WEEK 5 (thru Thursday)

Darnell Nurse is making a solid case for “Biggest Steal of the Draft" honors, the mid-seventh round selection leading all NHL defenseman in “goals scored” - Nurse providing his Cherry Pickers team with another 3.0 point deposit on Thursday, the first place Pickers expanding their overall lead to 20.9 points.

Cherry Pickers: 38.3
Bluliners: 25.3­
The Cherry Pickers expanding their overall lead to 20.9 points was the good news. The bad news: their opponent posted the best score of the evening, the previously down-and-out Bluliners clawing their way to within 13.0 points by ripping a league-best 17.4 on Thursday.

Rocky Rocks: 24.4
Boulder Flyers: 15.1
With a Steven Stamkos injury leaving Rocky Rocks shorthanded, the Boulder Flyers were able to cut into the Rocks lead, a 10.0 point performance drawing the Flyers to within 9.3 with three days remaining in the week.

Misconducts: 27.0
SC Cobras: 26.4­
Tight yesterday.  Still tight today - though the lead has changed hands, the Misconducts now better than the SC Cobras after outscoring the snakes 9.9 to 9.0 on Thursday.

Baba Booey: 22.8
Lumberjacks: 25.2­
The Lumberjacks carded 11.9 points on Day 4, the team skating past Baba Booey and their lesser 9.3 point showing; the Jacks now leading this back-and-forth affair by 2.4.

Polar Bears: 33.7
Wild Ducks: 18.2
A John Gibson 21 save shutout - his third of the season - helped place the Wild Ducks closer to the Polar Bears, the Ducks deficit however remains uncomfortably large, the favored Ducks trailing the underdog Bears by 15.5.

Ice Hogs: 28.3
Central Red Army: 16.4­
Tomas Hertl netted two goals as his Ice Hogs team expanded their lead over the still-camped Central Red Army, GM Henry carrying a heavy 11.9 point lead into a very light two-game Friday.

LINK: Standings­­