Tanners Shut Out by Danvers Icemen [PHOTOS]

February thus far has not been kind to the Tanners on the ice. The Peabody boys won their initial contest with Salem, but then dropped four straight to Beverly, Gloucester, Winthrop and now Danvers (5-0).

The high point of Wednesday's home game with the first-place Falcons was junior goalie Joe Powers stopping 34 of 36 shots fired at his net. He was relieved eventually by freshman Steve Ferrante who made four saves.

With yet another loss, Peabody now needs seven out of a possible eight points in its last four games to qualify for tournament play.

Overall the Tanners are 6-10-1 and 4-8-1 in the Northeastern Conference. They play at the Kasabuski Arena Saturday (2:30 p.m.) versus Saugus and then back in Peabody at the McVann-O'Keefe Rink Monday (2:15 p.m.) for the Carlin Cup with Beverly, followed by Hudson at the Graf Rink on Feb. 22 and North Andover and Marblehead on Feb. 24, also at the Graf Rink.