Saturday, February 21, 2009

Brynäs, Amerks Win, 'Blades Lose

Anders Lindbäck started for the third game in a row for Brynäs and he picked up a critical win against Södertälje in the process. I couldn't tell you when Jacob Markström will get back in there, but it certainly seems like Lindbäck's earning every game he gets. With only four games remaining in the regular season, the club has moved in to sole possession of eighth place, holding a three-point lead over Djurgården and they have a five-point edge on MODO.

Tomorrow (today?), Brynäs has a great opportunity to add some ground over Djurgården when the two teams face off at 4PM CET. I believe that's 10AM here on the east coast of Florida.

Skellefteå and Timrå have 74 and 75 points, respectively, so Brynäs will not only have a chance to build up some kind of safety net for making the playoffs, but with all three clubs in action, Brynäs could move up a spot or two.

I'll post some time tomorrow with an update on that.

Moving to the ECHL for a minute, my guess that Beckford-Tseu wouldn't start Wednesday night was the wrong one. He did indeed start the game for the Everblades, and ultimately, the 'Blades lost the game, 6-5.

CBT stopped 30 of 35, but allowed three goals in the third period which erased a 5-2 Florida lead, the last of which was a shorthanded penalty shot with just over a minute to play in the game. Charlotte scored and forced overtime. When the extra time failed to settle the game, the shootout did the trick. Although it took ten rounds. Florida scored on one of their ten shots, while the Checkers had 2.

They play tomorrow (today), as well.

Last bit I've got for now is that the Amerks knocked off the Hershey Bears tonight, 2-3. Kevin Oklobzija keeps updates through many of the games and he did again tonight, so if you'd like to read about that, you can head over to the D&C.

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