WEEK 3 (thru Saturday)

Victor Hedman wielded a big stick on Saturday, the Cherry Pickers defenseman (1g, 1a) netting 6.0 of his team’s league-best 19.0 points; the Pickers moving to within 2.8 of 1st place overall and 0.4 points of the weekly $10.00 best-score bonus.

Cherry Pickers: 53.4
Rocky Rocks: 49.8­
GM Recoskie was thinking he had a win in the bag after collecting a robust 19.0 points. Rocky Rocks however is refusing to budge, the Rocks ripping 16.6 points of their own; this heated Canuck division war still up for grabs with Sunday remaining in the week.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Cherry Pickers: 6 players; Rocky Rocks: 6 players)
Cherry Pickers: Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Jakub Voracek, Brady Tkachuk, Patric Hornqvist, Darnell Nurse  
Rocky Rocks: Joel Eriksson, Cam Atkinson, Dougie Hamilton, Matt Dumba, Mikko Koskinen*, Kaapo Kahkonen*    
*At press time, start not confirmed

Central Red Army: 53.8
Polar Bears: 50.5­
The Central Red Army have been in the mix for the $10.00 bonus each of the first two weeks. With nothing to show for their effort, the team is hoping Week 3 lands them in the green. The Polar Bears however could put the kibosh on GM Buker’s hopes, the bounding Bears not only gunning for the weekly $10.00 prize, but also a huge upset win as they trail the heavily-favored Army by just 3.3 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Central Red Army: 6 players; Polar Bears: 6 players)
Central Red Army: Kevin Hayes, Kailer Yamamoto, Kirill Kaprizov, Brayden Schenn, Noah Dobson, Kevin Shattenkirk
Polar Bears: Mathew Barzal, Joe Pavelski, André Burakovsky, Cale Makar, Ryan Suter, Joonas Korpisalo*
*At press time, start not confirmed

SC Cobras: 49.8
Ice Hogs: 35.0
After three forgettable days the SC Cobras finally bore their fangs, a strong defense-led 15.3 point performance burying their opponent’s 5.1 points; the Cobras streaking toward their first win of the season as they lead the hog-tied Hogs by 14.8 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (SC Cobras: 8 players; Ice Hogs: 4 players)
SC Cobras: James van Riemsdyk, Mike Hoffman, Sam Reinhart, Jonathan Huberdeau, Ivan Provorov, Samuel Girard, Ty Smith, Jordan Binnington*    
Ice Hogs: Alexander Radulov, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nikita Gusev, Zach Werenski 
*At press time, start not confirmed

Baba Booey: 33.1
Boulder Flyers: 29.0
A Jacob Markstrom 37 save, 7.4 point shutout powered Baba Booey in front of the Boulder Flyers; the Booey's tracking toward an all-important win - the first win of their FHL career - GM Carling's squad leading the flightless Flyers by 4.1 points with a combined 16 players remaining in the week.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Baba Booey: 7 players; Boulder Flyers: 9 players)
Baba Booey: Jack Eichel, Dylan Larkin, Dominik Kubalik, Anders Lee, Kevin Fiala, Rasmus Dahlin, Semyon Varlamov*
Boulder Flyers: Andrei Svechnikov, Bobby Ryan, Claude Giroux, Victor Olofsson, Nazem Kadri, Filip Hronek, Erik Gustafsson, Scott Wedgewood*, Matt Murray*    
*At press time, start not confirmed
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Bluliners: 34.8
Lumberjacks: 25.6­
With only 34.8 points thru Saturday, the Bluliners should be staring at a loss. Instead, the undefeated team has the inside track to Win #3, GM Hamilton gleefully taking advantage of the lethargic Lumberjacks and their league worst 25.6 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Bluliners: 5 players; Lumberjacks: 5 players)
Bluliners: Patrick Kane, Kyle Turris, Denis Gurianov, Jesse Puljujarvi, Philipp Grubauer*  
Lumberjacks: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tim Stützle, Anthony Duclair, Devon Toews, Esa Lindell 
*At press time, start not confirmed

Wild Ducks: 48.2
Misconducts: 28.7­
The Fat Lady has yet to make an appearance during the 2020-21 season. That ends today as the Rotund One was summoned after the Wild Ducks outpointed the Misconducts 18.0 to 6.5 on Saturday; the Ducks riding Connor McDavid (2g, 1a, 7pts) to a huge 19.5 point lead.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Wild Ducks: 9 players; Misconducts: 6 players)
Wild Ducks: Connor McDavid, Taylor Hall, Jack Hughes, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Anthony Mantha, Aleksander Barkov, John Klingberg, Anton Khudobin*, John Gibson*    
Misconducts: Leon Draisaitl, Travis Konecny, Roope Hintz, Nikita Zaitsev, Miro Heiskanen, Sergei Bobrovsky*
*At press time, start not confirmed




BONUS LEADERBOARD
1. Central Red Army, 53.8
2. Cherry Pickers, 53.4
3. Polar Bears, 50.5
4. SC Cobras, 49.8
4. Rocky Rocks, 49.8
6. Wild Ducks, 48.2

LINK: Standings­­