5 down 6 to go

Yellowknife (CP) With 7 games remaining the Penetrators have finished their season series with 5 of the 11 teams in the Premier Conference. While the sweep of the Gargoyles was well documented a while back, here is a brief recap of the other 4 completed season series.

YDP vs SPA 3-3
The Penetrators and the Spartans tied their season series at 3 games a piece with each team winning in the other’s barn twice. While home ice was definitely a disadvantage, the true measure of success was offense specifically the team that scored three or more goals. The Spartans outscored YDP 17-14 in there 6 game set, but it wasn’t from a lack of effort as YDP out shot the Spartans 194 to 120. The bottom line was Martin Biron stole the 2nd and 5th game of this series as YDP pumped 72 shots at Biron only to see him surrender 3 goals.
Day 32 @ YDP – Penetrators 4 – Spartans 2
Day 43 @ SPA – Spartans 4 – Penetrators 2
Day 65 @ SPA – Penetrators 3 – Spartans 2
Day 66 @ YDP – Spartans 5 – Penetrators 1
Day 82 @ YDP – Spartans 3 - Penetrators 1
Day 94 @ SPA – Penetrators 3 – Spartans 1

YDP vs PUR 3-3
I’ve never seen a homer series like this one. Not only did the home team win all 6 games but they also outscored the road team by a margin of 18-1, which included 5 shutouts. YDP out shot the Purge 180-118 in 6 games, that’s 10 extra shots a game, but YDP has only been able to muster a 11-8 advantage in goals. The real story in this series is not Martin Brodeur but all his N/A buddies.
Day 35 @ YDP – Penetrators 2 – Purge 0
Day 56 @ PUR – Purge 4 – Penetrators 1
Day 60 @ PUR – Purge 1 – Penetrators 0
Day 105 @ YDP – Penetrators 5 – Purge 0
Day 109 @ YDP – Penetrators 3 – Purge 0
Day 119 @ PUR – Purge 3 – Penetrators 0

YDP vs FRE 4-1-1
The Penetrators dominated this series from day 1 and took 9 of a possible 10 points in the first 5 match ups, but the interesting game came on Day 110 when the Freeze embarrassed the Penetrators by a score of 8-1. This wake up call motivated YDP tremendously as they took 3 of the next 4 points against the Reapers and Defiance both currently ahead of them in the standings. YDP outscored the Freeze 27-18 and out shot them by a 201 to 139 mark.
Day 20 @ YDP – Penetrators 5 – Freeze 0
Day 24 @ YDP – Penetrators 2 – Freeze 2
Day 72 @ FRE – Penetrators 8 – Freeze 4
Day 87 @ FRE – Penetrators 7 – Freeze 3
Day 89 @ FRE – Penetrators 4 – Freeze 1
Day 110 @ FRE – Freeze 8 – Penetrators 1

YDP vs GPS 3-2-1
3rd year team that loaded up versus an expansion team, the prediction should be easy 6-0 for the old guys but the new kid on the block just wouldn’t have it. The upstart Stingers gave YDP fits all year playing them extremely tough every step of the way and made the old guys earn every available point. YDP finished with a 7-5 point advantage, which included a 21-17 goal and 203-140 shot advantage.
Day 16 @ YDP – Penetrators 5 – Stingers 1
Day 30 @ GPS – Stingers 4 - Penetrators 3
Day 39 @ GPS – Penetrators 1 – Stingers 0
Day 45 @ YDP – Stingers 5 - Penetrators 4
Day 58 @ YDP – Penetrators 4 – Stingers 3
Day 77 @ GPS – Penetrators 4 – Stingers 4

Ima Dumass (CP)