NOTICE: *Erie Tail Storm have clinched a playoff berth.
NOTICE: *Bridgeport Bandicoots have clinched a playoff berth.
NOTICE: *Las Vegas High Rollers have clinched a playoff berth.
NOTICE: *Green Bay Tundra have been eliminated from playoff contention.
NOTICE: *Houston Cosmonauts have been eliminated from playoff contention.
NOTICE: *Hamilton Wanderers have clinched the top seed in the East.
NOTICE: *Erie D Belic Bear suspended one game and fined $25,000 for illegal hit to Green Bay D Marty Walnut

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Las Vegas 3 - 1 Victoria
Howling (W) - 35 Saves
PichuPal (L) - 39 Saves

Las Vegas starting lineup: Good, Neighbors, Streip, Danneskjold, Slovaki
Victoria starting lineup: Rain, Bedtime, Paskhowl, Weaver, Thicke

First Period
LAS VEGAS GOAL: Slovaki (14) - unassisted

Second Period
LAS VEGAS GOAL: Slovaki (15) - Good (23), Danneskjold (15)

Third Period
LAS VEGAS GOAL: Good (13) - Neighbors (20), Danneskjold (16)
VICTORIA GOAL: Paskhowl (10) - Weaver (14)

-Good performance here from Las Vegas to solidify their playoff position, they'd been slipping lately. Great fight from Victoria too.
-Yeah, Victoria's really gotten better since the beginning of the season, and for that they're still not out of it but they've got a tall, tall task next week in Hamilton that they need to win to get in the playoffs.

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GAME OF THE NIGHT
Hamilton 1 - 0 Houston
Collie (W) - 30 Saves
Fisher (L) - 44 Saves

Hamilton starting lineup: Rentanen, St. Claire, Parlett, Demidov, Jones
Houston starting lineup: Lawrence, Dalembert, Petrova, Clarke, Sanchez

First Period
HAMILTON GOAL: Parlett (13) - St. Claire (17), Rentanen (14)

Second Period
HAMILTON INJURY: St. Claire (knee), out for game. Replaced by Nathan Tamurello
HOUSTON INJURY: Sanchez (knee), out for game. Replaced by Bijou Cremieux

Third Period
No Scoring

-Nasty collision in the second period first and foremost, between Sanchez and St. Claire, hopefully those two will be okay. They were both seen walking out of the stadium after the game, good to see that nothing is broken at the very least.
-Yes that's most important, but secondly, poor Houston. What a run, and what a game to go out on! A lot of questions about whether Tiberius Fisher would be on this roster next season, doubt they'd let him go after the way he played tonight.

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Portland 4 - 2 Lexington
Pehltonen (W) - 39 Saves
Ramses (L) - 29 Saves

Portland starting lineup: Sandstrom, Kieffer, Backdraft, Wingdog, Shepherd
Lexington starting lineup: Silvarin, Blizzard, St. Francois, Larsson, S. Kozlov

First Period
LEXINGTON GOAL: Larsson (13) - Silvarin (21)
PORTLAND GOAL: Backdraft (12) - Shepherd (23), Wingdog (17)

Second Period
PORTLAND GOAL: Sandstrom (2) - Kieffer (14)
PORTLAND GOAL: Shepherd (18) - Wingdog (18)

Third Period
LEXINGTON INJURY: Silvarin (upper body), out for game. Replaced by Aneta Kozlov
PORTLAND GOAL: Backdraft (13) - Kieffer (15)
LEXINGTON GOAL: St. Francois (22) - Blizzard (17)

-Both teams here had a chance to make a statement, they already know they're in the playoffs. The injured Portland managed to impress a bit more.
-This Roses team is just full of silent killers, no one player really jumps off the roster with huge games, but they're got a good four players who consistently put up three points a night. Its a lot for any team to handle, even one as good as Lexington.

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Brideport 3 - 0 Jacksonville
W - Hallertau (35 Saves)
L - Jones-Payne (37 Saves)

Jacksonville: Sylvia Stapler, Cammy Johnson, Sable Manumala, Antero Ansikorpi, Rikko Browning
Bridgeport: Vesa Turunen, Pavel Yasmiranov, Charles Roberts, Chris Delucci, Bjorn Grafeldr

First Period
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Yasmiranov (3) - Turunen (27), Roberts (12)

Second Period
No Scoring

Third Period
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: DeLucci (9) - Unassisted
BRIDGEPORT FIGHTING MAJOR: Bjorn Grafeldr, replaced by Sean Wulf
JACKSONVILLE FIGHTING MAJOR: Sylvia Stapler, replaced by Johan Bjorkman
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Wulf (4) - Turunen (28), Yasmiranov (9)

-Sensational performance by the Bandicoots defense! Blocking shots, keeping shots to the outside, and shutting down the Gator's offense.
-Better believe Croco Chilton and the Bandicoots faithful are breathing a sigh of relief! Hallertau's first shutout of the season has just bought Bridgeport their ticket to the post-season!

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Erie 5 - 0 Green Bay
W - Husky (30 Saves) (Spaniel, 0 Goals on 2 Shots, TOI: 5:00)
L - Sunderson (28 Saves) (Bell, 0 Goals on 3 Shots, TOI: 5:00)

Erie: Beino Conway, Jerry Bigelow, Kai Lehtinen, Kgra Leopard, Belic Bear
Green Bay: Joshua Underhill, Brent Howl, Helga Karlson, Phoenix Audubon, Alfonz Jakopin

First Period
ERIE GOAL: Conway (17) - Belic (10)
ERIE GOAL: Bigelow (14) - Conway (15), Lehtinen (22)

Second Period
ERIE GOAL: Bigelow (15) - Conway (16), Lehtinen (23)

Third Period
ERIE GOAL: Belic (10) - Unassisted
ERIE GOAL: Lehtinen (7) - Bigelow (13), Belic (11)
GREEN BAY INJURY: Underhill (head), replaced for game by Marty Walnut
ERIE FIGHTING MAJOR: Drake Huskey, replaced by Spangler Spaniel
GREEN BAY FIGHTING MAJOR: Halfred Sunderson, replaced by Mark Bell

-Conway and Husky returned from their suspensions with a vengeance. This was the Tail Storm at their finest: absolutely dismantling Green Bay. Not even close.
-Well, the suspense is finally over for Green Bay, and frustrations really hit their breaking point. What a bench-clearing brawl in the final 5 minutes of play!

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Colorado Springs 6 - 4 Saskatoon
W - Sparks (30 Saves)
L - Alekseev (36 Saves)

Colorado: Xanadus Knows-His-Gun, Ian Vanderhoosen, Tyler Kennick, Sandy Brushtail, Joakim Tuomi
Saskatoon: Bojan Baric, Alexei Tushenko, Aljosha Dgordgevich, Harmony Oberheiszer, Ljetosha Sheparovich

First Period
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Vanderhoosen (10) - Knows-His-Gun (14), Tuomi (11)
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Brushtail (19) - Vanderhoosen (23)
SASKATOON INJURY: Ljetosha Sheparovich (ankle), replaced by Richmond Swift for game
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Knows-His-Gun (21) - Kennick (23), Vanderhoosen (24)
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Brushtail (20) - Tuomi (12)

Second Period
SASKATOON GOAL: Oberheiszer (10) - Swift (5)
SASKATOON FIGHTING MAJOR: Richmond Swift, replaced by Dimitri Nikitin
COLORADO FIGHTING MAJOR: Tyler Kennick, replaced by Ivan Petrov
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Knows-His-Gun (22) - Vanderhoosen (25), Petrov (15)

Third Period
SASKATOON GOAL: Baric (18) - Dgordgevich (19), Oberheiszer (17)
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Kennick (10) - Unassisted
SASKATOON GOAL: Tushenko (7) - Baric (14), Swift (6)
SASKATOON GOAL: Oberheiszer (11) - Dgordgevich (20), Swift (7)

-A shootout in Colorado goes to the hometown favorite. And Saskatoon could have won it, too, if the Pioneers hadn't run circles around them for the first period.
-This was back-and-forth, no doubt about it, and Saskatoon really showed the desparation of a team clinging to a playoff spot. In the end, the balanced Colorado Springs attack proved just too much.

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Players recieving growth points
Drake - 2 (Three Stars, Shutout Goalie)
Hallertau - 2 (Three Stars, Shutout Goalie)
Collie - 2 (Three Stars, Shutout Goalie)
Grafeldr - 1 (Shutout Defenseman)
Delucci - 1 (Shutout Defenseman)
Wulf - 1 (Shutout Defenseman)
Demidov - 1 (Shutout Defenseman)
Jones - 1 (Shutout Defenseman)
Spaniel - 1 (Shutout Goalie)
Belic - 1 (Shutout Defenseman)
Kgra - 1 (Shutout Defenseman)