Nighthawks Clinch Victory Cup

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With 6 games left on the schedule for S92, the Malmo Nighthawks have clinched the Victory Cup for the VHL's best record. At 49-12-5 for 103 points, they now sit 13 points clear of the Calgary Wranglers and Los Angeles Stars and 15 points ahead of the Helsinki Titans and Moscow Menace. 18 games into the season, the Nighthawks were 10-6-2, but since then, they have gone 39-6-3, taking 81 of a possible 96 points (.844 points percentage).

 

The Nighthawks offence, once floundering, has exploded in the season's second half. They now lead the league in goals for with 230. Viktor Jensen has rocketed up the scoring charts to sit 8th in the league with 86 points in 66 games, and the Nighthawks boast two of the league's top-5 scoring defensemen in Jacob Stone (81 points) and Reese McFleury (71 points).

 

Defensively, the Nighthawks have been strong all year, and have the league's best defense by a fairly wide margin thus far with just 153 goals against. Ash Sparks, goaltender and team captain, leads the league in wins (44) and is second in GAA (2.27) and shutouts (5) while also being within a couple points of the league leaders in save percentage.

 

Of course, at the end of the day, you play to win the Continental Cup, not the Victory Cup. It will be up to the Nighthawks to stay focused and carry this strong form into the post-season when everything turns up another notch in a few days. But so far, everything has gone just how the Nighthawks drew it up.
 

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