Shadowmen Hit 700pts, Edge Hit 600pts

A night of Milestones in both the FunHL and the NHL last night. As noted in the headline, the Shadowmen finally crossed over to become the fourth team with over 700pts (the minor fluctuations of goaltending stats meant he may have done it the night before but still - its done now). The Edge are still bringing up the rear in the Predator Cup standings but the have finally crossed the 600pt threshold. Still, the Edge are putting the celebrations on hold as they are slipping even further back of the Scourge now some 16+pts ahead of them in the standings.

In the NHL, Joe Sakic potted his 600th goal becoming only the 17th player to do so. Not to be out done, Mats Sundin scored last night and passed Dale Hawerchuk to claim 30th place on the all-time list. While the Finnish Flash also scored last night and passed Bryan Trotier to sit 27th on the all-time NHL goalscorers list.

In the Predator Cup race, the Bladerunners were poised to gain some ground on their rivals with 9 players dressed and Kipprusoff in the net but it didn't work out like that. The Highlanders got a fantastic performance from R.Dipietro while Kipper lost points. The Highlanders only had five players skating but managed multi-point nights from Dipietro (3), T.Selanne (3), Nylander (2) and Pronger (2). The Bladerunners are still getting fantastic production from V.Lecavialler, another 2 goals last night, and surpisingly steady production from A.Zhitnik (among others) such that his goaltending woes, which everyone expects to be temporary, didn't hurt too much. The Bladerunners still hold the lead and at the end of the season, that is what matters.

In the Challenge Cup, this weekend could prove pivotal. The Highlanders hold a lead on the Personal Vendetta which, if it stands up, will complete the playoff dance card. If the Vendetta can come back this weekend, the Wolves and Great Whites will need to turn their games around (losing to the Scourge and Bladerunners, respectively) if they want to have any hope of post-season play.

The Scourge continue to impress in the Omnivore and are in many ways the story right now but when all is said and done, the Bladerunners continue to hold a healthy lead.

A host of games over the next few days before the Week 20 chapter of the pool can be closed, until then here are the unofficial stats: