This Week in the VHLM - Week 6 (Regular Season)

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Welcome to the sixth edition of This Week in the VHLM, Season 89 edition. This edition features the end of the regular season, the playoffs will be separated by round later on. Thanks for checking in, and let’s get into Week 6!

 

Standout Games This Week

 

Halifax - Game 349 – Halifax 4-3 (SO) Mexico City – Halifax with 3 goals in the first period, including 2 PPG – Miroslav with shootout winner

Houston - Game 344 - Houston 5-2 Miami - Bulls outshoot Marauders 51-12, at least 14 shots in all 3 periods - 7 players with 4 shots or more 

Las Vegas - Game 326 - Las Vegas 3-1 Saskatoon - Jeffrey Blake 34 saves on 35 shots - Vegas goes 5/5 on the PK to hold off Saskatoon

Mexico City - Game 328 - Mexico City 5-4 (SO) Philadelphia - Kings with 4 second period goals - Steven Mcdard with shootout winner over top team in the league

Miami - Game 337 - Miami 3-2 Las Vegas - Marauders outshoot Aces 36-17 - Miami 2/3 on PP and 5/5 on PK

Mississauga - Game 318 - Mississauga 5-1 Saskatoon - Hounds with 5 straight goals - Dominik Kopecky with 2 G, 2 A, 4 SHT, 5 HIT, 1 SB

Ottawa - Game 327 - Ottawa 3-2 (SO) Houston - Lynx finally reverse shootout luck, beating future playoff opponent - Harry Callahan and Bruise Banner with shootout goals

Philadelphia - Game 316 - Philadelphia 6-4 Miami - After falling behind 3-1, Philly piles up 5 goals in second/third - 8 players with 4+ shots and 1+ points

San Diego - Game 331 - San Diego 4-3 (SO) Miami - Marlins pile up 61 shots in win over Marauders - Sjin with shootout winner to go with 12 shots and 4 hits

Saskatoon - Game 348 - Saskatoon 1-0 Houston - Wild with upset win over top seed in the West - Joseph Reed with a spectacular 34 save shutout

 

Three Stars of the Week

 

1^st Star – Game 354 – Savaisk Tzesar – San Diego 6-2 Las Vegas – 4 G, 8 SHT, 5 HIT

2^nd Star – Game 343 – Jarmo Ruutu – Ottawa 5-4 Saskatoon – 2 G, 2 A, 7 SHT, 7 HIT

3^rd Star – Game 315 – Baby Moo Moo – San Diego 5-0 Ottawa – 2 G, 2 A, 8 SHT, 3 HIT

 

First Star of the Game Rankings

 

t-1st - Xiver Zilla – Houston – 11

t-1st - Brad Marchand – San Diego – 11

 

3rd - LeBen Aky – Philadelphia – 10

 

t-4th - Carson Walker Jr. - Houston - 9

t-4th - Maxim Anisimov - Halifax - 9

 

Hatty’s and Blanks

 

Hat tricks this week

Game 332 - Philadelphia 4-1 Las Vegas – LeBen Aky (3) 3 G on 9 SHT

Game 336 - San Diego 5-1 Mississauga – Savaisk Tzesar (1) 3 G on 10 SHT

Game 354 - San Diego 6-2 Las Vegas – Savaisk Tzesar (2) 4 G on 8 SHT

Game 360 - Halifax 5-3 Mexico City – Maxim Anisimov (2) 3 G on 8 SHT

 

Shutouts this week

Game 313 – San Diego 3-0 Saskatoon – Clark (5) 20 Saves

Game 314 - Mexico City 3-0 Las Vegas - Jose Avocado (4) 22 Saves

Game 315 - San Diego 5-0 Ottawa - Clark (6) 11 Saves

Game 322 - Mississauga 1-0 Houston - Pierre-Luc Dutil (2) 18 Saves

Game 348 - Saskatoon 1-0 Houston - Joseph Reed (2) 34 Saves

Game 358 - Mississauga 1-0 Philadelphia - Pierre-Luc Dutil (3) 31 Saves

 

Hot and Cold

 

San Diego – 9-1-0 in sim, 18 of 20 possible points, .900 pts %

Philadelphia – 7-2-1 in sim, 15 of 20 possible points, .750 pts %

 

Saskatoon – 3-6-1 in sim, 7 of 20 possible points, .350 pts %

Las Vegas – 1-8-0 in sim, 2 of 18 possible points, .111 pts %

 

Standings

 

East

Philadelphia – 55-12-5 – 115 points - +84 DIF

Mississauga – 36-26-10 – 82 points - +2

Halifax – 32-37-3 – 67 points - -21

Ottawa – 24-33-15 – 63 points - -41

Miami – 26-36-10 – 62 points - -59

 

West

Houston – 48-14-10 – 106 points - +68 DIF

San Diego – 49-16-7 – 105 points - +74

Mexico City – 39-27-6 – 84 points - -2

Saskatoon – 26-42-4 – 56 points - -47

Las Vegas – 25-43-4 – 54 points - -58

 

Statistical Leaders

 

Skaters

Points – Axle Gunner – Philadelphia, Brad Marchand - San Diego – 99

Goals – Brad Marchand - San Diego  – 46

Assists – Tyler Swift – Philadelphia – 61

Shots – Catia Goncalves – Mississauga – 411

Game Winners – Axle Gunner – Philadelphia – 11

 

Goalies

Wins – Karl Herzlich - Philadelphia - 54

Save Percentage – Karl Herzlich - Philadelphia - .917

Goals Against Average – Karl Herzlich – Philadelphia - 2.21

Shutouts – Karl Herzlich - Philadelphia, Clark - San Diego - 6

 

Projections Comparison

 

West Projection          Standings

Houston                       Houston

Mexico City                San Diego

Las Vegas                   Mexico City

San Diego                   Saskatoon

Saskatoon                   Las Vegas

 

East Projection           Standings

Philadelphia                Philadelphia

Mississauga                Mississauga

Ottawa                        Halifax

Halifax                         Ottawa

Miami                           Miami

 

That will do it for the Week 6 edition of This Week in the VHLM. Thank you for reading, and I’ll see you again after the first round!

 

Mentions:

 

Spoiler

Miroslav @Zyrok

Jeffrey Blake @ElementStyx9

Steven Mcdard @Zyrox

Dominik Kopecky @DustyMclaren

Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr

Bruise Banner @ctots

Sjin @Sjin

Joseph Reed @BrutalBoost

Savaisk Tzesar @comrade cat

Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu

Baby Moo Moo @Elvis

Xiver Zilla @jhatty8

Brad Marchand @McGriddy10

LeBen Aky @Ben_Reformed

Carson Walker Jr. @Cwalker

Maxim Anisimov @McLovin

Clark @cl4rk

Jose Avocado @Bobo

Pierre-Luc Dutil @Pierre-Luc Dutil

Axle Gunner @Steve

Tyler Swift @lilchrist

Catia Goncalves @cLoWn

Karl Herzlich @LastGoon007