Gameweek 5 swapped finesse for grind. A goalie-led week saw Ben Bowns headline a trio of clean sheets, while a clutch of mid-table teams cashed in with balanced scoring. At the top, steady hands still rule—but the pack is closing.
Out of the Blocks (GW5 weekly)
- Newport Notheotherones — 303.1
- luxejx — 300.8
- Buzzing Bees — 289.2
- Satans — 279.3
- Haz — 278.8
A compact leaderboard this week: the top five were separated by just 24.3 points—about one hot night’s worth of damage.
Overall standings (after GW5)
- Reading Royals — 1,618.4
- Coventry Blades — 1,538.2
- Jere the Berry — 1,513.2
- Laight Again — 1,493.3
- Face pucks — 1,472.6
- Lavender Blaze — 1,466.2
- Puck Drop Pals — 1,451.9
- Belaks Blaze — 1,444.8
- A Team Has No Name — 1,427.0
- District 5 — 1,413.1
Reading Royals remain the metronome. The biggest storyline inside the top ten is the shuffle in 2–5: Coventry Blades rise to second, Jere the Berry into third, while Laight Again and Face pucks slide to fourth and fifth respectively.
Biggest risers and fallers (vs GW4)
(Positions are GW4 → GW5)
Rocket ships (within the current top 25)
- Satans: 57 → 25 (up 32)
- Buzzing Bees: 51 → 24 (up 27)
- PuckingHell: 41 → 18 (up 23)
- Frozen Wastes Wightwalkers: 39 → 20 (up 19)
- Lavender Blaze: 10 → 6 (up 4)
Cool down zone (within the current top 25)
- Sid’s Snipers: 12 → 23 (down 11)
- District 5: 7 → 10 (down 3)
- Face pucks: 3 → 5 (down 2)
- Laight Again: 2 → 4 (down 2)
- Barnsley Steelers: 15 → 17 (down 2)
Top-10 changes this week
- In: None (the names are the same, but the order isn’t)
- Out: None (the churn happens just outside the ten)
Team of the Week (GW5)
- G: Ben Bowns — 49.8 (2W, SO, 48 SV)
- D: Jamal Watson — 59.0 (3G, PPG, GWG)
- D: Mike Lee — 38.0 (1G, 2A)
- F: Cliff Pu — 40.0 (3G, SHG, GWG)
- F: Loren Ulett — 33.0 (1G, 3A)
- F: Cole Ully — 33.0 (1G, 3A)
A rare week where a defenseman tops the charts: Jamal Watson’s 59 is the kind of blue-line haul that flips matchups. Bowns supplied the signature goaltending line—clean sheet plus volume—while Cliff Pu added short-handed and game-winner bonuses for a premium forward return.
Star performers
- Bowns (49.8) led a goalie trio with shutouts, followed by Jackson Whistle (39.4) and Drew DeRidder (39.2).
- Watson (59.0) and Mike Lee (38.0) drove scoring from the back.
- Cliff Pu (40.0) delivered the full bonus buffet; Scott Conway (32.0) and Ryan Barrow (32.0) kept the scoreboard ticking.
Template watch (most selected players)
- Colton Saucerman — 221
- Brandon Estes — 119
- Alessio Luciani — 107
- Brett Neumann — 91
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Mitchell Fossier — 91
(Next up: Matthew Greenfield 88; Jason Grande/JJ Piccinich/Dominic Cormier 84; Cooper Zech 79)
The “core five” remains sticky, but the week’s biggest gains came from managers riding goalie form and opportunistic blue-liners.
Quick hits
- Reading Royals extend a composed lead; the chasing pack reshuffles.
- Newport Notheotherones headline a week owned by mid-table climbers.
- Satans and Buzzing Bees were the week’s chaos engines inside the top 25.
- Goalie variance still the sharpest lever—shutouts and save volume are dictating green arrows.
Looking ahead
The top ten looks stable but volatile underneath. If goalie form holds and blue-line production keeps humming, expect another round of mid-table turbulence in Gameweek 6. The title picture is steady for now—but one more big week from the 2–5 group will make things very interesting.
