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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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Battle of the Prairies 2021-22 Round 1 Preview

The National Lacrosse League’s version of the Canadian Hatfield-McCoy feud kicks off this weekend with the Calgary Roughnecks and Saskatchewan Rush both looking to bounce back after season-opening losses.

For the defending champion Roughnecks, who travel east one province to face the Rush at SaskTel Centre in this season’s first Battle of the Prairies on Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET/TSN in Canada and ESPN+ in the U.S.), it’s a matter of their top gunslingers continuing to set an example for secondary shooters.

Jesse King, Calgary’s new floor general, led the Roughnecks with six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in their 16-9 loss at Buffalo last weekend while 10-year veteran Curtis Dickson scored 4 goals, three of which were of the leaping “Superman” kind, and added 1 assist.

King, in his third season with Calgary after battling injuries in 2019 and pandemic-shortened 2020, is stepping into a leadership role vacated with the departure of 2019 NLL MVP Dane Dobbie to San Diego during the past offseason.

“Dane was a leader, and a tremendous person to learn from, so it is a bittersweet feeling,” says King. “As far as leadership goes, we have an awesome group of core guys on this team. I do feel like our whole left side has the ability to rise to the occasion, and play as a unit to try and replace the production that is now gone.”

In 42 regular-season career games with Georgia and Calgary, King has 61 goals and 115 assists for 176 points.

“Jesse is our floor general, our focal point, the ball will go through him,” says Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky. “His leadership skills and work ethic, he’s a massive part of our team.”

Malawsky, who had watched and scouted King for years before the Roughnecks acquired the southpaw in 2018, saw King learn under the veteran lefty Dobbie during Calgary’s championship run in 2019.

King recorded 6 goals and 11 assists for 17 points in four postseason games as the Roughnecks captured the last NLL title. He had only played in six regular-season games for Calgary up to that point.

“My goal is to stay healthy, and do the best I can, and if that means stepping up into a bigger role, then that’s what I will do,” says King.

“Jesse is a team-first guy that leads by example on and off the floor,” says Roughnecks rover Zach Currier, who netted 1 transition goal and collected 16 loose balls at Buffalo. “We are looking for him to be one of our primary ball carriers on the left side and help the younger guys get comfortable with the offence. We will be relying on him heavily this year.”

But for Calgary’s offence, it’s also a matter of handling the ball better and making smarter decisions.

“We had an insurmountable amount of turnovers,” coach Malawsky says of the season opener against Buffalo. The Roughnecks coughed up 14 turnovers and flogged 58 shots on goal. “We had 50-plus shots but we were standing around, not many high-quality looks.”

For Malawsky, it’s as simple as this: “Get to the middle, get to the dirty areas and put the ball in.”

Calgary’s secondary scoring will be key this weekend against Saskatchewan, which lost 12-11 in overtime at Halifax in Week 1, and as the season progresses.

“One night someone is going to have a good game, and the next it will be someone different,” says King. “What matters to us is being the hard-nosed, chip-on-our-shoulder, tough-working team that we are. That is when we are successful.

“And the only way to measure that is if we are holding that Cup at the end of the year. The majority of our team has a taste of what winning that championship feels like and we want that feeling again.”

– Family feud-style twist:

King, 29, plays on the Roughnecks with his younger brother Marshal, 24, a second-year righthander who is trying to solidify a spot on Calgary’s roster.

The King brothers trained together in their hometown of Victoria, BC during the pandemic layoff. Marshal says Jesse was “an animal in the weight room.”

Currier, 27, will face his older brother Josh, 28, a fifth-year forward in his first season with Saskatchewan after previous stops in Rochester and Philadelphia. The Curriers are from Peterborough ON.

“There’s a sibling rivalry this season between my brother and I now that he plays on Saskatchewan,” says Calgary’s Currier, an NLL Second Team All-Pro in 2018 and 2019.

– Added incentive:

The Roughnecks-Rush game on Saturday is also the third game of the all-Canadian Alterna Cup, an in-season competition among the five NLL teams located north of the border. Saskatchewan lost to Halifax in last weekend’s Alterna opener. Toronto plays at Halifax on Friday in the second of the series.

– Game of the Week on TSN:

Saturday’s game will be broadcast nationally on TSN (8:30 p.m. ET), a big deal in Canada.

“I think it’s great, playing the game we love on TSN, getting eyeballs on the game,” says Malawsky, from Coquitlam, British Columbia.

SaskTel Centre is a “great building to play in” with an “electric atmosphere,” Malawsky says. “Guys will be fired up and excited.”

Adds Currier: “It’s pretty cool that our games will be broadcast on one of the stations I grew up glued to. It is an awesome step forward. Perhaps the most important is the inspiration it will provide to young lacrosse players aspiring to be NLL players someday. It will be awesome for them to be able to watch big Saturday night games live on TSN and learn from the best players in the world.”

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