Ok after last weeks games we have one team now officially slotted in a playoff slot.

Early game between Montreal and Boston the 4th and 5th seeded teams.  Bruins get the only goal in the opening frame.  Bruins out score the Habs 2-1 in the 2nd period taking a 3-1 lead into the final frame.  Habs make it a one goal game at 12:56 of the 3rd.  But then the Bruins take over and dismantle the Habs scoring 6 times and Habs scoring only 1 for a final Bruin victory of 9 to 3.  Habs I think scored a few times in their own net in that collapse of 10 minutes of hockey.  You could hear Habs goalie Ervin mumbling “really????”    Habs went 1-1 on the PP and Bruins were 0-1.  Habs got goals from Rukavina, Robin Chantaj and Thompson.  Bruins got 2 goals from Cummings and singles from Flumerfelt, Annan, Cosentino, Marshall, Chalovich, Karabinis and Cormier.  Players of the Game went to Bruins backstop Gorde Ide and Habs David Dupal.  With the Bruin victory Habs officially will be the 5th seed in the Playoffs, 2 years in a row now.  Bruins still have a chance to catch the 3rd seed or remain in the 4th.

Late tilt between the Islanders and the Oilers.  Tough game that looked like a playoff match.  Oilers get the only goal in the 1st period.  Oilers out score the Islanders 2-1 in the 2nd for a 3-1 lead after 2.  Islanders score a short handed goal early in the 3rd making it a 1 goal lead.  Oilers jump back on top by 2 at 10:26 then put a nail in the Islander coffin with their 5th of the game and this one finished 5-2 Oilers.  That was Oilers 4th straight win as they sweep through everyone in the league and now are surging and still have a shot at top seed with some help.  Islanders get goals from McKean and Tygessen.  McKean with a single point now needs 5 ptrs to tie the scoring record in his last 2 games.  Oilers get 2 goals from Maguire and singles from Nelson, Brideau and Rundle.  Both teams went 0-3 on the PP.  Players of the Game went to both #7’s, Islanders Kenny Coffin and Oilers Jimmy Maguire.

This weeks games on Friday, February 26 will feature at 9:15 Boston and Edmonton and at 10:30 Montreal vs the rested Flyers.  Islanders get the week off.

Lots still to play for as we have 3 more weeks of our regular (or pre season) games.

See you all on the ice!