WEEK 1 (thru Thursday)

John Carlson was all smiles after netting his first goal of the season, the first defenseman taken in the 2020-21 FHL draft (sixth overall) guiding his now-in-first-place Central Red Army team to a league-best 20.9 points.

Central Red Army: 31.0
SC Cobras: 10.6­
In addition to the play of Carlson, the Central Red Army received solid performances from Kirill Kaprizov (1g, 2a, 5.0 pts) and Juuse Saros (29 save win) - the Army continuing to have their way with their withering Week 1 opponent, GM Buker's squadron now leading the SC Cobras by 20.4.

Ice Hogs: 23.5
Wild Ducks: 24.0
Connor McDavid (3g, 1a, 12 pts) was the best player on Thursdays ice - but his performance was matched by the combined play of Hogs T.J. Oshie (1g, 2a, 5 pts) and Tomas Hertl (2g, 1a, 7 pts) - the Ice Hogs still very much in the hunt as they trail their Yankee division rival by just 0.5 points.

Cherry Pickers: 23.8
Boulder Flyers: 15.8­
Kyle Connor has provided the Boulder Flyers with reason to believe, the Michigan native netting a goal, two assists and 5.0 points; the Flyers drawing to within 8.0 points of their once-leading-by-a-lot Cherry picking opponent.

Lumberjacks: 16.8
Rocky Rocks: 15.9­
In what’s shaping up to be a down-to-the-wire barn-burner, the Lumberjacks lead Rocky Rocks by a mere 0.9 points; the rolling Rocks drawing to within less than a point by outscoring the Jacks 10.9 to 8.0 on Thursday.

Bluliners: 9.0
Baba Booey: 11.8
Semyon Varlamov backstopped a sterling 24 save shutout (4.8 points) as Baba Booey caught and passed the sputtering Bluliners, the first-year franchise now leading the three-time FHL Cup champion by 2.8 points.

Misconducts: 19.0
Polar Bears: 19.0­
Two days of hockey has done absolutely nothing to separate these two franchises, the Misconducts and their 12.0 point outing now deadlocked with the Polar Bears (14.0 point Thursday) heading into a light five-game Friday.

LINK: Standings