ECHL: Heading into the final week of the season there are three teams mathematically alive for two Kelly Cup Playoff berths in the National Conference.
Bakersfield and Utah need only one point to secure their spot while Phoenix must win its remaining four games to remain in contention.
The top four finishers in the West Division will advance to the Kelly Cup Playoffs where they will be seeded based on regular season winning percentage. In the Pacific Division there will be four postseason qualifiers based on winning percentage, including the fifth-place finisher from the West Division if it has a better winning percentage than the fourth-place team in the Pacific. The seeding is being done by winning percentage rather than points because Las Vegas and Ontario are each playing one more game than the other seven teams following Fresno ceasing operations. The Division Semifinals will be played Apr. 9-22 with the first seed meeting the fourth seed and the second seed meeting the third seed in a best-of-seven series. The series format is 2-3-2 with game dates determined by the participants based upon arena availability. Teams in close proximity may agree to deviate from the standard series format subject to league guidelines.
Stockton became the second Pacific Division team to clinch a berth with a 3-1 win over Las Vegas on Sunday. The Thunder will be making their third straight Kelly Cup Playoffs appearance.

OurSports Central: Brandon Naurato's first career playoff goal put the Thunder up 3-0 with 2:38 left in the first period, when he converted Igor Gongalsky's pass at the goal mouth. Ontario followed up on Bud Holloway's first of the playoffs with 47 seconds left, burying a rebound after goaltender Bryan Pitton stopped Chad Starling's left point bid through traffic.

The Press-Enterprise: Geoff Walker scored two goals, both coming in Ontario's three-goal third period, as the visiting Reign routed the Stockton Thunder, 5-1, on Wednesday in an ECHL first-round playoff series.
Ontario leads the best-of-seven series 2-1. Game 4 is Friday in Stockton.
Bud Holloway added a goal and two assists, while Shawn Germain and Dale Reinhardt also scored. Jon Rheault contributed two assists.
Reinhardt's goal gave the Reign a 1-0 lead in the first period, and Holloway put the Reign up 2-0 in the second.
Stockton cut the lead in half with a goal by Mark Adamek, but Ontario took control again in the third period. Igor Gongalsky and Judd Blackwater assisted on Adamek's goal.
Jeff Zatkoff earned the victory in goal for the Reign, stopping 21 of 22 shots.
Bryan Pitton made 25 saves for the Thunder.