WEEK 21 (thru Thursday)

Fans of the Bluliners were shocked, confused - and frankly, mortified as they watched Thursday's action on an outdoor screen erected in Chesterfield Township, their playoff-bubble team again losing ground to Rocky Rocks; GM Hamilton’s thought-they-had-an-easy-win Bluliners now trailing their headless and understaffed opponent by 11.8 points.

Bluliners: 14.0
Rocky Rocks: 25.8­
As upsets in the making go - all things considered - they don’t make them any bigger than this, the 10-10 and postseason hopeful Bluliners with their backs planted firmly against the wall, with now, only three days remaining in the week.

SC Cobras: 45.2
Badger Bob: 22.0­
Thanks in part to David Pastrnak’s league-leading 46th goal, Badger Bob posted a strong 15.5 points on Thursday. Despite their commendable effort, the Bobs still lost ground to the white-hot SC Cobras, Alexandar Georgiev (32 save win, 3.0 point assist) guiding his team to a 16.2 point evening and a 23.2 point lead.

Vegas Vipers: 12.7
Central Red Army: 33.6­
Speaking of white-hot, there appears to be no stopping the runaway train known as the Central Red Army, Dominik Kubalik (and his first career hat trick) pacing a 15.0 point attack, the Army now leading the looking-for-a-white-flag Vipers by 20.9 points.

Misconducts: 10.0
Boulder Flyers: 30.8­
With only 10.0 points through Thursday, the worst score of the week belongs to the Misconducts. “Thank you very much” said GM Morgan, his Boulder Flyers team riding a Connor Hellebuyck shutout (32 saves) to a 20.8 point lead.

Cherry Pickers: 17.6
Wild Ducks: 22.6
The Wild Ducks used Roman Josi’s 15th goal of the season to pad their cushion slightly, the Wild Ducks now leading by 5.0 points after outnumbering the Cherry Pickers 12.6 to 7.4 on Thursday.

Ice Hogs: 25.0
Polar Bears: 17.0
The Polar Bears carded 8.0 points on Day 4 but they were outdone by Ryan Strome (2g, 1a) and his fellow Ice Hogs, the Hogs now leading by 8.0 points ahead of a typically light five-game Friday.

LINK: Standings