CFHL Week 20

We have made it to 20 weeks!  Hard to believe after the long grind we only have 3 weeks to go in the regular season.  Just a little reminder that the division winners get top seed and the two best get a bye, then the best next 3 make playoffs. 

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Here's a look at the Playoff Picture.  The Assassins still leading the league, while the Mambas downward trend continues.

Division Leader:
1. Assassins (132) - Bye
2. Mayhem on Ice (129) - Bye
3. La Femme Nikita (126)

Wild Card:
4. Goon Crew (130)
5. Checkers (128)
6. USSR (125)

In the Hunt:
White Mambas (123)

What happened last week?

Goon Crew vs. USSR 4-2 - What a game! A much closer battle than the final indicated.  No one came close to the combined offensive totals in this game: 30 goals scored, 39 assists, 21 PPP!  In the end the Crew hung on for the win. Their goal tending came up big with 5 wins and .932 SV%.  Fleury had 3 wins while Blackwood had a SV% of .958. 

Blackwood has been a nice surprise

California Raisins vs. White Mambas 5-0-1 - The Raisins hammered the sliding Mambas as they look to make a huge run to try to get into the playoffs.  Malkin lead the team with 3 goals and Kreider had 12 hits for the Raisins.

Malkin for the Raisins

Checkers vs. AshBusters 3-3 - The Checkers managed only to tie the AshBusters as their goal tending woes continue.  They had 0 wins between Rinne and Samsonov.  A bright spot however for the Checkers was the "Zombie" Kopitar had a nice week that included 4 assists along with 2 PPP.

The Zombie Kopitar

Assassins vs. Krampus Carols 4-2 - The Assassins held onto the top spot with the win.  Carey Price was strong in net with 2 wins and a SV% of .920.  Mike "Hassel" Hoffman played well too for the Assassins getting 3 goals, 2 assists a PPP and 2 hits.

Who Gives a Puck vs. La Femme Nikita 3-1-2 - The Puck managed to beat La Femme Nikita, who only scored 2 goals.  Plus the Puck won goalie wins by getting just one win.  Brady Tkachuk for La Femme Nikita almost beat the Puck in hits on his own 18-19.

Mayhem on Ice vs. Greek Empire 6-0 - The Mayhem took full advantage of a depleted Greek Empire team.  Goal Tending for the Mayhem was on showcase as Bobrovsky and Binnington combined for 5 wins and a SV% of .942

Good ole Bob back to his antics..

Three Stars of the Week:

First Star: Jordan Binnington, G, Mayhem on Ice - 3 wins, .984 SV% plus 2 shutouts!

Second Star:  Mark Scheifele, C, Goon Crew - 3 goals, 5 assists, 3 PPP

Third Star:  Patrik Laine, F, Goon Crew - 2 goals, 3 assists, 3 PPP and 6 hits

Goon of the Week:  None other than Brady Tkachuk, F, La Femme Nikita - 18 hits (make it 8 Goon of the weeks.  would have been 9 if there was a newsletter last week.  He had 22 last week!)