NHLGamers,
The ECL 11 Lite season is on it's way to the Grand Final stage and with that, Bjorkloven Esport and Exerceo are the two best teams in the Lite division this season. In the finals, these two are playing a best-of-7 series expected to be full of excitement, tension and hard hitting hockey but most of all top tier goal scoring, passing and incredible gamesavers.
Here is the full playoff schedule for ECL 11 Lite:
Lainaa10.5.3 ECL Lite Playoff Schedule
• Playoffs Round 1: 28.12 - 3.1 (BO7)
• Playoffs Round 2: 4.1 - 10.1 (BO7)
• Playoffs Round 3: 11.1 - 17.1 (BO7)
• Quarterfinals: 18.1 - 24.1 (BO7)
• Semifinals: 25.1 - 31.1 (BO7)
• Finals: 5.2 & 7.2 (BO7)
(1) 
Bjorkloven Esport
Regular season record: 22-2-2
Top scorer (Playoffs): @olgaaa71 26 GP, 34+22=56
Goaltender(s) (Playoffs): @Kallmanius 14 GP, 85.09 SV%, 1.21 GAA, 5 SO - @Mrantonn 12 GP, 80.21 SV%, 1.58 GAA, 3 SO
Road to final:
Round 1: Baby Goons 4-1
Round 2: Taavetin Starat 4-1
Round 3: Golden Nights 4-1
Quarterfinals: Oton Letkutemppu 4-0
Semifinals: Hotbox 4-3
(8) 
Exerceo
Regular season record: 20-3-3
Top scorer (Playoffs): @Limbe65 23GP, 26+36=62
Goaltender(s) (Playoffs): @Pettersson12 12 GP, 84.06 SV%, 1.83 GAA, 1 SO - @Jjmakkeli 11 GP, 81.37 SV%, 1.73 GAA, 2 SO
Road to final:
Round 1: Handu Pumpulla 4-1
Round 2: Grilli Tulille 4-0
Round 3: Beast Hockey 4-2
Quarterfinals: BoxinElite 4-0
Semifinals: Grenoble BDL Esport 4-0
Bjorkloven has advanced with great stability to the finals after a consistent season throughout. They are a very balanced team in all the areas of the game and are currently in good form from having faced their toughest opposition of the season yet in the semifinals. Exerceo is also a very strong team and cannot be underestimated as they have convincingly mowed down opponent after opponent throughout the playoffs. The area that might be crucial and decisive in this final series is goaltending and I'd state that Bjorkloven has a slight advantage in that area. Whereas both teams are able to run a great goalie tandem, @Kallmanius has at times proven to be a wall for his Bjorkloven and has the ability to give the edge needed for his team. Now as the pressure is higher than ever, the team needs that strong backbone and therefore it is beneficial for both squads to have two capable netminders. As stated, minor edge for Bjorkloven in that department.
Both squads have the offensive firepower to blow each other out of the water if a game starts going that way and despite playoff and high-stakes games usually being low-scoring battles I can see some games in this series being unusually high in scoring too. The first few games should be a feeling out process but after that we can expect the teams to relax a bit and let the play flow. On the other hand, teams of this caliber know how to defend and enforce that shutdown strategy when required so it certainly won't be easy to get those high quality chances.
Bjorkloven has been dominant throughout the playoffs but were recently put to the test by Hotbox. Exerceo has been equally dominant and haven't yet been in that much trouble, so you could argue they haven't yet been properly tested. The comeback story that Bjorkloven pulled from a 1-2 deficit against Hotbox is a true show of mental strength and awards some points that way too.
Prediction: Series score 4-2 - Bjorkloven Esports will be the ECL 11 Champion
Make sure to tune in to games 1-3 of the ECL 11 Lite Finals tonight at 20:00 CET @ www.twitch.tv/NHLGamer!
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