Both the Texas Stars and Grand Rapids Griffins are desperate for some points tonight. With the top of the table locked up by Milwaukee and Iowa and Rockford battling it out for who gets home ice advantage in two and three seeds, the rest of the division is in a heated 5-way battle for the remaining playoff spot.
With the parity of the clubs in question right now, the last spot is anyone's to grab if there is a hot streak to be found. Nearly at the halfway mark, there's enough baked into the standings already though to argue that none of these teams will be able to separate too much from the others.