Christian Stoever led the Gameweek 4 player rankings with 69.3 fantasy points as Cardiff Devils won both games, while the gap at the top of the FHL standings narrowed. Hard to Yandle remains first, but Ballycastle Puffins moved into second and reduced the leader’s advantage to 57.2 points.
It was a strong week for goaltenders: four of the five highest individual fantasy returns came from that position. Elsewhere, Fife Flyers beat Sheffield Steelers twice in overtime, Nottingham Panthers recorded two wins, and old macdonalds farm took the fantasy gameweek honours with 419 points.
🏒 Cardiff holds firm, Fife wins two overtime contests
Cardiff beat Manchester Storm 2-0 before edging Glasgow Clan 2-1, conceding just once across the weekend. Bayley Harewood opened the scoring against Manchester and Josh MacDonald added an empty-net goal. Against Glasgow, Kohen Olischefski and Joey Martin gave the Devils a two-goal lead before the Clan replied late on.
Fife’s two meetings with Sheffield both finished 2-1 to the Flyers after overtime. Xander Lamppa settled the first game at Sheffield just 18 seconds into the extra period. Mika Partanen then scored 46 seconds into overtime in the return fixture at Fife, completing the pair of wins.
Belfast Giants also won twice, beating Dundee Stars 3-1 away and 4-0 at home. Nottingham followed a 4-3 win over Coventry Blaze with a 6-3 victory at Guildford Flames. Chase Pearson and Spencer Naas each scored twice in the Guildford game.
Manchester opened the gameweek with a 2-1 win at Glasgow, before losing at Cardiff and Coventry. Guildford beat Glasgow 4-3 before their defeat to Nottingham, while Coventry responded to their Panthers loss with a 3-1 win over Manchester.
All Gameweek 4 results
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September | Glasgow Clan | 1-2 | Manchester Storm |
| 2 October | Dundee Stars | 1-3 | Belfast Giants |
| 3 October | Guildford Flames | 4-3 | Glasgow Clan |
| 3 October | Nottingham Panthers | 4-3 | Coventry Blaze |
| 3 October | Sheffield Steelers | 1-2 (OT) | Fife Flyers |
| 3 October | Cardiff Devils | 2-0 | Manchester Storm |
| 4 October | Belfast Giants | 4-0 | Dundee Stars |
| 4 October | Cardiff Devils | 2-1 | Glasgow Clan |
| 4 October | Fife Flyers | 2-1 (OT) | Sheffield Steelers |
| 4 October | Coventry Blaze | 3-1 | Manchester Storm |
| 4 October | Guildford Flames | 3-6 | Nottingham Panthers |
Scores are shown home team first. OT denotes overtime.
⭐ Stoever leads a strong week for goaltenders
Stoever’s 69.3 fantasy points came from two wins, 48 saves and a shutout. Jake Kupsky followed on 47, with one win, 20 saves and a shutout. Dominik Groh returned 43.2 from two wins and 42 saves, while Mat Robson collected 42.4 from two wins and 54 saves.
Zach O’Brien was the leading skater on 44 fantasy points, combining two goals and two assists. Pearson and Cole Sanford both finished on 42: Pearson recorded two goals and two assists, while Sanford had two goals and one assist. Their equal fantasy totals therefore came alongside different goals-plus-assists totals.
Joe Hazeldine led the defencemen with 41 fantasy points after one goal and two assists. Nate Kallen followed on 40 with two assists, and Victor Bjorkung returned 39. The weekly overall lead passed from Gameweek 3’s top scorer, Benjamin Corbeil on 52, to Stoever.
🏆 Puffins moves closer as Pepsi Max Grondin climbs
Hard to Yandle now has 1,606.1 points overall. Ballycastle Puffins rose from third to second on 1,548.9, while Tellmema climbed from fourth to third with 1,528.9. The leader’s margin has fallen from 93.5 points after Gameweek 3 to 57.2.
Pepsi Max Grondin made the biggest climb among the leading four, moving from 16th to fourth on 1,503.2. A weekly return of 394.8 placed them fourth for the gameweek as well. No Regretzkys moved the other way, dropping from second to seventh on 1,457.5.
The weekly winner was old macdonalds farm with 419, ahead of Ruffin Ready on 402.8 and Stick wizards on 399.2. That follows The Kessel Run’s 490.1-point winning return in Gameweek 3, giving the weekly table another new name at the top.
📈 Four weeks of form
Four completed gameweeks are available, so the five-week form window is nearly established. JJ Piccinich leads the recorded season fantasy totals on 177, averaging 44.25 per gameweek. Mike Lee follows on 166, an average of 41.5.
Scott Conway has 139.5, Matthew Greenfield 136.9, Bjorkung 132 and Mitchell Balmas 131.5. These figures cover the season through Gameweek 4; the averages are per gameweek, not per appearance.
Stoever supplied the week’s outstanding individual return, but the season picture still rewards accumulated scoring across all four weeks. Hard to Yandle retains the lead, while Ballycastle Puffins has both improved its position and brought the gap down.
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