This Week in the VHLM - Week 4

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Welcome to the fourth edition of This Week in the VHLM, Season 89 edition. Thanks for checking in, and let’s get into Week 4!

 

Trades

 

1 trade this week between Las Vegas and Houston, here are the details:

 

Las Vegas gets:

 

D Harjen Van Araken (S90)

RW Jason Lajeunesse Jr. (S86)

 

Houston gets:

 

D Walter Fitzroy Jr. (S90)

 

Standout Games This Week

 

Halifax - Game 183 – Halifax 5-3 Philadelphia – HFX was outshot 43-17 – Boolie Buchholz 40 SV on 43 SHT in win over top team in the league

Houston - Game 216 - Houston 3-2 San Diego - Devon Giguere 16 SV in third period - Bulls win the battle of the top teams in the West 

Las Vegas - Game 176 - Las Vegas 4-3 (OT) Halifax - Maxim Anisimov OT winner - Jeffrey Blake 34 SV

Mexico City - Game 220 - Mexico City 3-1 Ottawa - 2 PPG for Bulls - MEX 5th win over OTT in sim

Miami - Game 213 - Miami 2-1 Saskatoon - Marauders outshoot Wild 37-29 - Oden Bell with 1 G on 10 shots in win

Mississauga - Game 184 - Mississauga 3-2 (OT) Miami - Catia Goncalves scores game winner 40 seconds into OT, added 12 SHT, 3 HIT, 3 SB

Ottawa - Game 204 - Ottawa 2-0 Miami - OTT with 2 goals in 49 seconds - Ryan Artyomov 18 SV SHO

Philadelphia - Game 226 - Philadelphia 3-2 (OT) Houston - Tyler Swift OT winner 48 seconds in - 13 SV for Karl Herzlich in 3rd period

San Diego - Game 214 - San Diego 4-3 (SO) Philadelphia - Brad Marchand with the only goal in the SO - Marlins close the gap to the top of the VHLM standings

Saskatoon - Game 187 - Saskatoon 6-1 Halifax - SSK with 4 goals in third period to pull away - Ontario Leblanc Jr. with 2 G, 2 A, 6 SHT, 2 SB

 

Three Stars of the Week

 

1^st Star – Game 193 – Diego Machado – Saskatoon 5-1 Miami – 4 G, 11 SHT, 1 SB

2^nd Star – Game 200 – Robert Boldy – Mississauga 8-2 Miami – 3 G, 2 A, 13 SHT, 1 HIT, 1 SB

3^rd Star – Game 223 – Axle Gunner – Philadelphia 4-3 Las Vegas – 2 G, 2 A, 6 SHT, 2 HIT, 1 SB

 

First Star of the Game Rankings

 

1st - LeBen Aky – Philadelphia – 9

 

t-2nd - Brad Marchand – San Diego – 7

t-2nd - Karl Herzlich – Philadelphia – 7

t-2nd - Xiver Zilla – Houston – 7

 

t-5th - Carson Walker Jr. - Houston - 6

t-5th - Clark – San Diego – 6
t-5th - Harry Callahan – Ottawa – 6

t-5th - Maxim Anisimov - Las Vegas - 6

t-5th - Miroslav – Halifax – 6

t-5th - Sjin – San Diego – 6

 

Hatty’s and Blanks

 

Hat tricks this week

Game 172 – San Diego 4-3 (OT) Houston – Brad Marchand (3) 3 G on 7 SHT

Game 175 - Mississauga 3-2 Mexico City - Gremlis Lielais (1) 3 G on 3 SHT

Game 193 - Saskatoon 5-1 Miami - Diego Machado (1) 4 G on 11 SHT

Game 196 - Philadelphia 4-2 Las Vegas - Axle Gunner (2) 3 G on 9 SHT

Game 200 - Mississauga 8-2 Miami - Robert Boldy (1) 3 G on 13 SHT

Game 222 - San Diego 5-0 Saskatoon - Sjin (1) 3 G on 6 SHT

Game 232 - Ottawa 6-4 Saskatoon - Celise Pereira (1) 3 G on 5 SHT

 

Shutouts this week

Game 178 – Houston 2-0 Philadelphia – Devon Giguere (3) 26 Saves

Game 181 - San Diego 3-0 Las Vegas - Clark (1) 16 Saves

Game 199 - Mexico City 2-0 Ottawa - Jose Avocado (1) 17 Saves

Game 204 - Ottawa 2-0 Miami - Ryan Artyomov (3) 18 Saves

Game 208 - Saskatoon 2-0 Las Vegas - Joseph Reed (1) 20 Saves

Game 215 - Mexico City 2-0 Ottawa - Jose Avocado (2) 23 Saves

Game 222 - San Diego 5-0 Saskatoon - Clark (2) 19 Saves

Game 224 - Mississauga 4-0 Mexico City - Pierre-Luc Dutil (1) 32 Saves

Game 225 - Miami 1-0 Ottawa - Gage Barclay (2) 18 Saves

Game 228 - San Diego 2-0 Saskatoon - Clark (3) 21 Saves

 

Hot and Cold

 

Mississauga – 10-2-1 in sim, 21 of 26 possible points, .808 pts %

Houston – 10-2-3 in sim, 23 of 30 possible points, .767 pts %

 

Las Vegas – 4-10-0 in sim, 8 of 28 possible points, .286 pts %

Halifax – 3-10-1 in sim, 7 of 28 possible points, .250 pts %

 

Standings

 

East

Philadelphia – 39-6-3 – 81 points - +62 DIF

Mississauga – 25-16-6 – 56 points - +16

Halifax – 20-26-2 – 42 points - -21

Ottawa – 15-24-8 – 38 points - -34

Miami – 15-26-6 – 36 points - -53

 

West

San Diego – 31-13-4 – 66 points - +36 DIF

Houston – 29-12-8 – 66 points - +33

Mexico City – 27-16-5 – 59 points - +5

Las Vegas – 20-24-4 – 44 points - -22

Saskatoon – 18-27-3 – 39 points - -22

 

Statistical Leaders

 

Skaters

Points – Axle Gunner – Philadelphia – 75

Goals – LeBen Aky – Philadelphia – 34

Assists – Tyler Swift – Philadelphia – 47

Shots – Carson Walker Jr. – Mexico City – 303

Game Winners – Axle Gunner – Philadelphia, Baby Moo Moo – San Diego – 8

 

Goalies

Wins – Karl Herzlich - 39

Save Percentage – Karl Herzlich - .917

Goals Against Average – Karl Herzlich – 2.24

Shutouts – Karl Herzlich - 5

 

Projections Comparison

 

West Projection          Standings

Houston                      San Diego

Mexico City                 Houston

Las Vegas                   Mexico City

San Diego                   Las Vegas

Saskatoon                  Saskatoon

 

East Projection           Standings

Philadelphia                Philadelphia

Mississauga                Mississauga

Ottawa                        Halifax

Halifax                         Ottawa

Miami                           Miami

 

That will do it for the Week 4 edition of This Week in the VHLM. Thank you for reading, and I’ll see you again next week!

 

Players mentioned this week:

 

Axle Gunner @Steve

Baby Moo Moo @Elvis

Boolie Buchholz @Jacob buchholz

Brad Marchand @McGriddy10

Carson Walker Jr. @Cwalker

Catia Goncalves @cLoWn

Celise Pereira @asteria

Clark @cl4rk

Devon Giguere @omniscius

Diego Machado @Dadam30

Gage Barclay @Waffleboard39

Gremlis Lielais @Anomalijs

Harjen Van Araken @VaderTheTater

Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr

Jason Lajeunesse Jr. @ThatCanadian

Jeffrey Blake @ElementStyx9

Jose Avocado @Bobo

Joseph Reed @BrutalBoost

Karl Herzlich @LastGoon007

LeBen Aky @Ben_Reformed

Maxim Anisimov @McLovin

Miroslav @Zyrok

Oden Bell @WhiskyJack

Ontario Leblanc Jr. @Psanchez55

Pierre-Luc Dutil @Pierre-Luc Dutil

Robert Boldy @The Goblin

Ryan Artyomov @Enorama

Sjin @Sjin

Tyler Swift @lilchrist

Walter Fitzroy Jr.

Xiver Zilla @jhatty8