Closing in on the HALFWAY mark of the 2016-17 FNHL season. It's a 88 regular season schedule. Let's check in on the leaders board.
1. PANTHERS 37-3 HOLDING POLE POSITION RW Bryan Rust surprisingly leads the Panthers. Duo of Carey Price and Petr Mrazek continue to be backbone of this team.
2. BLACKHAWKS 35-5 HOLDING GROUNDRookie Ryan Hartman surges up point board over past 3 wks. Holtby is stone wall for this team.
3. KINGS 32-8 HOLDING GROUNDVoracek, Tarasenko & Saad scoring tons for the Kings. Peter Budaj & Roberto Luongo posting all the goalie pts.
3. BRUINS 32-8 CREEPING UPDavid Pastrnak and newly added Erik Karlsson doing all the scoring for Bruins. Talbot stellar in net and Rask his usual stud-self.
5. PREDATORS 30-10 SLIPPING DOWNHornqvist & Cam Atkinson lead the Preds offence. Freddy Andersen surging up goalie stat chart. Slipping out of Top 3 by a hair.
5. LIGHTNING 30-10 CREEPING UPRasmus Ristolainen continues to bolster this team's scoring since trade from Minnesota. Antti Niemi outpacing Bishop as this team's starter.
5. REDWINGS 30-10 HOLDING GROUNDPqcioretty & Sam Gagner have been leading the team in scoring over the past several wks. Jake Allen stopping everything for Wings.
8. PENGUINS 29-11 SLIPPING DOWNSid Crosby continues his elite scoring for Pens. Thomas Greiss and MAF share the crease and bring home the goalie points.
8. RANGERS 29-11 CREEPING UPRookie Patrik Laine, young superstar in the making Jonathan Drouin and veteran Ryan Kesler lead offence. Martin Jones backstops and posting lots of goalie pts.
10. AVALANCHE 27-13 CREEPING UPKnocks St.Louis out of the Top 10. Geno & Little Joe pacing the skaters. Cory Schneider winning just enough to help out.
So who's knocking on the door of the TOP 10, these 5:
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26-14
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25-15
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22-18
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22-18
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22-18