After more than two weeks off, the Screaming Squirrels showed some rust Tuesday, falling to the Moose, 7-3. However, the Squirrels did manage a solid first period, going up 2-1 before the Moose’s rapid-fire shots from the low post found the net in the second and third.

Dressed in their home yellows for the first time this season, the Squirrels took advantage of the Moose’s seemingly only weakness – fastbreaks. Wade Marks scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season, assisted by a breakout pass from Jon Magi. Moments after the Moose scored, Ben Sumner gave the Squirrels the lead again with an unassisted knuckler through a deep screen.

Drew Theimann made 34 saves for the Squirrels in what could have been a 14-3 game. The Squirrels managed 28 shots, the second most this season, but ran into stellar goaltending.

Playing his first game of the season, Matt Borlik scored a third-period shorthanded goal from Sergio Balatan’s neutral ice breakout pass.

The game marked the debut of Jared Genser’s scorekeeping career. Genser’s skate broke prior to the game, but Hockey North America had another job waiting for him. Genser accurately counted every goal scored, the most combined in any Squirrels game this season.

The Squirrels next play the Panthers on Monday at 10 p.m. in the Wheaton outdoor rink.

Quote of the game:
Desi Richelsen: “It’s rather docile in here.”
Oriana Senatore: “That’s a big word for you!”