OK, after the Alaska Aces' 4-3 shootout loss at Missouri on Friday night — that drops the club to 0-4 in shootouts this season — let's check out how the Aces stack up at the one-third mark (24 games) of the ECHL's 72-game regular season.
At 14-5-5, the Aces own 33 points — strong work. And those 33 points match what the franchise's last Kelly Cup-winning crew had after 24 games and surpasses what the 2011 Cup-winning team accumulated.
Granted, the 33 points are still quite shy of the 2006 Cup winners, who through 24 games were 18-3-3 for 39 points.
In any event, here's the history:
ACES AT ONE-THIRD POLE (24 GAMES)
2016-17 – 14-5-5, 33 points
2015-16 – 8-13-3, 19 points
2014-15 – 11-13-0, 22 points
2013-14 – 16-7-1, 33 points
2012-13 – 18-6-0, 36 points
2011-12 – 18-4-2, 38 points
2010-11 – 14-9-1, 29 points
2009-10 – 11-11-2, 24 points
2008-09 – 16-7-1, 33 points
2007-08 – 14-8-2, 30 points
2006-07 – 16-8-0, 32 points
2005-06 – 18-3-3, 39 points
2004-05 – 12-10-2, 26 points
2003-04 – 14-8-2, 30 points