This year's playoff race came down to the very last game, when the Toronto Furies won their fifth straight contest to secure the final berth in a tie-breaker over the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays (the first tie-break was regulation and overtime wins).
Throughout the week, the Calgary Inferno swept the
Shenzhen took two wins in three games against the visiting Toronto Furies this week, while the Calgary Inferno split with Les Canadiennes de Montréal to clinch home-ice advantage for the playoffs and the Markham Thunder swept the Worcester Blades.
Retuning from the All-Star break, the Calgary Inferno defeated the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays, while the Markham Thunder and Les Canadiennes de Montréal split their series. The Toronto Furies also began their three-game series in Shenzhen, which will be covered in next week's recap.
This week Les Canadiennes de Montréal took three of four possible points in a split with the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays, while the Toronto Furies once again upset the Calgary Inferno on the road to split their series.
In the first week back after the winter break, Les Canadiennes de Montréal swept the Toronto Furies, the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays swept their season series against the Worcester Blades, and the Calgary Inferno won both matches against the Markham Thunder to maintain top spot in the standings.
