The race for the $10.00 Best Week Bonus is heated as three teams are separated by only 2.1 points; the Central Red Army drawing into the bonus conversation with a strong 16.9 point Saturday; defenseman Roman Josi leading the Army assault with four assists and 9.0 points.Central Red Army: 51.9
Polar Bears: 29.9It wasn't a good day to be a fan of the Polar Bears as they were held to just 1.0 point - the team conceding 15.9 points to their opponent; the Central Red Army well on the way to a postseason-saving win as they lead this must-win mismatch by 22.0 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Central Red Army: 3 players; Polar Bears: 9 players)
Central Red Army: Brayden Point, Vladimir Tarasenko, Matt Boldy
Polar Bears: Sebastian Aho, Steven Stamkos, Kevin Fiala, Ondej Palat, Teuvo Teravainen, Jesper Bratt, Seth Jones, Brett Pesce, Marc-Andre Fleury
Wild Ducks: 50.6
Misconducts: 52.7
The Misconducts had a chance to put the kibosh on the Wild Ducks but they faltered on Saturday - the team netting just 6.0 points while the Ducks unearthed 12.0; only 2.1 points now separating this scorching-hot battle of FHL graybeards.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Wild Ducks: 5 players; Misconducts: 6 players)
Wild Ducks: Mark Scheifele, Jack Eichel, Brent Burns, Jared Spurgeon, Jonathan Quick*
Misconducts: Tyler Seguin, Kirill Kaprizov, Tage Thompson, Damon Severson, Rasmus Dahlin, Andrei Vasilevskiy*
*Start not confirmed at press time.Cherry Pickers: 38.7
Lumberjacks: 32.0Don’t look now but the Lumberjacks are in position to pull-off a monstrous come-from-behind win - the previously dormant Jacks outpointing the Cherry Pickers 16.0 to 4.0; defenseman Shane Gostisbehere wielding the biggest sword with one goal, four assists and 12.0 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Cherry Pickers: 10 players; Lumberjacks: 9 players)
Cherry Pickers: Jonathan Marchessault, Brayden Schenn, Patrick Kane, Andrei Svechnikov, Kyle Connor, Chandler Stephenson, Miro Heiskanen, Mikhail Sergachev, Connor Hellebuyck, Cam Talbot*
Lumberjacks: Jordan Kyrou, Brady Tkachuk, Anze Kopitar, Mats Zuccarello, Robert Thomas, Adrian Kempe, Victor Hedman, Jonas Brodin, Ville Husso*
*Start not confirmed at press time.Boulder Flyers: 41.7
Ice Hogs: 43.9The Ice Hogs were the best team on Saturday as Elias Lindholm (2g, 1a) guided the suddenly-hauling Hogs to a 21.3 point performance, the streaky team possibly streaking toward a comeback/upset win as they now lead the dazed-and-confused Boulder Flyers by 2.2.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Boulder Flyers: 2 players; Ice Hogs: 4 players)
Boulder Flyers: Roope Hintz, Alex Killorn
Ice Hogs: Yegor Sharangovich, Blake Wheeler, Mark Giordano, Justin Faulk
Bluliners: 46.6
SC Cobras: 45.9
The Bluliners weren’t great but they were far better than their Saturday-worst opponent - the B’s outscoring the SC Cobras 8.0 points to 1.0; GM Hamilton and his must-win team now leading by 0.7 points with one very loud tick remaining on the Week 19 clock.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Bluliners: 4 players; SC Cobras: 11 players)
Bluliners: Tomas Hertl, Jack Hughes, Adam Fox, Alex Pietrangelo
SC Cobras: Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith, Nikita Kucherov, Jason Robertson, Pavel Buchnevich, Nico Hischier, Cam Fowler, Shea Theodore, Drew Doughty, Igor Shesterkin*, Jake Oettinger*
*Start not confirmed at press time.Rocky Rocks: 24.0
Baba Booey: 39.2Despite their below-average play, Baba Booey has the fortune of playing the worst team of the week; the Booeys and their 9.0 point effort now leading the stone-cold (and soon to be playoff-dead) Rocks by 15.2 points.
LAST DAY LINEUP (Rocky Rocks: 7 players; Baba Booey: 6 players)
Rocky Rocks: Joe Pavelski, Mika Zibanejad, Ryan O’Reilly, Ryan Strome, Artemi Panarin, John Klingberg, Jordan Binnington*
Baba Booey: Timo Meier, Joel Eriksson Ek, Alex Debrincat, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Torey Krug, Jaccob Slavin
*Start not confirmed at press time.LINK: StandingsBONUS LEADERBOARD1. Misconducts, 52.7
2. Central Red Army, 51.9
3. Wild Ducks, 50.6
4. Bluliners, 46.6
5. SC Cobras, 45.9
LINK: Standings