The regular season is over. Playoffs are set. It was a battle for the final playoff spot. Here is what went down....
The Skull Crushers played spoiler to end an otherwise dismal season beating the USSR 4-2 and knocking them out of the playoffs, while the Crew just couldn't get anything going (which had been the case for weeks) against the Assassins losing 4-1-1. At one point the Soviets and Skull Crushers were locked up at 3-3 and Crew/Assassins were 3-2-1, but by the end of the night the Assassins were in.
Assassins led the league in assists with 24 and PPP with 10 in the process. Zibanejad had 5 helpers and 3 PPP while John Carlson had 7 assists! Skull Crushers got some surprising play between the pipes getting 3 wins and a league best .935 SV% for the week. Markstrom led the Skull Crushers with 2 wins and .932 SV%.
Checkers recaptured the #1 seed with a 3-2-1 win over White Mambas with a league leading 13 goals and 69 hits. Brad Marchand led the team with 4 goals while once again, Ristolainen had 20 hits.
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| Marchand leading the Checkers right to the playoffs |
Krampus Carols played to a 2-2-2 tie with the Mayhem on Ice. Both teams had 7 goals and 20 assists. Mayhem did get 3 goalie wins led by the combination of Talbot and Hellebuyck, the hottest pair of goalies lately. And by hot I mean in play...not looks...
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| Talbot key to the Mayhem run |
Who Gives a Puck helped knock the Raisins out of the tops spot with a 4-2 win. Ove had a big week with 3 goals, 2 assists, 4 PPP, and 8 hits for the Puck.
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| Ovechkin looking more and more like muscle for the Russian Mafia |
Skater of the Week: Artemi Panarin, Mayhem on Ice - 4 goals, 6 assists, 2 PPP and 1 hit
Goalie of the Week: Jacob Markstrom, Skull Crushers - 2 wins, .932 SV%
Playoff Preview Round 1: (Checkers and Krampus with the Bye)
Assassins vs. California Raisins
Goals: 103 to 115
Assists: 216 to 209
PPP: 98 to 115
Hits: 448 to 462
Wins: 27 to 44
SV%: .899 to .920
Lots of skater stats close. Assassins will hope that Zibanejad, Stone and Carlson keep up their play. Raisins definitely stronger in net behind Jarry and Vasilveskiy.
Prediction: California Raisins 3-2-1
Who Gives a Puck vs Mayhem on Ice
Goals: 120 to 86
Assists: 211 to 232
PPP: 109 to 118
Hits: 512 to 584
Wins: 27 to 36
SV%: .902 to .919
Puck clearly have advantage in goals, led by Ovechkin. Mayhem been riding Talbot and Hellebuyck all year and it could lead them to the Cup. This one will be close
Prediction: Mayhem on Ice 3-1-2
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