WEEK 21 (thru Friday)

Acquired by GM Buker in the middle of the 5th round, Nathan MacKinnon is proving to be the steal of the 2017-18 draft, the 22 year-old center now with 31 goals and 45 assists in 56 games after potting 13.0 points (2g, 3a) on Friday, his pedal-to-the-metal Central Red Army team now just 58.5 points behind the money (3rd place).

Misconducts: 29.6
Central Red Army: 70.0­
No one envisioned that the Fat Lady would be summoned to this match but summoned she was, the beefy-one en route to the Southeastern Michigan after the Central Red Army dumped another 14.0 points on the Misconducts, GM Buker's troops now leading by 40.4.

Vegas Vipers: 31.5
Wild Ducks: 51.8
Quiet for most of the year, Alex Galchenyuk finally raised his voice on Friday, a season-best 12.0 point performance (3g, 1a) placing his Wild Ducks team far ahead of the broken-down Vegas Vipers, GM Collard's playoff-hungry squad now leading this mismatch by 20.3.

Mooses: 35.6
Bluliners: 45.0­
Back-to-back 50 save victories by netminder Henrik Lundqvist has put a smile on GM Hamilton's face, the windows-boarded Bluliners now leading the were-leading Mooses by 9.4 points.

Badger Bob: 48.0
Ice Cats: 34.5
Badger Bob were somewhat subdued on Friday but a 9.0 point effort still padded their lead, a first round playoff bye looming as the Bobs now lead the coasting Cats by 13.5.

SC Cobras: 61.8
Ice Hogs: 29.2­
The SC Cobras were once again better than the Ice Hogs, GM Murphy's revitalized squad now 32.6 points better than the Hogs with two days remaining in the week.

Polar Bears: 31.3
Boulder Flyers: 44.5
A 17.0 point Friday has placed the Boulder Flyers 13.2 points in front of the Polar Bears, GM Morgan's team still gunning for the upset with a 15-game weekend on tap.

LINK: Standings