Rivermen grab Midwest Lead from Wolves

Watch out ... the Peoria Rivermen traded Ben Bishop and are winning games with solid defense. Last night, they jumped all the way to the No. 3 seed with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Wolves. Jake Allen stopped 18 shots in the first period, and Jonathan Cheechoo scored on just one of three shots by Peoria in the opening period.

That friends is crazy.

The Aeros have an absolutely huge weekend coming up, and they are playing at home, where they have won four of six. If they keep playing like they did Tuesday, things are going to work out fine for them.

Anyway, here is a look at the playoff picture for the Top 11. Hope to see you all at Toyota Center this weekend.

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