WEEK 21 (thru Wednesday)

Hungering for a taste of the playoffs, Frederik Andersen brought his ‘A’ game to Wednesday, the 29 year-old goaltender posting a crucial 34 save win - his NHL-best 30th victory of the season - Andersen’s must-win Vegas Vipers team moving to within 1.5 points of their also-must-win opponent.

Vegas Vipers: 25.3
Polar Bears: 26.8­
The marquee match of the week is thus far living up to the pre-week hype, the Polar Bears leading this do-or-die battle by 1.5 points with four days remaining in the week.

SC Cobras: 18.9
Concussion Junction: 41.3­
Things are beginning to get totally out of hand for the SC Cobras and their chances of securing an important win, Concussion Junction padding their lead on Wednesday, the snakes deficit now daunting at 22.4 points.

Bluliners: 15.6
Boulder Flyers: 20.1­
The Boulder Flyers aren’t playing well but they continue to have their way with their whiffing opponent, a light 5.0 point showing placing the Flyers 4.5 points in front of the benign Bluliners.

Wild Ducks: 28.8
Badger Bob: 12.0­
The time is now if Badger Bob wants to mount any sort of giant-killer challenge, the Wild Ducks leading by 16.8 after netting a league-best 14.0 points on Wednesday.

Ice Hogs: 25.3
Misconducts: 21.4
The Ice Hogs have been slightly better than their opponent over the first three days of the week, a slightly better Wednesday providing the Hogs with a slight 3.9 point lead.

Ice Cats: 22.9
Central Red Army: 22.3
With only 2.0 points packed in their Wednesday knapsack, the Central Red Army lost ground and the lead to their upset-minded opponent, the Ice Cats and their 7.0 point Wednesday currently winning by 0.6.

LINK: Standings