New Canaan Scores and Standings: Oct. 27

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It turned out New Canaan's Max Pacioretty wasn't as seriously injured as first thought.

Pacioretty, who wasn't expected to play after suffering ligament damage to his wrist on Monday, had two goals and an assist in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Montreal.

It was the third career two-goal game for the 22-year-old Pacioretty, who recorded his first three-point contest in the NHL.

The left wing now has four goals and five assists in nine games this season in his return to the NHL. He suffered a severe concussion and fractured vertebra on a hit from Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara in Montreal on March 8.

The Canadiens begin a home-and-home series against the defending Stanley Cup champions in Boston on Thursday. It will be Pacioretty's first appearance against the Bruins since the incident.

The New Canaan boys soccer team clinched a berth in the FCIAC playoffs Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Fairfield Ludlowe.

--Jean Luke Ferrandino, Tim Pritchard and  Steven Valente scored for the Rams (8-3-5), who grabbed the No. 8 seed and will play at top Norwalk (13-1-2) on Friday. The Bears tuned up for the playoffs by battling Greenwich to a scoreless tie on Wednesday.

Trumbull (11-1-4) jumped over Darien in the No. 2 spot with a 3-1 win over Trinity Catholic on Wednesday and will entertain No. 7 seed Wilton (9-5-2) .

Darien (11-2-3) slipped to third in the final standings and will host No. 6 Westhill (9-5-2) in thequarterfinals on Friday.

Westhill completed its remarkable run to the playoffs with a 3-0 victory over Fairfield Warde on Wednesday.

The Vikings appeared headed for a long season when they had to forfeit three early victories after it was learned that one of their players competed in a men's league.

However, Westhill recovered from an 0-5 start by going 9-0-2 andwill enter the playoffs as the league's hottest team.

In the final quarterfinal matchup, No. 4 Staples ( 10-2-4), which is seeking afourth consecutive league title, is at home for No. 5 seed Greenwich (9-4-3).

Westhill, Wilton and New Canaan all tied with 29 points, but Westhill secured the sixth seed based on having thebest record among the three team. Wilton grabbed the No. 7 seed by virtue of its win over New Canaan.

The quarterfinal games will be played at the sites of the higher-seeded teams. The semifinals are set for Tuesday at 5 and 7 p.m. at Fairfield Ludlowe with the championship game being played on Thursday at Norwalk at 7 p.m.

The matchups for the FCIAC field hockey playoffs also were determined Wednesday, and in a scheduling quirk, No. 6 New Canaan (8-4-1-0) also will face Norwalk (10-2-1-0), the No. 3 seed, in that sport as well in the quarterfinals.

Fairfield Ludlowe (5-6-1-1) clinched a playoff berth Wednesday with a 2-1 victory at McMahon.

The Falcons grabbed the No. 7 seed and will meet No. 2 seed Wilton (11-2-0-0) in the quarterfinals. Ludlowe finished with 12 points, jumping ahead of Westhill and Greenwich in the final standings.

Westhill (5-7-1-1) clinched the No. 8 seed despite losing to New Canaan 3-0 on Wednesday. The Vikings finished in a tie with Greenwich with 11 points, but won the tiebreaker based on their victory over the Cardinals during the regular season.

The Vikings' reward is a matchup with top seed Darien (13-0-0-0), which has not since 2007.

In the other quarterfinal, No. 4 Staples (7-2-3-1) battles No. 5 Stamford (8-4-1-0). The Black Knights won a tiebreaker with New Canaan because of a victory over the Rams in the regular season.

All quarterfinal games will be played at McMahon on Saturday and the times will be announced on Thursday.

FCIAC playoff races updated (through Tuesday):

BOYS SOCCER (FINAL)

1.Norwalk 13-1-2 41*
2.Trumbull 11-1-4 37*
3.Darien 11-2-3 36*
4 Staples 10-2-4 34*
5.Greenwich 9-4-3 302*
6 Westhill 9-5-2 29*
7.Wilton 9-5-2 29* (beat New Canaan)
8.New Canaan 8-3-5 29*

GIRLS SOCCER (through Wednesday)

1.St. Joseph 13-1-1 40*
2.Westhill 11-1-3 36*
3.New Canaan 11-2-2 35*
3.Greenwich 10-1-4 34*
5.Wilton 8-2-5 29*
6.Darien 8-4-3 27
7 Fairfield Warde 8-5-2 26 (Warde defeated Trumbull)
8.Trumbull 7-3-5 26
9.Staples 6-5-3 24

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (Through Wednesday)

1.Darien 17-0*
2.Ridgefield 15-2* (beat Staples)
3.Staples 15-2
4.New Canaan 13-4* (beat Greenwich)
5.Greenwich 13-4*
6.Danbury 11-6*
7.Westhill 11-6 (def. Stamford)
8.Stamford 11-6
9.Fairfield Ludlowe 10-7

FIELD HOCKEY (FINAL)

1.Darien 13-0-0-0 26*
2.Wilton 11-2-0-0 22*
3.Norwalk 10-2-1-0 21*
4.Staples 7-2-3-1 18*
5.Stamford 8-4-1-0 17* (beat New Canaan)
6.New Canaan 8-4-1-0 17*
7.Fairfield Ludlowe 5-6-1-1 12*
8.Westhill 5-7-1-0 11*

*== clinched playoff spot

Final regular season standings in the Fairfield County Football League:

Bantam third grade

1.Wilton Blue 6-1-0
2.Wilton White 5-1-1
3.New Canaan Black 5-2-0
4.DJFL Blue 4-3-0
4.New Canaan Red 4-3-0
6.RYF Black 3-3-1
7.Fairfield Red 2-4-2
8.Westport North 1-6-0
9.DJFL 0-7-0

Bantam fourth grade

1.Wilton Blue 8-0-0
1.Wilton White 8-0-0
3.New Canaan Red 6-1-1
3.RYF Black 6-1-1
5.New Canaan Black 6-2-0
6.RYF Orange 3-4-1
7.DJFL White 3-5-0
7.Westport South 3-5-0
9.DJFL Blue 2-5-1
10.DJFL Wave 1-7-0
11.Fairfield Red 0-8-0
11.Westport North 0-8-0

Junior fifth grade

1.New Canaan Red 8-0-0
2.Wilton Black 7-1-0
2.Wilton Blue 7-1-0
4.DJFL Wave 5-3-0
4.DJFL White 5-3-0
4.Fairfield Red 5-3-0
7.DJFL Blue 4-4-0
8.RYF Orange 2-5-1
9.New Canaan Black 2-6-0
10.Westport South 1-6-1
11.Westport North 1-7-0
12.RYF Black 0-8-0

Junior sixth grade

1.Fairfield Red 7-1-0
2.Wilton Black 6-1-0
2.Wilton Blue 6-1-0
4.DJFL Blue 5-1-1
5.DJFL Blue 5-3-0
6.Westport North 3-2-2
7.DJFL Wave 4-4-0
8.RYF Black 3-4-0
9.RYF Orange 2-4-2
10.New Canaan Black 2-5-0
11.Westport South 1-5-2
12.Norwalk Green 0-6-1
13.New Canaan Red 0-7-0

Senior seventh grade

1.DJFL Blue 8-0-0
1.DJFL White 8-0-0
3.New Canaan Black 6-2-0
3.RYF Orange 6-2-0
5.Fairfiel Blue 5-2-1
6.New Canaan Red 4-3-1
7.RYF Black 4-4-0
8.Westport South 2-6-0
8.Wilton White 2-6-0
10.Fairfield Red 1-7-0
10..Wilton Blue 1-7-0
11.Westport North 0-8-0

Senior eighth grade

1.New Canaan Red 7-1-0
2.Darien White 6-1-1
2.New Canaan Black 6-1-1
4.Norwalk Green 5-1-1
5.Darien Blue 5-2-0
6.RYF Orange 3-4-0
6.Westport North 3-4-0
8.RYF Black 2-5-0
9.Fairfield Blue 1-6-0
10.Fairfield Red 0-6-0
11.Wilton Blue 0-7-0

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Boys soccer

New Canaan 3, Fairfield Ludlowe 0

Field hockey

New Canaan 3, Westhill 0

Girls volleyball

Staples 3, New Canaan 1 (24-26, 25-11, 25-11, 25-19)

Girls swimming

Fairfield Ludlowe at New Canaan, 3 p.m. (New Canaan YMCA)

THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE

Girls soccer

New Canaan at Greenwich, 5:30 p.m.

Girls volleyball

New Canaan at Westhill, 4 p.m.

STANDINGS

• Football

• Boys soccer

• Girls soccer

Field hockey

Girls volleyball