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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
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Bandits Keep Playoff Hopes Alive, Rally To Stun Rock

With their realistic playoff hopes on the line, the Buffalo Bandits didn’t crumble in the face of adversity.

Trailing 6-1 late in the second quarter, the Bandits (6-9) scored nine straight goals en route to stunning the Toronto Rock (8-8) by a score of 13-8 in front of 12,113 fans at the Air Canada Centre on Friday.

Reigning MVP Dhane Smith (3G, 2A) and Anthony Malcom (3G, 1A) led the way for the Bandits offensively while Anthony Cosmo made 46 saves on 54 shots.

“There was no panic,” Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley told NLL.com. “Nobody was losing control. We were all focus and we knew that we had opportunities…The focus was there shift by shift.”

With the win, the Bandits snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within one-game of the New England Black Wolves (7-8) for the final playoff spot in the East Division. The Black Wolves travel to Colorado to take on the Mammoth on Saturday night. Toronto, which holds a one-game lead on New England for second in the division, missed an opportunity to move closer to a playoff berth. The Rock have now lost three straight games and four of their last six.

In the second half of Friday’s game, the Bandits looked like the team which came within two wins of the Champion’s Cup last season. Buffalo silenced the Air Canada Centre crowd by outscoring Toronto 6-0 in the third quarter, a major part of its nine-goal run. Trailing 6-3 at halftime, Bandits forward Ryan Benesch and Dhane Smith scored early goals in the third frame to cut Toronto’s lead to 6-5. The Bandits then gave the Rock a huge opportunity after Mitch de Snoo and Blaze Riorden both took penalties at 7:18 of the third quarter. But not only did the Bandits kill off the Rock’s full two-minute five-on-three power play, Malcom scored shorthanded to cap off a hat trick to tie the game 6-6.

“That was big,” Cordingley said of Malcom’s goal. “Special teams are huge. Three-on-five with two [Rock defenders] draped on him, I still don’t know how he did it. It was a huge goal. He is just one of those guys who can do that.”

After Riorden made it 7-6 for Buffalo, the Bandits capitalized twice on a five-minute high sticking penalty on Rock defender Brock Sorensen. Buffalo’s league-leading power play got a second goal from Benesch followed by a blast from Mark Steenhuis with 18 seconds left in the third quarter to give Buffalo a 9-6 lead heading to the fourth.

“It was an unfortunate penalty, especially considering the timing,” Rock head coach Matt Sawyer explained. “We had just spent a couple of minutes five-on-three and weren’t able to capitalize. It certainly was deflating on the bench. People make mistakes and that was definitely one but it’s up to your teammates to try and pick you up. We weren’t able to do that tonight.”

The Rock got off to a great start, outscoring the Bandits 4-0 in the first quarter and appeared to be in control heading into halftime. But Buffalo’s nine-goal run was too much to overcome.

“That was tough,” Rock captain Brodie Merrill said of the momentum shift. “It was definitely a big swing. You could sense it.”

The Rock only managed two five-on-five goals in the game. Toronto scored four times in transition along with twice on the power play.

“You are not going to win many games when you are unable to score five-on-five,” Sawyer said. We had an opportunity to jump on them in the first half and put more on the board. We didn’t.”

Toronto goalie Nick Rose finished with 33 saves on 44 shots. Despite the loss, the Rock outshot the Bandits 54-46 and collected 22 more loose balls (70-48). Toronto also dominated the draws, winning 18-of-25.

Buffalo finished the game two-for-four on the power play and also scored once shorthanded. Including two empty-net goals, the Bandits outscored the Rock 10-2 in the second half.

“Every game is a playoff game,” Bandits forward Dhane Smith told NLL.com “We are sticking together as a team. We can’t point fingers…Rosey is a great goalie but we knew [the Rock] were going to fall at some point. We knew we the [goals] were going to drop and that happened.”

Prior to the game, Rock defender Bill Hostrawser was awarded the Les Bartley Award. The award honors the Rock player who best exemplifies the importance of character and commitment to the team. The late Les Bartley was the Rock head coach from 1999-2003.

The Rock play their final two games of the regular season on the road, starting with a date with the Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday, April 22. The Bandits have little time to rest as they head to Georgia to face the division-leading Swarm on Saturday, April 15.

Three Stars Selected by the Media:
Anthony Cosmo (BUF)
Anthony Malcom (BUF)
Dhane Smith (BUF)

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