Playoffs: Week 1

The first week of the Playoffs is in the books and it was an exciting night for fans of scoring, with 58 goals netted in the 5 games! Results didn’t mirror seed either, as the semi-final participants are far from secured. Here are the standings after last week:

Place Team Points Reg Season Seed
1 Green 2 1
2 Yellow 2 4
3 Silver 2 8
4 Black 2 9
5 Red 1 2
6 Teal 1 5
7 Orange 0 3
8 Royal 0 6
9 Neon 0 7
10 Purple 0 10

March 4th’s games open at 5:00 PM with an Orange versus Yellow matchup of the 3rd and 4th seed. A Yellow victory would leave them in a very favorable position heading into their final game of the round against Neon. An Orange victory would have them right back in the mix for the semis when they close out the round against Silver.

At 6:00 PM, Red will take on Silver in a matchup of the 2nd and 8th seeds. Red finds itself in the unfamiliar position of chasing at the moment, sitting in 5th place and first team out of the semis, but with Silver and their final opponent, Black, sitting in front of them, they have a clear path in. With Silver’s 8th seed they are unable to rest on many tiebreakers, and a victory will go a long ways towards securing their playoff turnaround when they close out the round against Orange.

At 7:00 PM, Green will take on Neon in a matchup of the 1st and 7th seeds. A Green victory would leave them at the top of the standings with Purple standing in their way of locking up that top spot in the semis. Neon, in 9th place and few tiebreakers, needs a win to stay in the hunt, with their round of three closing with Yellow.

At 8:00 PM, Royal will face Black in the 6th versus 9th seed game. Royal needs a victory here to get back in the mix before their final matchup of the round against Teal. Going from 9th seed to top 4 is daunting, and a Black win will put them on the doorstep of completing that turnaround the following week when they close out against Red.

At 9:00 PM, Teal will face Purple in the 5th versus 10th seed game. Teal’s tie in the first game kept them hovering just outside of the top 4. A Teal win will have them right in the mix when they close out the round against Royal. Purple will need a win and some help to stay in the mix when they close out the round against Green.