With the league's lowest "thru Thursday" score the Ice Cats were in dire need of points. Peter Budja answered GM Cutshall's call for help, the Los Angeles backstop pitching a perfect game, deflecting all 39 shots he faced (7.8 points) on Friday.Ice Cats: 21.0
Badger Bob: 36.3The Ice Cats were one of the better Friday teams but they still can't get a handle on Badger Bob, GM Chester's squad still leading by much more than a handful.
Silicon Valley Slashers: 24.6
Central Red Army: 39.3The Central Red Army still possess the best score of the week. They also possess a rather sizable lead, GM Buker's Army now 14.7 points better than the Silicon Valley Slashers.
Wild Ducks: 22.5
Misconducts: 26.3The Wild Ducks waddled closer to the Misconducts on Friday, GM Collard's team now trailing by less than 4.0 points with two days remaining in the week.
SC Cobras: 34.3
Ice Hogs: 25.3The SC Cobras once again collected more points than the favored Ice Hogs, GM Murphy's underdogs now leading the best team in the league by 9.0 points.
Boulder Flyers: 18.4
Polar Bears: 31.3A nothing Friday has kept the Boulder Flyers perilously close to the basement door. A nothing Friday has also dropped the Flyers into a deeper hole, GM Morgan's team now trailing the Polar Bears by 12.9 points.
Bluliners: 35.7
Between the Pipes: 22.0Rasmus Ristolainen netted 6.0 points on Friday (1g, 1a) his Bluliners team now 13.7 points better than the blanked-on-Friday Pipes.
LINK: Standings