Bladerunners extend lead; Knights Templar join 700pt club; Shadowmen fall to 4th in Omnivore

The Highlanders were looking poised to retake the lead in the Predator Cup race last night until the Calgary and Los Angeles scores came in. Jerome Iginla's 4pt night along with K.Huselius and L.Visnovsky's 2pt nights was the difference needed to forstall any drop from top position. Indeed, the Bladerunners gained a further two points on the Highlanders and have the league's top point total for the week at over 45pts.

The Knights Templar are having a fine week of their own (over 36pts) and last night crossed over the 700pt mark. The Great Whites are also enjoying a solid week (currently over 34pts) and are poised to cross the 800pt mark tonight.

The fine Great White performance looks to be impacting the Challenge Cup as well, though the fish themselves have been eliminated from the post-season. Should the Great Whites hold on to their lead over the Shadowmen and the Highlanders go on to victory in their game against the Edge, the Highlanders will move into 3rd place ahead of the Shadowmen and avoid the Bladerunners in the first round.

In the Omnivore, the Shadowmen took a +/- hit from defenseman D.Markove last night (he went -3) and are now in fourth place in the Omnivore standings. The Highlanders passed them but still remain 12pts back of the Scourge and 28pts back of the Bladerunners and their impressive +44pt standing.

My appologies in advance but I have a conference out of town tomorrow so the final stats for the week won't be posted until late Monday.

Until then, here are the unofficial stats following Saturday night's action: