WEEK 23 (thru Saturday)

Evgenii Dadonov (2g, 1a, 7.0 pts) powered the Misconducts to a league-best 17.0 point Saturday - his team on the verge of erasing the defending FHL H2H Champion - the Misconducts now leading the Central Red Army by 9.4 points with a week-ending 7-game Sunday on tap.

First Round, Playoffs

Central Red Army: 37.9
Misconducts: 47.3­
Close yesterday, this match is close no more, the Misconducts now with the inside track in the race to the FHL Final Four. The Central Red Army are not without hope however, GM Buker bringing more troops and more ammunition to Sunday's final battle.
SUNDAY LINEUP (Central Red Army: 7 players; Misconducts: 5 players)
Central Red Army: Phil Kessel, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Parise, Brayden Schenn, Mark Stone, Sam Reinhart / Justin Schultz.
Not playing (injured): Ben Bishop
Misconducts: Jeff Skinner, Mikko Rantanen, Evgeni Dadonov, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins / Rasmus Ristolainen.

Boulder Flyers: 76.5
Polar Bears: 44.9­
Corey Crawford drove a nail into the Polar Bears coffin, the wonky oft-injured backstop posting a 48 save, 9.6 point shutout, the Boulder Flyers and their week-best score now leading the polarized Bears by 31.6.
SUNDAY LINEUP (Boulder Flyers: 5 players; Polar Bears: 7 players)
Boulder Flyers: Claude Giroux, Brock Boeser, James van Riemsdyk / John Klingberg / Matt Murray*
Polar Bears: Travis Konecny, Jaden Schwartz, Sean Couturier, Jared McCann / Alexander Pietrangelo, Keith Yandle / Carter Hutton*.
*Not confirmed at press time.

SC Cobras: 23.5
Ice Hogs: 52.6­
The Ice Hogs were again one of the better teams, a solid Saturday depositing another 15.7 points into their kitty. As a result, the FHL has declared the SC Cobras and their playoff hopes “deceased,” the Hogs advantage 29.1 points thick.
SUNDAY LINEUP (SC Cobras: 5 players; Ice Hogs: 5 players)
SC Cobras: Aleksander Barkov, Evgeni Malkin / Travis Sanheim, Shea Theodore / Brian Elliott*.
Ice Hogs: Anders Lee, Ryan O'Reilly, Kyle Palmieri / Rasmus Dahlin / Devan Dubnyk*
*Not confirmed at press time.


The Battle for the FHL Cup
The Boulder Flyers made some headway on Saturday, their 13.6 point effort placing the team 76.0 points behind the Wild Ducks. The Polar Bears slipped a notch and now trail by 87.2; the Hogs hoofed their way to within 94.7.

The Bout for the Money
The 4th place Ice Hogs remain outside of the money but gained ground on every team in front of them, the pigs now just 7.5 points shy of 3rd place; 18.7 points in back of 2nd. While the Vegas Vipers took a step back, the Misconducts moved forward, GM Smalley’s squad now 44.6 points from the entrance to Moneyland.

The Scrap for the Laughing Bag
It took a while but Badger Bob finally got the better of Concussion Junction, a firm 12.0 points moving the team closer to the basement exit, the Bobs deficit now 58.7 points with three weeks and Sunday remaining in the season.

LINK: Standings