MLL Week 15: Inside the Numbers
Published on September 18, 2019 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL) News Release
Here's a closer look behind the numbers from Week 15 of the 2019 MLL Season.
This past weekend the Chesapeake Bayhawks beat the Denver Outlaws 11-10 and the
Boston Cannons beat the Atlanta Blaze 19-9.
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Goals Per Game Assists Per Game Ground Balls Per Game Face off Wins Per Game Shots on Goal Per Game Turnovers Per Game
Blaze - 14.3 Blaze - 10.1 Outlaws - 43.8 Outlaws - 17.3 Bayhawks - 27.7 Bayhawks - 14.8
Outlaws - 14.0 Outlaws - 7.3 Blaze - 39.6 Blaze - 16.3 Outlaws - 27.0 Rattlers - 17.7
Cannons - 14.0 Bayhawks - 6.8 Cannons - 39.6 Cannons - 14.9 Cannons - 26.1 Cannons - 17.8
Bayhawks -13.4 Lizards - 6.2 Lizards - 37.2 Lizards - 14.4 Blaze - 25.7 Outlaws - 17.9
Rattlers - 12.2 Cannons - 6.1 Bayhawks - 34.6 Bayhawks - 14.1 Lizards - 24.5 Lizards - 18.4
Lizards - 11.7 Rattlers - 4.7 Rattlers - 34.1 Rattlers - 11.6 Rattlers - 24.1 Blaze - 19.3
Caused Turnovers Per Game Ground Balls Against Per Game Shots on Goal Against Per Game Face off Losses Per Game
Cannons - 8.3 Outlaws - 31.3 Bayhawks - 22.9 Outlaws - 12.4
Bayhawks - 8.1 Bayhawks - 35.5 Rattlers - 25.7 Lizards - 14.4
Rattlers - 7.9 Blaze - 38.5 Outlaws - 25.7 Bayhawks - 14.7
Outlaws - 7.3 Cannons - 39.0 Lizards - 26.3 Blaze - 15.4
Lizards - 6.9 Rattlers - 39.3 Cannons - 26.3 Cannons - 15.4
Blaze - 6.7 Lizards - 40.3 Blaze - 27.9 Rattlers - 16.3
Current League Leaders
Goals:
1. Lyle Thompson: 46Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Shayne Jackson: 43Â Â Â Â Â Â
3*. Bryan Cole, Mark Cockerton: 39
Assists: Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Randy Staats: 33
2. Tommy Palasek: 32
3. Will Sands: 31
2pt Goals: Â Â
1*. Eli Salama, Andrew Newbold: 4
2*. Ryan McNamara, Kyle Denhoff, Dylan Maher, Brandon Jones: 2
Points:
1. Lyle Thompson: 73
2. Shayne Jackson: 58
3*. Rob Pannell, Tommy Palasek: 55
Ground Balls:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Alex Woodall: 135
2. Max Adler: 110
3. Kevin Reisman: 92
Caused Turnovers:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Liam Byrnes: 28
2*. Jake Pulver, Jack Carrigan: 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
3*. Chick Craig, Jesse Bernhardt: 19
Faceoff Wins:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Max Adler: 256Â Â Â
2. Alex Woodall: 244
3. Kenny Massa: 185
Saves:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Chris Madalon: 196
2. Nick Marrocco: 190
3. Dillon Ward: 187
* - indicates that there is a statistical tie
Leaderboard Trends
This week, a few teams look to break into the all-time record books for Most Team Goals, with the Atlanta Blaze leading the pack with 214 goals. This places them at 6th on the leaderboard with one game remaining. The current all-time record was set by the Baltimore Bayhawks (a predecessor of Chesapeake) in 2005 with 227 goals, making Atlanta 13 goals short of tying and 14 goals short of breaking this long-standing record in MLL history.
Lyle Thompson continued his streak of scoring at least 2 goals per game this past week, in addition to making 4 assists for a combined 6-point game, shooting him 7 spots up on the all-time Single-Season Points leaderboard to 3rd place. Also, he is currently tied for 5th place in all-time Single-Season Goals with 46 goals going into the last week of the season. Thompson would need 5 points to tie and 6 goals to beat Rob Pannell's current record of 78 points in a single season, which he set last season with the New York Lizards.
After a big 5-point game on Saturday, Chris Aslanian, a 2019 Cascade Rookie of the Year nominee, rose to 42 points (22 goals & 20 assists) in his debut season with Denver and has reached 3rd on the all-time Points by a Rookie and 3rd on the all-time Assists by a Rookie leaderboards.
Max Adler has risen to 3rd on the Single-Season Faceoff Wins leaderboard, with 256 wins, averaging over 17 faceoff wins per game.
Best Passing Teams
Atlanta Blaze - 70.6% GWA (151 Assists & 214 Goals)
Denver Outlaws - 52.4% GWA (110 Assists & 210 Goals)
New York Lizards - 52.8% GWA (93 Assists & 176 Goals)
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 50.7% GWA (102 Assists & 201 Goals)
Boston Cannons - 41.9% GWA (91 Assists & 210 Goals)
Dallas Rattlers - 38.3% GWA (70 Assists & 183 Goals)Â
These rankings are based on the percent of a team's goals that are assisted. The acronym GWA stands for Goals With an Assist
Ground Ball Percent's Rankings
Denver Outlaws - 58.3%Â
Atlanta Blaze - 50.7%
Boston Cannons - 50.4%
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 49.3%
New York Lizards - 48.0%
Dallas Rattlers - 46.5%Â
These rankings are based on the percent of all available ground balls in a game that a certain team scoops up.
Team Faceoff Percent's Rankings
Denver Outlaws - 58.2%Â
Atlanta Blaze - 51.4%
New York Lizards - 50%
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 49.1%
Boston Cannons - 49.1%
Dallas Rattlers - 41.6%Â
These rankings are based on the percent of all faceoffs in a game that a certain team wins.
Caused Turnovers - Turnovers Ratio Rankings
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 1.82 CTTR
Boston Cannons - 2.14 CTTR
Dallas Rattlers - 2.23 CTTR
Denver Outlaws - 2.45 CTTR
New York Lizards - 2.65 CTTR
Atlanta Blaze - 2.89 CTTR
These rankings are based on which teams have the best ratio of caused turnover to turnovers. For example, if a team has a 3 CTTR (Caused Turnover-Turnover Ratio) then for every Caused Turnover they force they give up 3 Turnovers.
Team SOGE Season Rankings
Atlanta Blaze - 55.6% SOGE (214 Goals & 385 SOG)
Boston Cannons - 53.6% SOGE (210 Goals & 392 SOG)
Denver Outlaws - 51.9% SOGE (210 Goals & 405 SOG)
Dallas Rattlers - 50.6% SOGE (183 Goals & 362 SOG)
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 48.3% SOGE (201 Goals & 416 SOG)
New York Lizards - 48.0% SOGE (176 Goals & 367 SOG)
2019 Season: Home & Away Record is 18-27
Every Teams Home & Away Records so far this season
Atlanta Blaze
Home Record: 3-5
Away Record: 5-2
Boston Cannons
Home Record: 3-4
Away Record: 6-2
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Home Record: 3-4
Away Record: 6-2
Dallas Rattlers
Home Record: 2-6
Away Record: 4-3
Denver Outlaws
Home Record: 5-3
Away Record: 4-3
New York Lizards
Home Record: 2-5
Away Record: 2-6
Best Week 15 Offensive Performances
Lyle Thompson/ Bayhawks - 6 points (2 Goals & 4 Assists) & 1 Ground Ball
Ryland Rees/ Cannons - 5 points (2 Goals, 1 2-pt Goal, & 1 Assist) & 5 Ground Balls
Chris Aslanian/ Outlaws - 5 points (2 Goals & 3 Assists)
Ryan Lee/ Outlaws - 4 points (4 Goals)
Kyle Jackson/ Cannons - 4 points (2 Goals & 1 2-pt Goal) & 3 Ground Balls
Bryan Cole/ Blaze - 4 points (3 Goals & 1 Assist) & 2 Ground Balls
Steele Stanwick/ Bayhawks - 4 points (3 Goals & 1 Assists)
Mikie Schlosser/ Outlaws - 4 points (3 Goals & 1 Assist)
Challen Rogers/ Cannons - 4 points (1 Goal & 3 Assists)
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