 |
Wolfe Pack – Brian Sluder (Slashing), 2 min , 8:21 |
Wolfe Pack – Brian Sluder (Unsportsmanlike Conduct(Game Misconduct), 10 min , 8:21 |
Wolfe Pack – Brian Sluder (Unsportsmanlike Conduct(Misconduct), 10 min , 8:21 |
Wolfe Pack – Brian Sluder (Spearing(Major), 5 min , 8:21 |
Wolfe Pack – Patrick Mullen (Slashing), 2 min , 10:43 |
Rosters |
Wolfe Pack |
Screaming Squirrels |
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Other facts |
Referee
Bruce Bagley, Jeff BakerScorekeeper
Patricia Wills |