


So, in four games this week, Kane finished with 4 goals and 3 assists for a 7-point week, as the current points leader in the league and the pool, takes his third Player of the Week nod this season.
His week consisted of an assist against the Predators, shutout against the Canadiens, 4 points, including a hat-trick, against Toronto and then another goal and assist against the Habs on Sunday.
After Week Fifteen, Kane now has 29 goals and 69 points in 48 games played this season, which puts him 4 points better than his goalie/teammate Corey Crawford, who is also having one hell of a season this year.
Unfortunately for John S., his team has been a one-trick pony ever since Carey Price went down with injury and Kane was left to carry his pool team through the year. John finished the week in 20th place in the standings, despite Kane's help.


Eric's big players in Week Fifteen were Ryan Johansen of the Predators and Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Coyotes, each coming away with 5-point weeks. Milan Lucic of the Bruins and Jakob Silfverberg of the Ducks each got some honourable mentions as well for his side, finishing with 4 points each as well.
It was such a good week for his side, as he only had two zeroes in the points column in the week and one of them was due to Oscar Klefbom on the Injured Reserve.
Eric's team couldn't quite keep up in the PIM pool after the Waiver Draft, as he has dropped down to 9th in the pool and is 112 minutes back of top spot, which could be a tough sell in the Week Eighteen Waiver Draft, so he'll likely try to push for the points before it is all said and done.
To the credit of Eric's team, they do rank 6th in points in the second segment of the season, which started in Week Ten, so his team has been keeping pace and certainly has a shot at some money with a great third segment as well.

6 points this week came from the blueline for Stacey, making up more than half of her team's production, thanks to Shea Weber of the Predators, who had 3 points.
There is a real lack of help from her goaltending, as Jimmy Howard in Detroit and Antti Niemi in Dallas are getting starts, but having trouble keeping time in the net with losses. Her tandem managed to register 120 minutes of ice-time, two games, but no wins for no points.
It has been quite the cold streak for Stacey's team, as it was as high as 8th place back at the end of Week Twelve, but has fallen considerably since. On the plus side, her team is 58 points better than last place, so there shouldn't be much worry there.

The top three remained the same, in the same spots, as Jeremy, Brenda & Seward and John P. remained in the 1, 2 & 3 spots, but it is still pretty interesting outside the money spots. Stuart moved up to the 4th spot, overtaking Neil, whose team dropped to 5th, they are in striking distance of 3rd place, if John's team isn't too careful. Troy is still in the hunt, but is still 7 points back of 5th, so he has a couple gaps to make up yet.

Grant's rookies posted 7 points as well in the week, as Sam Bennett of the Flames led his team in the week with 6 points by himself.
It makes me wonder if any team is even going to push the envelope, trying to catch Ryan in this race.

Which team is going to blink first? Will they survive this week, before the All-Star break?

Wes' 385 minutes is going to be hard to beat, especially when the Waiver Drafted players haven't really provided the spark that the teams chasing him have needed, but that's why there is another one to go and only in a couple weeks time.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
After that dismal Week Fourteen, the scoring returned a reasonable point of normalcy, climbing back over 12 points per NHL game on the schedule. The Player of the Week nor the Mover & Shaker were all that impressive though, so the wealth was spread out fairly well in the week.
Participation between the skaters and the goalies were about equal from Fourteen to Fifteen, which meant everyone was finding the net a little bit more than the week before and there was even a slight increase in the penalties as well, which is good for some.
The week before the All-Star break is going to be a little bit more fun, with one more game on the schedule.
NEWS AND NOTES

Andersen will be day-to-day for now, something that won't help Benson's cause of moving up the standings, rather it will likely help his Waiver Draft pick location.

Dale C. is right in the thick of the good group still looking at money spots in the standings, as his team ranks 8th after the week, only 23 points back of John P. for 3rd place. A couple good weeks and some healthy players can make that up, no problem.

Jeremy has Brenda & Seward hot on his heels at the top of the table and he could use his most prolific defender in the lineup for these key weeks, since his lead is only 3 points, heading into Week Sixteen. Despite missing time, Letang has still figured in significantly and would be a big loss, if he misses much more time.

Week Fifteen was a good one for Clayton, as his team climbed back into the fold of the big group in the middle, still vying for a chance to jump back up into the money spots. His team finished the week in 17th, only 10 points back of 8th.

This draws even more concern for Jeremy's team, as this is his number one goalie and his concern is two-fold... both being in 1st overall in the pool and some extra bonus money from the goalie survivor pool. If Holtby has to sit out for an extended period of time, there may only be one start for Al Montoya in Florida and could really put his chances in jeopardy. Stay tuned!
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