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Saskatoon 4 - 2 Houston
Alekseev (W) - 31 Saves
Fisher (L) - 38 Saves

Saskatoon starting lineup: Baric, Tushenko, Dgeordgevich, Oberheiszer, Sherapovich
Houston starting lineup: Lawrence, Dalembert, Petrova, Clarke, Sanchez

First Period
SASKATOON GOAL: Baric (15) - Sherapovich (6), Dgeordgevich (16)
SASKATOON GOAL: Oberheiszer (9) - Dgeordgevich (17)
HOUSTON GOAL: Lawrence (12) - Dalembert (17)
SASKATOON GOAL: Baric (16) - Oberheiszer (16), Tushenko (6)
HOUSTON GOAL: Lawrence (13) - Sanchez (11), Petrova (15)

Second Period
No Scoring

Third Period
SASKATOON HAT TRICK: Baric (17) - Tushenko (7), Dgeordgevich (18)

-Bojan Baric is probably the hottest player in the league right now, with back-to-back hat tricks.
-Yeah and let's not forget about the defense either, not too often a team holds the cosmonauts to just two goals.

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Hamilton 4 - 1 Lexington
Collie (W) - 29 Saves
Ramses (L) - 41 Saves

Hamilton starting lineup: Rentanen, St. Claire, Parlett, Demidov, Jones
Lexington starting lineup: Silvarin, Blizzard, St. Francois, Larsson, S. Kozlov

First Period
HAMILTON GOAL: St. Claire (15) - Parlett (22), Rentanen (13)
HAMILTON GOAL: Jones (11) - Parlett (23)

Second Period
LEXINGTON GOAL: St. Francois (21) - Blizzard (17), Larsson (25)
HAMILTON GOAL: St. Claire (16) - Parlett (24), Demidov (19)

Third Period
HAMILTON GOAL: Parlett (12) - Demidov (20)

-Lexington had a chance to tie for first in the east here but Hamilton really put their foot down and showed that they are the league's elite team.
-Well granted Kristopher Larsson wasn't 100% in this one and even at 150% the Wanderers are a tall task. Commendable performance from both teams.

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Victoria 4 - 2 Green Bay
PichuPal (W) - 33 Saves
Sunderson (L) - 29 Saves

Victoria starting lineup: Rain, Bedtime, Paskhowl, Weaver, Thicke
Green Bay starting lineup: Underhill, Howl, Karlson, Audubon, Jakopin

First Period
VICTORIA GOAL: Rain (12) - Weaver (13), Thicke (4)
VICTORIA GOAL: Weaver (3) - Paskhowl (19)
GREEN BAY GOAL: Karlson (14) - Jakopin (8)
VICTORIA GOAL: Weaver (4) - Unassisted
VICTORIA GOAL: Paskhowl (9) - unassisted
GREEN BAY INJURY: Audubon (knee), out for game. Replaced by Bjorn Sandell

Second Period
GREEN BAY FIGHT: Sandell, replaced by Marty Walnut for remainder of period
VICTORIA FIGHT: Thicke, replaced by Sondre Saarsgaard for remainder of period
Third Period

Third Period
GREEN BAY INJURY: Underhill (head) out for game. Replaced by Marty Walnut
GREEN BAY GOAL: Sandell (5) - Karlson (13), Walnut (15)

-Green Bay got a lot of help from both Erie and Bridgeport losing on this night, but they couldn't help themselves with a win.
-Well Victoria's got their own playoff hopes to keep alive, and they did so wonderfully here. Hard to focus on a game when they're watching the scoreboard for SPD-HTC but they did so just fine here.[/i]

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Jacksonville 5 - 2 Erie
W - Jones-Payne (30 Saves)
L - Spaniel (35 Saves)

Erie: Luca Snowe, Jerry Bigelow, Kai Lehtinen, Kgra Leopard, Belic Bear
Jacksonville: Sylvia Stapler, Cammy Johnson, Sable Manumala, Antero Ansikorpi, Rikko Browning

First Period
ERIE GOAL: Snowe (5) - Lehtinen (20), Bigelow (12)
JACKSONVILLE GOAL: Manumala (16) - Johnson (10), Browning (19)
ERIE GOAL: Belic (9) - Kgra (7)

Second Period
JACKSONVILLE GOAL: Stapler (7) - Johnson (11)
JACKSONVILLE INJURY: Sable Manumala, replaced for game by Johan Bjorkman
JACKSONVILLE GOAL: Ansikorpi (11) - Stapler (14), Johnson (12)
JACKSONVILLE GOAL: Ansikorpi (12) - Bjorkman (2), Browning (20)

Third Period
JACKSONVILLE GOAL: Browning (5) - Unassisted
ERIE GOAL: Bigelow (13) - Snowe (7), Lehtinen (21)


-What is going on in Erie?! The team that seemed to be coasting towards the playoffs before can't seem to even buy a win now. A valiant effort by a crippled Tail Storm squad, but you're not going to win many games with your starting center and goaltender on the bench.
-Meanwhile, Jacksonville showing a lot of heart for team whose season is all but done. Erie had no answer for Antero Ansikorpi's presence as both an offensive threat and defensive menace.

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GAME OF THE NIGHT
Colorado Springs 2 - 1 Las Vegas (OT)
W - DeKatherine (37 Saves)
OL - Howling (40 Saves)

Las Vegas: Liam Good, Colby Neighbors, Raffi Streip, Elrik Danneskjold, Igor Slovaki
Colorado: Xanadus Knows-His-Gun, Ian Vanderhoosen, Tyler Kennick, Sandy Brushtail, Joakim Tuomi

First Period
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Kennick (9) - Vanderhoosen (21), Knows-His-Gun (13)

Second Period
No Scoring

Third Period
LAS VEGAS GOAL: Slovaki (13) - Danneskjold (14)

Overtime Period
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Knows-His-Gun (20) - Vanderhoosen (22), Brushtail (7)

-That's how you beat the Highrollers: slow down the pace and keep the game defensive. Disciplined game from start to finish for both teams.
-Props to both goaltenders, too. Fans were treated to a puck-stopping circus on both sides of the rink.

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Portland 6 - 3 Bridgeport
W - Pehltonen (36 Saves)
L - Theodore (29 Saves)

Portland: Simba Sefu, Kip Kieffer, Backdraft Wolf, Paul Shepherd, Wingdog
Bridgeport: Vesa Turunen, Viktor Andreev, Charles Roberts, Chris Delucci, Manny Lelis

First Period
PORTLAND GOAL: Shepherd (17) - Kieffer (13), Sefu (19)
PORTLAND GOAL: Sefu (9) - Shepherd (20)
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Roberts (12) - Turunen (25), Delucci (12)

Second Period
PORTLAND GOAL: Kieffer (17) - Shepherd (21), Sefu (20)
BRIDGEPORT FIGHTING MAJOR: Manny LeLis, replaced for period by Sean Wulf
PORTLAND FIGHTING MAJOR: Paul Shepherd, replaced for period by Zyle Vaugn
PORTLAND GOAL: Kieffer (18) - Backdraft (30), Vaugn (7)

Third Period
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: LeLis (7) - Unassisted
PORTLAND GOAL: Backdraft (10) - Wingdog (16)
PORTLAND GOAL: Backdraft (11) - Sefu (21), Shepherd (22)
PORTLAND INJURY: Simba Sefu (lost 2 teeth, out for next game), replaced by Tatsh Sandstrom
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Andreev (12) - Turunen (26), Delucci (13)

-Bridgeport has fallen into their worst slump of the season, and at the worst possible time, too. Locked in a battle with Green Bay and Erie for that last playoff spot, these last two games are gonna be do-or-die.
-Meanwhile, Portland cements their place as division champs this year. There was a lot of protest when the All-Star nominations snubbed Paul Shepherd, and he's showing just why. He may be a dark horse for the MVP award this year, but he's been building a strong case for himself.

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Players recieving growth points
Baric - 2 (Hat Trick, Three Stars)
Parlett - 1 (Three Stars)
Shepherd - 1 (Three Stars)