Today is a historic day when it comes to esports and the EA Sports NHL franchise. The first ever 6 vs. 6 event hosted by Capitals Gaming is being played today at the Capital One Arena here in Washington DC presented by Leidos.
Four teams have fought their way through weeks and weeks of games, knocking out 80 other teams to land themselves in Washington. Now, the final four teams battle for their chance at $15,000!
Here are your matchups for the semi finals:
Hidden Potential (1) vs. Phantoms (7)
Hidden Potential Roster (Playoff Stats):
Center: Arctic Blur – (5 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 6 P, 4 +/-)
Left Wing: Shockz – (5 GP, 5 G, 5 A, 10 P, 4 +/-)
Right Wing: CT 66 – (5 GP, 5 G, 9 A, 14 P, 4 +/-)
Left Defense: Auggy98 – (5 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 P, 4 +/-)
Right Defense: Dingssss – (5 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 4 +/-)
Goalie: o Big Tony o – (4-1-0, 77.1% Save %, 1.88 GAA)
Phantoms Roster (Playoff Stats):
Center: Groulxz – (6 GP, 3 G, 6 A, 9 P, 7 +/-)
Left Wing: Twistafied – (6 GP, 3 G, 7 A, 10 P, 7 +/-)
Right Wing: Arseno |94| – (6 GP, 8 G, 3 A, 7 +/-)
Left Defense: TheHeroicDuck – (6 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 7 +/-)
Right Defense: MxnsteR 95 – (6 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 P, 7 +/-)
Goalie: Rainz5580 – (6-0-0, 89.1% Save %, .083 GAA)
Entourage (3) vs. Resilience (4)
Entourage Roster (Playoff Stats):
Center: JClaus33 – (7 GP, 7 G, 6 A, 13 P, 12 +/-)
Left Wing: Hxndry – (7 GP, 6 G, 10 A, 11 +/-)
Right Wing: xFisher 81 – (7 GP, 4 G, 10 A, 11 +/-)
Left Defense: NYR95 – (7 GP, 3 G, 7 A, 11 +/-)
Right Defense: Regs84 – (7 GP, 2 G, 8 A, 10 +/-)
Goalie: Scheckel29 – (6-1-0, 85.7% Save %, 1.43 GAA)
Resilience Roster (Playoff Stats):
Center: R0tes – (6 GP, 5 G, 9 A, 18 +/-)
Left Wing: CaLL Me Jakoo (Yahter) – (4 GP, 7 G, 8 A, 14 +/-)
Right Wing: Danny Briere – (2 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 4 +/-)
Left Defense: Doughty x |8| – (6 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 3 P, 18 +/-)
Right Defense: Lemelin – (6 GP, 1 G, 7 A, 18 +/-)
Goalie: |x JoneZ x| – (6-0-0, 84.2% Save %, 1.42 GAA)
The event will be live streamed on the Capitals Twitch page: www.twitch.tv/captials.
First semi-finals game is Hidden Potential vs. Phantoms starting at 11:00 AM. Be sure to follow @CoryLyonsAHL for updates throughout the day!
