Portland 4 - 1 Las Vegas
Collie (W), 41 Saves
Howling (L), 35 Saves

Portland Starting Lineup: Sefu, Kieffer, Backdraft, Wingdog, Vaughn
Las Vegas Starting Lineup: Good, Neighbors, Streip, Dannekjold, Slovaki

First Period
PORTLAND GOAL: Sefu (4) - Backdraft (16), Vaughn (4)
PORTLAND GOAL: Kieffer (7) - Backdraft (17)

Second Period
LAS VEGAS GOAL: Good (7) - Streip (8), Slovaki (6)
LAS VEGAS INJURY: Streip (Shoulder), out for game, replaced by Brodie Hampton
PORTLAND GOAL: Kieffer (8) - unassisted

Third Period
PORTLAND GOAL: Wingdog (6) - Kieffer (8), Backdraft (18)

-Chris Collie stood on his head again tonight. Can you believe this kid? Not much time between the pipes, but he's certainly used that time to shine. The Highroller offense is a force to be reckoned with, too.
-Portland was just the better team tonight, that's all there is to it. Las Vegas has a solid roster, now they just have to find consistency.

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Victoria 5 - 4 Houston (OT)
Pichupal (W)- 42 Saves
Fisher (OTL)- 37 Saves

Victoria Starting Lineup: Rain, Bedtime, Paskhowl, Weaver, Thicke
Houston Starting Lineup: Lawrence, Dalembert, Petrova, Clarke, Sanchez

First Period
HOUSTON GOAL: Dalembert (11) - Lawrence (9), Clarke (9)
VICTORIA FIGHTING MAJOR: Thicke, replaced by Andy Kelly for remainder of period
HOUSTON FIGHTING MAJOR: Sanchez, replaced by Richard Dempsey for remainder of period
VICTORIA GOAL: Bedtime (3) - Kelly (1), Paskhowl (3)

Second Period
HOUSTON GOAL: Dalembert (12) - unassisted
HOUSTON GOAL: Lawrence (7) - Dalembert (11)
VICTORIA FIGHTING MAJOR: Thicke, replaced by Andy Kelly for remainder of period
HOUSTON FIGHTING MAJOR: Sanchez, replaced by Richard Dempsey for remainder of period
VICTORIA GOAL: Kelly (1), Weaver (5)

Third Period
HOUSTON INJURY: Petrova (head) out for game, replaced by Bijou Cremieux.
HOUSTON HAT TRICK: Dalembert (13) - Clarke (10)
VICTORIA GOAL: Paskhowl (4) - Rain (4), Thicke (4)
VICTORIA GOAL: Rain (6) - Paskhowl (4)

Overtime Period
VICTORIA GOAL: Paskhowl (5) - Bedtime (6), Weaver (6)

-Wow, what a back and forth battle, and between two teams in desparate need of a win! Thicke and Sanchez didn't disappoint, dropping the gloves twice, and Dalembert's hat trick solidified her repulation as the league's top sniper.
-It's great to see Victoria generate some offense this time, too. They may not be a contender right now, but let me tell you, they have a massive fan base for a reason! They play with heart and determination.

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Colorado 3 - 2 Jacksonville
DeKatherine (W) - 34 Saves
Jones Payne (L) - 39 Saves

Colorado: Knows-His-Gun, Vanderhoosen, Kennick, Brushtail, Tuomi
Jacksonville: Stapler, Johnson, Manumala, Ansikorpi, Browning

First Period
JACKSONVILLE GOAL: Ansikorpi (6) - Manumala (6)
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Knows-His-Gun (9) - Vanderhoosen (8), Kennick (11)

Second Period
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Kennick (4) - unassisted
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Kennick (5) - Knows-His-Gun (7), Brushtail (3)

Third Period
JACKSONVILLE GOAL: Stapler (4) - Manumala (7)

-If it's not one thing, it's another for the hapless Gators. Another nail-biter right to the finish, but a day late and a goal short for Jacksonville.
-But Colorado's got a formidable offensive line, and they showed the trademark chemistry that's lifted them to the top of their division. Solid showing for both teams.

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Hamilton 2 - 1 Erie
Sasada (W) - 34 Saves
Drake (L) - 43 Saves

Hamilton starting lineup: Tamurello, St. Claire, Parlett, Shepherd, Demidov
Erie starting lineup: Conway, Lehtinen, Bigelow, Kgra, Belic

First Period
HAMILTON GOAL: Shepherd (6) - Parlett (13), Demidov (7)

Second Period
HAMILTON INJURY: Tamurello (knee), out for game. Replaced by Marc-Andre Bisaillion

Third Period
ERIE GOAL: Conway (10) - Bigelow (5)
ERIE INJURY: Conway (head), out for game. Replaced by Luca Snowe
HAMILTON GOAL: Shepherd (7) - Demidov (8), Bisaillon (9)

-In all three of Erie's losses now, they're doing a fine, an important player goes down late, and they crumble from there.
-Well the score was tied, but Erie allowed 45 shots and they didn't all come after Conway went down. Once again they can thank Drake for keeping them in one. But as for Hamilton they show once again, no matter how many big scorers you shut down, there's always someone else to burn you. Tonight it was Shepherd.

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GAME OF THE NIGHT
Green Bay 4 - 3 Saskatoon (OT)
Sunderson (W) - 46 Saves
Alekseev (L) - 38 Saves

Green Bay starting lineup: Underhill, Howl, Audubon, Sandell, Karlson
Saskatoon starting lineup: Baric, Dgeordgevich, Nikitin, Oberheiszer, Swift

First Period
GREEN BAY GOAL: Jakopin (7) - Karlson (5), Underhill (5)
GREEN BAY GOAL: Karlson (4) - Audubon (4), Underhill (6)

Second Period
SASKATOON GOAL: Nikitin (4) - Baric (7)

Third Period
GREEN BAY GOAL: Jakopin (8) - Howl (5), Underhill (7)
SASKATOON GOAL: Oberheiszer (5) - Nikitin (5), Swift (3)
SASKATOON GOAL: Nikitin (5) - Dgeordgevich (9)

Overtime Period
GREEN BAY GOAL: Karlson (5) - Audubon (5), Jakopin (4)

-Wow, two struggling teams meet and you never expect a game this epic. Credit to Saskatoon to have the confidence to stage that third period comeback.
-Yes, and credit to Green Bay for not letting it bury them. Confidence really is the key word here, Karlson seems to have her's back. That's something Green Bay will need if they're going to make a run for a playoff spot.

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Bridgeport 4 - 1 Lexington
Hallertau (W) - 41 Saves
Yoshi (L) - 32 Saves

Bridgeport starting lineup: Turunen, Andreev, Roberts, Delucci, LeLis
Lexington starting lineup: Silvarin, Blizzard, St. Francois, Larsson, S. Kozlov

First Period
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: LeLis (3) - Delucci (5)

Second Period
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Andreev (8) - Turunen (15)
BRIDGEPORT INJURY: LeLis (upper body), out for game. Replaced by Bjorn Grafeldr

Third Period
LEXINGTON GOAL: Blizzard (9) - Larsson (16), St. Francois (7)
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Turunen (11) - Andreev (7)
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Andreev (9) - Turunen (16)

-You know that when Raz Yoshi checked the schedule and saw who he was up against when he was due to play, he couldn't have been too happy. After tonight's game we see why.
-Well, he did a lot better than the last few goalies to play the Bandicoots. Besides, no one is gonna beat that team 1-0. They would have needed a few more offensive contributions to win this one.

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Players recieving growth points
Karlson - 1 (Three Stars)
Dalembert - 2 (Three Stars, Hat Trick)
Paskhowl - 1 (Three Stars)