Lynx stay hot

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The Ottawa Lynx are atop the VHLM standings, and have been since the season started. They started 8-0 before being dealt their first loss, a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Reapers. Just a few games later, they dropped an overtime game to the defending champion Minnesota Storm. They have not lost since then; they currently have a 14-1-1 record, putting them three points ahead of the second-place Las Vegas Aces. Ottawa has also played one fewer game thus far than most other teams.

 

Leading the way for the Lynx are Adam Syreck and Richard Penisson, who are the top two point scorers in the VHLM. Penisson is the goals leader at 21, while Syreck leads in assists with 31. Their linemate Big Chungus is also performing well, with 14 goals and 32 points. Goaltender Joakim Bruden is also contributing to the victories, with a league-leading .897 save percentage. Coming into the season, he looked like the best player on the team, and while he has certainly performed, it has been the offense that has stolen the show.

 

The Lynx have a relatively easy stretch of games coming up, with some difficult teams being peppered in here and there. Of the next 12, eight are against the bottom four teams in the league, all of whom are clearly at least a tier below the rest.