No stranger to big games after scoring 35 goals last season, Cam Atkinson made a return trip to big game territory on Thursday, the 28 year-old sniper tweaking the twine for three goals and 9.0 points, his Bluliners team drawing to within 2.6 points of first place.
The Battle for the FHL CupThe back-and-forth battle for the FHL Cup continued on Thursday as the Bluliners outpointed Badger Bob 11.0 to 5.5, the Bobs margin now less than 3.0 points with 24 days remaining in the 2017-18 season.
The Bout for the MoneyThe Boulder Flyers pushed back on Thursday - Mikko Rantanen (2g, 2a) posting 10.0 of his team's 20.0 points, the Flyers now 15.1 points better than the 4th place Wild Ducks and 19.6 points in front of the 5th place Central Red Army.
The Scrap for the Laughing BagJames van Reimsdyk (2g, 1a) was trouble once again as the Vegas Vipers forward netted 7.0 of his teams's 8.0 points, the SC Cobras shoved another 2.0 points deeper into the cellar, the squad now 47.0 steps from the door leading to daylight.
First round, PlayoffsPlayoffs are three weeks in length (Weeks 23-25). Prize money is awarded to three teams: the H2H champion ($100.00), runner-up ($70.00) and winner of the consolation match ($30.00).Central Red Army: 59.1
Polar Bears: 17.4
Just when you thought this match couldn't get any uglier, it got uglier. The Central Red Army were good again while the Polar Bears continue to languish in mediocrity, the hard-marching Army now leading the disheveled Bears by 41.7 points.
Wild Ducks: 32.7
Misconducts: 35.0
Anze Kopitar (1g, 3a, 8.0 pts) wrestled the steering wheel away from GM Collard, his Misconducts team now leading the Wild Ducks by 2.3 points with three days remaining in the week.
Bluliners: 34.6
Ice Cats: 30.2
Historically explosive, you can't count the Ice Cats out of any match - and that appears to be the case once again, a 12.4 point outing placing GM Cutshall's team just 4.4 points behind the Bluliners.
LINK: Standings