WEEK 24 (thru Tuesday)

Another nail or two might be needed before the championship hopes of the Ice Hogs can be officially declared dead, but the first nail was hammered into the Hogs coffin on Tuesday, Alexander Ovechkin erupting for 12.0 points (3g, 1a), the white-hot Wild Ducks now leading by 36.9 points with only 12 days remaining in the season .

The Battle for the FHL Cup
A once close race is not so close anymore, the unrelenting Wild Ducks continuing to pound home points. While the task at hand looms large, only a fool would count the Ice Hogs out, the ridiculously resilient squad having risen from the canvas multiple times this year.

The Bout for the Money
The Ice Cats have leapt into the money picture, a 17.0 point Tuesday lifting GM Cutshall's sizzling squad into 5th place, just 13.8 points shy of 3rd place cash. The Misconducts continue to hold the last money card, GM Smalley's team now 4.5 points better than the 4th place Bluliners. In 6th place, the backpedaling Central Red Army now trail the money by 14.1 points.

The Scrap for the Laughing Bag
The Silicon Valley Slashers appear to be heading south for the summer, the lackadaisical team now just 7.2 points clear of the basement. Between the Pipes remain in the cellar but daylight is just around the corner, GM Miller's bounce-back squad now just 1.6 points behind the 11th place Boulder Flyers.

Semifinals, H2H Playoffs

Wild Ducks: 35.5
Central Red Army: 12.5­
The Wild Ducks may have put the kibosh on the Central Red Army's H2H title hopes, a terrific Tuesday placing the Ducks 23.0 points in front of GM Buker's shell-shocked troops.

Misconducts: 11.6
Ice Cats: 28.3­
Once again the Misconducts were no match for the Ice Cats and their high powered offense, the frisky felines now leading this semifinal encounter by 16.7 points.

LINK: Standings