BOYS HOCKEY: TOP PERFORMERS / GAMES TO WATCH Fine performances

We round up top performers from the past week’s boys hockey games and look ahead to next week.

Jackson Bulger, Simsbury: Made 35 saves in a 1-0 win over Ridgefield.

Michael Bunovsky, Masuk: Scored three goals in a 6-2 win over Northeastern.

Tyler Calhoun, Housatonic co-op: Two goals and an assist in a 7-5 win over JBWA.

James Celentano, Newtown: Two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Staples that clinched a Division III playoff spot.

Rocco Cirilli, Simsbury: Three goals in a 6-1 win over Glastonbury.

Thatcher Danielson, Greenwich: Scored twice in a five-goal second period on the way to a 7-2 win over St. Joseph.

Sean Dunfee, Watertown/Pomperaug: Short-handed goal started a comeback, and overtime goal beat Amity 4-3.

Carter Ellis, New Canaan: Two goals and two assists in a 6-0 win over Wilton.

Brian Essing, Notre Dame-Fairfield: Three goals and an assist in a 6-1 win over Hamden.

Tatum Fitzmaurice, Hand: Three goals and three assists in an 8-0 win over East Haven.

Matt Gilebbi, Milford: Second goal was the winner in a 2-1 win over New Milford that clinched second place in the SCC/SWC Division 3 tournament.

Scott Groleau, Farmington Valley: Scored the winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Cheshire.

Noah Hale, Tri-Town: Scored late in regulation to lift his team to a 2-1 win over SGWL.

Jack Kantor, Glastonbury: Three goals in a 10-4 win over Amity.

Nick Maringola, Cheshire: Made 60 saves in a 2-0 loss to Farmington Valley.

Jamison Moore, Darien: Three assists in a 4-3 win over Ridgefield.

Matt Pettit, LHK: Three goals, including the overtime winner, and an assist in a 5-4 win over the Eastern CT Eagles.

Tyler Provencher, Enfield co-op: Scored two goals, the second putting his team ahead, and had an assist in a 4-2 win over SGWL.

Killian Ranger, Newington co-op: Scored two goals and an assist in a 4-2 win over Hall/Southington.

Joe Robinson, Immaculate: Scored three goals in a 7-2 win over St. Joseph.

Bryan Roy, E.O. Smith/Tolland: His third goal came in overtime to beat Conard 3-2.

Alec Speirs, East Haven: Overtime winner beat LHK 4-3 and clinched two playoff spots.

Mason Whitney, Fairfield Prep: His second goal, with 1.4 seconds left in overtime, gave the Jesuits a 2-1 win over Hamden.

Wes Williamson, Eastern CT Eagles: Made 41 saves in a 3-2 win over WMRP.

Jared Yakimoff, Branford: Made 35 saves in a 2-1 overtime win over North Haven.

Games to watch

East Haven at Branford (Northford), Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Hand at North Haven (Northford), Wednesday, 8 p.m.: We’re grouping them together because there’s a not-unreasonable chance they’ll play these games again at Bennett Rink in a week. The four teams have clinched spots in the SCC/ SWC Division 2 tournament. These games will help sort out the pairings for those games. Branford can clinch the top seed in CIAC Division II with a win.

Hall/Southington at Newington co-op (Newington Ice Arena), Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Two of the top three teams in Division III meet for the second time in a week; Newington won the first meeting 4-2 at the end of three games in three days for Hall/Southington. They appear fated to meet again next week in the CCC South tournament. And then we’ll see about mid-March.

Darien at Trumbull (The Rinks at Shelton), Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.: A Darien win creates a three-way tie atop the FCIAC that will be determined by lot on Thursday.

LHK at WMRP (Newington Ice Arena), Saturday, 1 p.m.: WMRP could mathematically clinch the fourth seed on Wednesday, but if not, there was a chance for it to happen here, too. Westhill/Stamford and Woodstock Academy were also alive for the spot.

Farmington Valley at East Catholic (Champions), Saturday, 3:20 p.m.: The Generals were going to have to thread the needle to get the top seed in Division II, but it’s mathematically possible as of Wednesday. The needlethreading started with taking care of its own business, Northwest Catholic on Wednesday and this game in Cromwell.

Hand at Branford (Northford), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: Arguably — and apparently the GameTimeCT top 10 poll makes that argument — the top two teams in Division II, meeting up to end the season (and conceivably, at this point, decide the top seed in the division).

Hall/Southington at McMahon/ Norwalk (SoNo Ice House), Monday, 7 p.m.: Not even the end of the regular season (Hall/Southington visits JBWA in Danbury next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.), but getting close with a fun Division III matchup.

— Michael Fornabaio