Evgeni Kuznetsov was the best player on Friday’s ice, the 27 year-old, 4th round draft pick netting two goals and 4.0 points for his suddenly surging Bluliners team.Bluliners: 35.4
Cherry Pickers: 20.6Wobbling a bit during the week, the Bluliners seem to have regained their footing, a strong 13.5 point performance placing GM Hamilton’s squad on the road to an almost sure victory, their lead over the Cherry Pickers now 14.8 points.
Badger Bob: 27.5
Central Red Army: 36.6
The battle of New Jersey is beginning to lean in the direction of the unrelenting Central Red Army, the team outpointing Badger Bob 4.0 points to naught on Friday, GM Buker’s advantage now 9.1.
Wild Ducks: 40.0
Ice Hogs: 27.9
Hacking away at the Wild Ducks lead on Thursday, the Ice Hogs were hacking away again on Friday; the squad again moving closer to their fast-starting and heavily favored opponent, the Hogs deficit just 12.1 points.
Polar Bears: 20.2
Rocky Rocks: 27.7Rocky Rocks was the beneficiary of just 1.0 point on Friday - but it was enough to pad their advantage by 1.0 point, the Rocks now leading the sagging Bears by 7.5 skating into a dense nine-game Saturday.
Misconducts: 29.9
Vegas Vipers: 28.0
The Vegas Vipers are back in business after securing 8.9 points on Day 5, the winless franchise now within earshot of the elusive “W" - trailing the undefeated Misconducts by 1.9.
Boulder Flyers: 15.9
SC Cobras: 27.9
The Boulder Flyers descent continues as the team now sits just 0.6 points from the shackles of the FHL basement, the team stumbling their way through the week (and the season), trailing the SC Cobras by 12.0.
LINK: Standings