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Breadbois Bury Inbreds, Dipsy Doodles Roll, and Hunlocks and Pranksters Settle for a Draw

Week 3 was decided by a handful of blowouts and one dead heat. The Walnutport Breadbois took down the Noxen Inbreds 11-3-2, winning by wide margins in goals, assists and power-play production while handing back the goalie categories. The Dover Dipsy Doodles beat the Dillsburg Dermits by the same 11-3-2, leaning on goals, hits and a trio of short-handed tallies. The Brooklyn Rats also went 11-3-2 over the Taylor Swift Backup Dancers, whose goalie crease produced nothing usable. At the other end of the scale, the Hunlocks Most Wanted and Pvckin' Pranksters finished 7-7-2 with no winner declared, and Shickshinny edged Trash Panda's Mischief 8-7-1 despite being outscored 20-10 in goals. Dover Defenestrate topped Hanover 9-3-4 with a feast of ties.

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Dipsy Doodles Run Away With Dermits

Dover took this one 11-3-2, and the goals column told the tale: 14 to 5. Add 29 assists to 21, a +6 against a -7, and three short-handed goals to none, and the Dermits were chasing from the opening faceoff. Dillsburg did win shots on goal, 96 to 87, and took both goalie rate stats, GAA and save percentage, but volume without finish is just cardio. Dover also won hits 62 to 45 and power-play goals 2 to 0. Game-winning goals and shutouts ended in ties, which is about the only place the Dermits broke even.

Breadbois Bake the Inbreds, Lose the Goalie Battle

Walnutport won 11-3-2, and it was never close at the skater positions. The Breadbois piled up 25 goals to 13, 34 assists to 23, and a +27 against an even zero. Nine power-play goals and six game-winners drove the point home. Noxen did win three categories, all in net: goalie wins 2 to 1, GAA 2.78 to 5.11, and save percentage .909 to .830. That is a respectable defensive showing, right up until you notice the offense stopped at the border. The Inbreds took the goalie categories and little else.

Stickticklers Escape With Goalies and Block Shots

Shickshinny won 8-7-1 despite being outscored 20 goals to 10 and sitting at -4 in plus/minus against Trash Panda's +13. The Stickticklers survived on goaltending: a 2.08 GAA to 3.17, a .922 save percentage to .887, and the lone shutout. They also took assists, penalty minutes, ATOI, blocks, and a short-handed goal. Trash Panda's Mischief won the loud categories, with 72 hits to 36, 117 shots to 101, and 10 power-play points to 5. It was a win built on the quiet categories while the box score screamed the other way.

Hunlocks and Pranksters Trade Blows to a Stalemate

This one finished 7-7-2 for both sides, with no winner declared. Pvckin' Pranksters took the scoring columns: 19 goals to 17, 27 assists to 25, and a +8 against +1, plus hits 71 to 46. They also won GAA and save percentage, 2.07 and .918. Hunlocks answered with six power-play goals to two, the lone shutout, three game-winners to two, and narrow edges in shots and blocks. Goalie wins tied at 2 and power-play points tied at 11. Two teams, 16 categories, and a perfectly symmetrical shrug.

Defenestrate Win on Volume, Hanover Win Almost Nothing

Dover Defenestrate took it 9-3-4, and the four ties are the quiet story: short-handed goals, game-winners, goalie wins and shutouts all ended level. The wins came from workload. Defenestrate had 22 assists to 11, 83 shots to 58, 58 hits to 24, and 41 blocks to Hanover's 11. They also held the goalie edge with a 2.38 GAA and .922 save percentage. Hanover Hung Henchmen won goals 7 to 6, plus/minus, and power-play goals 3 to 1, but could not turn those into a winning total.

Gooners Win the Skater Fight, Brazil Nuts Win the Crease

Sombrero took it 9-5-2 by dominating the skater categories. The Gooners posted 140 shots to 89, 55 blocks to 32, 49 hits to 28, and 240-ish minutes of extra ATOI per skater, along with 14 goals to 11 and 24 assists to 18. Lehigh did take five categories: power-play goals 6 to 2, power-play points 15 to 11, goalie wins 5 to 1, GAA 3.24 to 3.76, and save percentage .876 to .865. A five-win goalie week is a real accomplishment. It just wasn't enough to offset everything else.

Brooklyn Rats Win Behind a Goalie Who Showed Up

The Brooklyn Rats won 11-3-2. Their margin came from shots (117 to 81), blocks (52 to 15), hits (56 to 33), goalie wins (3 to 0), and a .922 save percentage. The Taylor Swift Backup Dancers have no usable save percentage, and the Rats were awarded that category and goalie wins without a contest. The Dancers took plus/minus, 21 to -10, penalty minutes, and ATOI, which is a strange cluster of wins to carry into a loss. Goals went to Brooklyn 13 to 11, assists 25 to 22.

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