WEEK 18 (thru Saturday)

With their contingent of Philadelphia players providing 11.0 points - Couturier (1g, 2a), Konecny (1g, 1a) and Hart (30 save win) - the Polar Bears were the best Saturday team, a grand total of 24.0 points placing the 2015-16 champion well in front of their opponent, the Bears just a day removed from a vital H2H victory.

Badger Bob: 32.4
Polar Bears: 47.7­
With a record of 7-10 the Polar Bears have to win this match to have a shot at the postseason — and winning they are, GM Elya’s pedal-to-the-metal squad now perched on a 15.3 point lead.

SC Cobras: 55.8
Vegas Vipers: 40.9­
The playoff hopes of the Vegas Vipers will soon be downgraded from "slim" to “emaciated,” the SC Cobras unloading 17.0 points on the Vipers on Saturday, GM Murphys’ squad now leading this all-snake battle by 14.9.

Wild Ducks: 63.0
Concussion Junction: 35.5­
Relatively speaking, it was a quiet night for the Wild Ducks but Concussion Junction failed to take advantage, a paltry 6.0 points leaving the Junk an insurmountable 27.5 points behind their opponent.

Central Red Army: 42.8
Boulder Flyers: 32.7
The Central Red Army once again outpointed the point-needy Boulder Flyers, the Army and their 13.0 Saturday now leading the fast-fading Flyers by 10.1 points.

Misconducts: 40.4
Ice Cats: 42.8
The Ice Cats wrestled control of the lead from GM Smalley on Saturday, a 13.0 point outing placing the Cats in front of the heavily-favored opponent, the once-leading Misconducts now trailing by 2.4.

Bluliners: 48.6
Ice Hogs: 49.0­
The Ice Hogs inched ahead of the Bluliners by depositing 14.4 points on Saturday, GM Henry’s lead however is nothing short of unstable heading into a relatively busy week-ending 8-game Sunday.

LINK: Standings