Gameweek 3 came in hot and blew the doors off a few early narratives. Reading Royals are your new overall leaders, while a couple of sleepers slammed the turbo button and rocketed up the table. Let’s get into the movers, shakers, and “how on earth did they score that many” this week.
Out of the Blocks (GW3 weekly)
- 1) Laight Again — 441.2 pts
- 2) Reading Royals — 398.9 pts
- 3) Seitz On Glory — 368.1 pts
It was a punchy scoring week: the gap from 1st to 10th was 132.3 points (441.2 → 308.9), so a single heater could swing a lot of positions.
Overall leaderboard (after GW3)
- 1) Reading Royals — 1,146.8 pts
- 2) Laight Again — 1,120.0 pts
- 3) Face pucks — 1,107.6 pts
- 4) Coventry Blades — 1,019.7 pts
- 5) Jere the Berry — 1,001.8 pts
Biggest risers & fallers (vs last week, estimated from totals)
Using each team’s cumulative through-GW2 total (overall minus this week’s score) as a proxy for last week’s position:
Rocket ships
- Laight Again: roughly +14 places into 2nd (441.2 this week — statement made).
- Ice Hammers: about +122 spots after a 321.9-point surge.
- Fife Failures: around +94, powered by 308.9.
- Weymouth bay buccaneers: about +91.
- Robotham: roughly +90.
Course corrections
- Ulett The Dogs Out: around –10 to 12th (195.1 this week).
- No Dowd About It: about –15 to 22nd.
- A handful of sides posted sub-120 weeks and slid accordingly — early volatility is biting.
Star turns
This week belonged to Chase Pearson, who detonated for 85.0 (6G, 2A, 2 PPG, GWG). On the blue line, Cooper Zech (51.0) and Jimmy Oligny (48.0) kept the scoreboard ticking with assists galore, while Brendan Harris (47.0) and Johan Porsberger (43.0, 4G, PPG) gave managers rapid green arrows. In net, Mat Robson delivered a monster workload: 42.6 on 76 saves, a win and a shutout; Kevin Carr (38.3) and Ben Bowns (37.9) weren’t far behind.
Team of the Week (1G, 2D, 3F)
- G: Mat Robson — 42.6 (W, 76 SV, SO)
- D: Cooper Zech — 51.0 (1G, 3A); Jimmy Oligny — 48.0 (4A)
- F: Chase Pearson — 85.0 (6G, 2A, 2 PPG, GWG); Brendan Harris — 47.0 (1G, 4A, GWG); Johan Porsberger — 43.0 (4G, PPG)
Template watch (most selected)
The early “auto-pick” core continues to form: Colton Saucerman (202) leads all selections, followed by Brandon Estes (102), Alessio Luciani (98), Matthew Greenfield (91), and Brett Neumann (90).
Differentials that paid off
Low-owned, high-impact hauls this week included Jimmy Oligny (48.0, ~6 selections), Brendan Harris (47.0, ~4), Johan Porsberger (43.0, ~5), Kevin Carr (38.3, ~15), and Jake Coughler (34.0, ~17). That’s the sort of edge that flips mini-leagues.
Quick hits
- New pace-setters: Reading Royals’ steady hand + Laight Again’s explosion = a new top two.
- Volatility watch: a single cold week can still cost double-digit places — it’s early, and schedules are choppy.
- Goalie leverage: big save nights and shutouts continue to be the cleanest path to leapfrogging rivals.
