After scoring his second goal of the game, defenseman Jeff Petry was mobbed by his teammates - all screaming “Dude, you’re gonna win $10.00!” - the late 4th round draft pick netting 9.0 of his team’s 18.4 points; the Misconducts now the best team of the week (and season) with a “thru Saturday” total of 52.4.Misconducts: 52.4
Polar Bears: 36.0
The Polar Bears have enjoyed a solid opening week but drew the short straw in being paired with the league’s best first-week team, GM Elya staring at an 0-1 start as they trail their league-best opponent by a too-thick 16.4 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Misconducts: 2 players; Polar Bears: 1 player)
Misconducts: Jake Guentzel, Jakub Vrána
Polar Bears: Ilya Samsonov*
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Start not confirmedCentral Red Army: 42.3
SC Cobras: 18.6
The previously hot Central Red Army cooled on Saturday, the team slipping into second place overall. Despite their anemic 5.2 point effort, the Army was still able to gain ground on their still-parked opponent, the SC Cobras deficit ballooning to 23.7 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Central Red Army: 1 player; SC Cobras: 0 players)
Central Red Army: John Carlson
SC Cobras: None
Cherry Pickers: 33.8
Boulder Flyers: 28.4
"Standing pat" is never a good thing when it comes to accumulating points - but that’s what the Cherry Pickers did on Saturday as seven players combined for a grand total of 0.0 points. As such, Alexander Ovechkin and his Boulder Flyers still have a puncher’s chance heading into the 5th and final round of Week 1.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Cherry Pickers: 1 player; Boulder Flyers: 1 player)
Cherry Pickers: Nicklas Backstrom
Boulder Flyers: Alexander Ovechkin
Lumberjacks: 31.8
Rocky Rocks: 37.9
The Lumberjacks thought they were looking good after Mitch Marner (1g, 2a, 5 pts) led his team to a 9.0 point Saturday. The number however paled in comparison to the thick 15.0 points accumulated by Rocky Rocks; Artem Panarin (2g, 4pts) placing his Rocks 6.1 points in front; five Penguins to determine the winner on Sunday.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Lumberjacks: 3 players; Rocky Rocks: 2 player)
Lumberjacks: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Tristan Jarry*
Rocky Rocks: Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust
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Start not confirmedBluliners: 25.2
Baba Booey: 22.2Jacob Markstrom backstopped a brilliant 32 save, 6.4 point shutout, but his Baba Booey teammates came up mostly empty - the Bluliners still within striking distance, trailing by just 3.0 points with only two games and three players remaining in the week.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Bluliners: 2 players; Baba Booey: 1 player)
Bluliners: Patrick Kane, Aaron Ekblad
Baba Booey: Dominik Kubalik
Ice Hogs: 36.0
Wild Ducks: 31.6Saturday did little to alter this Yankee division duel, the Ice Hogs netting 6.0 points while the Wild Ducks mustered just 5.6. GM Collard however remains hopeful as star forward Aleksander Barkov will take to the ice for the first time this season; the Ducks needing a minimum of 4.5 points to snatch victory from the hooves of defeat.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Ice Hogs: 2 players; Wild Ducks: 2 players)
Ice Hogs: T.J. Oshie, Alex DeBrincat
Wild Ducks: Aleksander Barkov, Evgeny Kuznetsov
WEEKLY BONUS LEADERBOARD1. Misconducts 52.4
2. Central Red Army 42.3
3. Rocky Rocks 37.9
LINK: Standings