Clutch Kings: Team Rankings

In addition to our Clutch Kings leaderboard, which is still topped by the Colorado Mammoth’s Eli McLaughlin and teammate Connor Robinson, this week we’re also looking at which teams have accumulated the most clutch points based on our formula (game-tying, go-ahead and game-winning goals, full scoring system available below the leaderboard at bottom of the page). We also pulled each club’s Top 5 Clutch Kings point producers, again, based on our weighted formula.

The Mammoth, who are arguably the hottest team in the league right now, have been getting critical clutch production from the previously mentioned duo, plus others. They safely sit #1 in our team rankings below.

The San Diego Seals, who at the mid-season mark were our #1 ranked clutch team, have slowly been sliding here, and ditto in the league standings after their fifth straight loss last night. While our Clutch Kings ranking takes into consideration an entire season (vs. a per-game average like our Player Rankings), Seals’ forward Casey Jackson, who has spent several weeks on the IR in 2022, still ranks in San Diego’s Top 5 below having played far fewer games than most.

The Halifax Thunderbirds ranked #2 here during their 8-1 start, but have dropped even further than the Seals after a shocking 1-5 slide. As they have for much of the season, Halifax’s power-play percentage is last in the league. Of the Thunderbirds’ Top 5 clutch-point producers below, only Austin Shanks (4) and Dawson Theede (4) have scored on the PP during the 2022 season, and half of Theede’s happened in a PCLC jersey. During the 2020 pandemic shortened season, Halifax scored the most power-play goals in the league, plus their PP% ranked first in the East Division too.

Clutch Kings: Team Rankings & Top 5 Clutch Goal Scorers

Team Rank. Player. Clutch Kings Points

1. Colorado Mammoth (116.75)

1. Eli McLaughlin, 28.25
2. Connor Robinson, 25.50
3. Ryan Lee, 15.00
4. Zed Williams, 11.00
5. Tyson Gibson, 8.50

2. Buffalo Bandits (109.50)

1. Tehoka Nanticoke, 24.00*
2. Josh Byrne, 21.75
3. Chase Fraser, 12.00
4. Dhane Smith, 11.75
5. Connor Fields, 11.00

3. San Diego Seals (106.00)

1. Austin Staats, 22.00
2. Wes Berg, 13.75
3. Dane Dobbie, 12.25
4. Brett Hickey, 11.75
5. Casey Jackson, 9.75

T4. Calgary Roughnecks (97.25)

1. Zach Herreweyers, 16.25
2. Curtis Dickson, 16.00
3. Jesse King, 15.00
4. Tyler Pace, 14.50
5. Tanner Cook, 7.00*

T4. Halifax Thunderbirds (97.25)

1. Chris Boushy, 16.50
2. Eric Fannell, 12.00
3. Austin Shanks, 10.50
4. Clarke Petterson, 8.50
5. Dawson Theede, 8.50

6. Toronto Rock (95.25)

1. Zach Manns, 16.50
2. Dan Dawson, 13.00
3. Dan Craig, 11.50
4. Reid Reinholdt, 9.00
5. Challen Rogers, 8.50

7. Georgia Swarm (94.25)

1. Lyle Thompson, 22.50
2. Shayne Jackson, 22.00
3. Stephan Leblanc, 14.00
4. Jordan Hall, 8.00
5. Bryan Cole, 6.50

8. Philadelphia Wings (87.00)

1. Ben McIntosh, 21.50
2. Blaze Riorden, 16.25
3. Matt Rambo, 13.50
4. Kevin Crowley, 11.00
5. Corey Small, 10.00

9. Panther City Lacrosse Club (86.50)

1. Phil Caputo, 21.50
2. Patrick Dodds, 16.00*
3. Will Malcom, 13.00
4. Josh Medeiros, 9.00*
5. Dean Fairall, 8.00

10. Albany FireWovles (84.75)

1. Ryan Benesch, 17.75
2. Joe Resetarits, 16.75
3. Andrew Kew, 11.50
4. Jacob Ruest, 10.00
5. Charlie Kitchen, 8.25*

11. Saskatchewan Rush (80.50)

1. Robert Church, 17.75
2. Dan Lintner, 11.00
3. Josh Currier, 10.00
4. Mark Matthews, 8.50
5. Mike Messenger, 8.00

12. Vancouver Warriors (80.00)

1. Kyle Killen, 12.75
2. Keegan Bal, 12.75
3. Adam Charlambides, 12.00*
4. Riley Loewen, 11.50
5. Logan Schuss, 6.75

13. New York Riptide (60.75)

1. Connor Kearnan, 15.50
2. Callum Crawford, 12,00
3. Jeff Teat, 8.50*
4. Larson Sundown, 4.75*
5. Dan MacRae, 4.00

14. Rochester Knighthawks (50.50)

1. Ryan Smith, 13.50*
2. Holden Cattoni, 11.50
3. Thomas Hoggarth, 7.50
4. Turner Evans, 5.50
5. Charlie Bertrand, 4.00*

Plus, this week’s updated Clutch Kings, which includes Panther City’s last-minute comeback against the Seals last night in San Diego.

NLL Clutch Kings: Week 19

CKs Rank. Player (NLL G Rank), Team, CKs Points (GTG/GAG/GWG)

1. Eli McLaughlin (T15), Colorado, 28.25 (5/6/4)
2. Connor Robinson (3), Colorado, 25.50 (5/4/3)
3. Tehoka Nanticoke (T21), Buffalo, 24.00 (3/4/5)
4. Lyle Thompson (T1), Georgia, 22.50 (7/1/3)
T5. Austin Staats (T15), San Diego, 22.00 (8/4/2)
T5. Shayne Jackson (T11), Georgia, 22.00 (3/3/3)
7. Josh Byrne (T11), Buffalo, 21.75 (6/8/1)
T8. Phil Caputo (T15), Panther City, 21.50 (7/3/2)
T8. Ben McIntosh (T25), Philadelphia, 21.50 (1/5/1)
10. Kyle Killen (T5), Vancouver, 20.00 (4/9/0)
T11. Robert Church (T15), Saskatchewan, 17.75 (7/3/1)
T11. Ryan Benesch (T28), Albany, 17.75 (2/6/1)
13. Joe Resetarits (T5), Albany, 16.75 (5/5.1)
T14. Zach Manns (T48), Toronto, 16.50 (4/4/1)
T14. Chris Boushy (T45), Halifax, 16.50 (1/4/3)
T16. Blaze Riorden (T45), Philadelphia, 16.25 (3/3/2)
T16. Zach Herreweyers (T53), Calgary, 16.25 (2/2/3)
T18. Patrick Dodds (T34), Panther City, 16.00 (4/1/2)
T18. Curtis Dickson (8), Calgary, 16.00 (1/3/2)
19. Connor Kearnan (T11), New York, 15.50 (6/2/1)
T20. Jesse King (T37), Calgary, 15.00 (5/4/2)
T20. Ryan Lee (T11), Colorado, 15.00 (2/6/0)
22. Tyler Pace (T41), Calgary, 14.50 (6/4/0)
23. Stephan Leblanc (T91), Georgia, 14.00 (1/1/2)
24. Wes Berg (T9), San Diego, 13.75 (3/6/2)
Several tied with 13.75 points

*Rookie

Scoring System

First 3 Quarters (GTG/GAG/GWG)

Even-Strength Goal: 1.00/1.50/2.00
Power-Play Goal: 0.50/0.75/1.00
Short-Handed Goal: 2.00/3.00/4.00

4th Quarter (GTG/GAG/GWG)

Even-Strength Goal: 2.00/3.00/4.00
Power-Play Goal: 1.00/1.50/2.00
Short-Handed Goal: 4.00/6.00/8.00

Overtime (GWG)

Even-Strength Goal: 6.00
Power-Play Goal: 3.00
Short-Handed Goal: 12.00