MLL Week 16: Inside the Numbers
September 26, 2019 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL) News Release
Here's a closer look behind the numbers from Week 16, the final week of regular season play in the 2019 MLL Season.
This past weekend the Chesapeake Bayhawks beat the Denver Outlaws 13-11, the Dallas Rattlers beat the Boston Cannons 16-15, The New York Lizards beat the Atlanta Blaze 21-15.
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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 - 9.8 Outlaws - 43.3 Outlaws - 17.2 Bayhawks - 27.6 Bayhawks - 15.0
Cannons - 14.1 Outlaws - 7.1 Cannons - 40.4 Blaze - 15.9 Outlaws - 26.9 Rattlers - 17.7
Outlaws - 13.8 Bayhawks - 6.8 Blaze - 39.6 Cannons - 15.5 Cannons - 26.9 Cannons - 18.0
Bayhawks -13.4 Lizards - 6.5 Lizards - 38.6 Lizards - 15.2 Blaze - 25.4 Outlaws - 18.1
Rattlers - 12.4 Cannons - 6.3 Rattlers - 34.6 Bayhawks - 13.8 Lizards - 25.1 Lizards - 18.7
Lizards - 12.3 Rattlers - 4.6 Bayhawks - 34.3 Rattlers - 11.4 Rattlers - 24.8 Blaze - 19.6
Caused Turnovers Per Game Ground Balls Against Per Game Shots on Goal Against Per Game Face off Losses Per Game Goals Against Per Game
Cannons - 8.3 Outlaws - 31.2 Bayhawks - 23.1 Outlaws - 12.2 Bayhawks - 12.1
Rattlers - 8.3 Bayhawks - 35.5 Outlaws - 25.7 Lizards - 14.2 Outlaws - 13.0
Bayhawks - 8.1 Cannons - 39.2 Lizards - 26.1 Bayhawks - 14.8 Rattlers - 13.1
Outlaws - 7.4 Blaze - 39.9 Rattlers - 26.5 Cannons - 15.0 Cannons - 13.5
Lizards - 7.3 Rattlers - 40.1 Cannons - 26.8 Blaze - 16.1 Lizards - 13.9
Blaze - 6.7 Lizards - 40.3 Blaze - 28.3 Rattlers - 16.8 Blaze - 14.8
Season League Leaders
Goals:
1. Lyle Thompson: 46Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2*. Shayne Jackson, Mark Cockerton: 43Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
3. Bryan Cole: 39
Assists: Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Tommy Palasek: 35Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Randy Staats: 33
3. Will Sands: 32
2pt Goals: Â Â
1. Andrew Newbold: 5
2. Eli Salama: 4
3. Kyle Denhoff: 3
Points:
1. Lyle Thompson: 73
2*. Rob Pannell, Tommy Palasek: 63
3. Shayne Jackson: 58
Ground Balls:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Alex Woodall: 140
2. Max Adler: 110
3. Kevin Reisman: 109
Caused Turnovers:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Liam Byrnes: 30
2. Jack Carrigan: 24
3. Jake Pulver: 23
Faceoff Wins:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Max Adler: 256Â Â Â
2. Alex Woodall: 255
3. Kevin Reisman: 199
Saves:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1. Chris Madalon: 204
2. Nick Marrocco: 190
3. Austin Kaut: 188
* - indicates that there is a statistical tie
Best Passing Teams
Atlanta Blaze - 68.1% GWA (156 Assists & 229 Goals)
New York Lizards - 52.8% GWA (104 Assists & 197 Goals)
Denver Outlaws - 51.1% GWA (113 Assists & 221 Goals)
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 50.9% GWA (109 Assists & 214 Goals)
Boston Cannons - 44.9% GWA (101 Assists & 225 Goals)
Dallas Rattlers - 37.2% GWA (74 Assists & 199 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 Percentage Rankings
Denver Outlaws - 58.1%Â
Boston Cannons - 50.7%
Atlanta Blaze - 49.8%
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 49.1%
New York Lizards - 49.0%
Dallas Rattlers - 46.4%
These rankings are based on the percent of all available ground balls in a game that a certain team scoops up.
Team Faceoff Percentage Rankings
Denver Outlaws - 58.5%Â
New York Lizards - 51.7%
Boston Cannons - 50.8%
Atlanta Blaze - 49.7%
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 48.4%
Dallas Rattlers - 40.5%
These rankings are based on the percent of all faceoffs in a game that a given team wins.
Caused Turnovers - Turnovers Ratio Rankings
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 1.86 CTTR
Dallas Rattlers - 2.13 CTTR
Boston Cannons - 2.17 CTTR
Denver Outlaws - 2.45 CTTR
New York Lizards - 2.58 CTTR
Atlanta Blaze - 2.93 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.
Week 16 Team Shots on Goal Efficiency (SOGE) Rankings
Atlanta Blaze - 68.2% SOGE (15 Goals & 22 SOG)
New York Lizards - 60.0% SOGE (21 Goals & 35 SOG)
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 52.0% SOGE (13 Goals & 25 SOG)
Dallas Rattlers - 47.1% SOGE (16 Goals & 34 SOG)
Denver Outlaws - 42.3% SOGE (11 Goals & 26 SOG)
Boston Cannons - 39.5% SOGE (15 Goals & 38 SOG)
Team SOGE Season Rankings
Atlanta Blaze - 56.3% SOGE (229 Goals & 407 SOG)
Boston Cannons - 52.3% SOGE (225 Goals & 430 SOG)
Denver Outlaws - 51.3% SOGE (221 Goals & 431 SOG)
Dallas Rattlers - 50.3% SOGE (199 Goals & 396 SOG)
New York Lizards - 49.0% SOGE (197 Goals & 402 SOG)
Chesapeake Bayhawks - 48.5% SOGE (214 Goals & 441 SOG)
2019 Season: Home & Away Record is 20-28
Every Teams Home & Away Records so far this season
Atlanta Blaze
Home Record: 3-5
Away Record: 5-3
Boston Cannons
Home Record: 3-5
Away Record: 6-2
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Home Record: 4-4
Away Record: 6-2
Dallas Rattlers
Home Record: 2-6
Away Record: 5-3
Denver Outlaws
Home Record: 5-3
Away Record: 4-4
New York Lizards
Home Record: 3-5
Away Record: 2-6
Best Week 15 Offensive Performances
Rob Pannell/ Lizards - 8 points (5 Goals & 3 Assists) & 7 Ground Balls
Tommy Palasek/ Blaze - 8 points (5 Goals & 3 Assists) & 4 Ground Balls
Christian Mazzone/ Blaze - 6 points (6 Goals) & 2 Ground Balls
Mark Cockerton/ Cannons - 6 points (4 Goals & 2 Assists) & 3 Ground Balls
Dylan Molloy/ Lizards - 5 points (4 Goals & 1 Assist) & 4 Ground Balls
Colin Heacock/ Bayhawks - 5 points (4 Goals & 1 Assist) & 2 Ground Balls
Kyle Marr/ Outlaws - 5 points (2 Goals, 1 Assist, & 1 2pt Goal) & 3 Ground Balls
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