The Vegas Vipers are no fan of Artemi Panarin - not after the Cherry Pickers forward ripped 12.0 points (3g, 1a) on Thursday, Panarin and his Pickers departing Day 4 with a league-best 19.0 points - the perky Pick now 10.4 points better than their recoiling opponent.Vegas Vipers: 19.4
Cherry Pickers: 29.8The Vegas Vipers were the recipient of a brilliant 43 save, 8.6 point shutout from Jacob Markstrom, but the remainder of the team was frustratingly flat, the wanna-win Vipers glaring at a possible loss as both teams skate into the final three days of Week 11.
Rocky Rocks: 32.2
Ice Hogs: 38.4
Week 11 heavyweights Rocky Rocks and the Ice Hogs continue to fight toe-to-toe
(think Hagler/Hearns in 1985), the three judges giving the Rocks 8.9 points for their performance in Round 4; the Hogs, 10.7 - this free-swinging brawl leaning in the direction of the Hogs, their points advantage currently 6.2.
Bluliners: 33.3
Polar Bears: 24.2
Jack Eichel (2g) and defenseman Oscar Klefbom (1g, 1a) combined for 10.0 of the their teams 17.6 points, the Bluliners distancing themselves from the Polar Bears on Thursday, GM Hamilton’s on-the-move squad now leading this non-divisional tryst by 9.1.
Boulder Flyers: 21.0
Badger Bob: 32.0
There was no joy in Flyersville on Thursday as Badger Bob further padded their lead - GM Morgan and his back now planted firmly against the wall, the Boulder Flyers trailing the league’s best H2H team by 11.0 points.
SC Cobras: 23.8
Wild Ducks: 33.5Another scrap pile find has provided instant offense for the garbage-picking Wild Ducks, Robby Fabbri (2g, 1a) collecting 7.0 points on Thursday, the Ducks now leading this no-longer-close affair by 9.7.
Central Red Army: 23.0
Misconducts: 27.0
Only 0.4 points separated the two combatants on Thursday - the Misconducts netting 7.8; the Central Red Army, 8.2. As such, this very close match is still very close, the Misconducts lead 4.0 points heading into a lean two-game Friday.
LINK: Standings