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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
20:30:00
San Diego
Panther City
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 25
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Mar 25
21:30:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Buffalo
San Diego
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 25
22:30:00
Rochester
Las Vegas
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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Beast Of The East: Rock Ready For Black Wolves

The Toronto Rock (6-1), standing tall atop the East Division standings, will be faced with their third divisional game in a row as the team hosts the New England Black Wolves (2-3) at Air Canada Centre on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Watch on NLL LIVE in the U.S. and TSN GO in Canada.

The game comes less than a week after the Rock completed a weekend home-and-home sweep over the Minnesota Swarm in which they outscored them 30-13. The effort also catapulted Toronto ahead of a jammed packed East Division group. While the Rock rest at a 6-1 record, the remaining four teams tread with just a game separating second to last place.

“Yes, it was a great weekend for us. It had some important implications for us in the standings. Minnesota is a tough team, it was great to get both,” said Rock head coach John Lovell.

Toronto will get their first regular season taste of the Black Wolves since the relocation from Philadelphia in the offseason. While the team does reside in a different city, much of the roster has remained the same. Perhaps the biggest roster absence, in fact, now sits in the steady hands of the Rock. Brodie Merrill, former captain of the Philadelphia franchise, now calls Toronto his home and has fit in nicely, leading his new club in loose balls (60).

“There’s always uncertainty, but I wouldn’t say we’re unfamiliar with them.,” said Lovell of playing a new franchise. “A lot of those guys did play on the Philadelphia team last year, we did play then in the preseason.”

“I have a lot of respect for their offense…they have a lot of fire power there,” Lovell said. “They’ve got a lot of guys with decent size and guys that are highly skilled.”

The Rock are off to their hottest start since the 2010 season, a year in which the club started 7-1 and eventually went on to the Champion’s Cup Finals where they fell to the Stealth. Much of this year’s success has to be attributed to Toronto well-balanced approach. The Rock have flourished on both ends of the floor, leading the league in both goals for (94) and fewest goals allowed (66).

“It’s been a great so far. I think we have a pretty deep offense, we got six guys that can pitch in from anywhere,” said Kevin Ross, who has chimed in with 23 points (8+15) thus far.

Ross has settled into what’s surprisingly proved to be the league’s most potent offense, providing more than adequate secondary scoring along side youngster Brett Hickey (18+8). While it’s easy to point to Josh Sanderson, Stephan Leblanc and Rob Hellyer for the high offensive numbers, Ross and Hickey have been large contributors to the Rock’s early success.

Ahead of the 2015 season, much was in question amid the news that Colin Doyle and Garret Billings would be absent long-term, but Ross and Hickey proved early on that a veteran journeyman and a young unknown could fill that void. The two have combined for 49 points though seven games played, and Hickey, by much surprise, leads all Toronto shooters in goal scoring.

“We got a pretty good thing here and we’re looking forward to keeping it rolling,” said Ross.

With key injuries plaguing their offense, the Black Wolves are definitely facing an uphill battle this week.

“We’ve come into a pretty interesting stretch: three games in eight days,” said Black Wolves head coach Blane Harrison. “The first game didn’t go as planned, but we always look forward to playing the Toronto Rock. They are the best team in the league right now. With the way we’ve been playing, it’s going to be a real challenge for us.”

The Black Wolves have been outscored by their opponents in every game since their 2-0 start ended in Week 4. The pack’s struggles offensively started when rookie forward Quinn Powless was placed on the injured reserve list. Powless collected a few assists in the early games, but it was his size that made all the difference for the Black Wolves. With one big body out, the pack is in desperate need of some help from veteran Kevin Crowley.

“Offense is kind of a funny thing, it can be a fragile thing as well,” noted Harrison. “I don’t want to put it all on Quinn, but Quinn was a big part of our offense. He was a big body and he was very unselfish. He was able to create a lot of space for both Kevin and Kyle Buchanan. As a result, I think that led to some early success. Quinn not being able to go the last couple of games has put us on our heels a little bit. Do we need Kevin (Crowley) to be our number one player in the offense? Absolutely, but I don’t want to have to put so much pressure on him that he feels he has to carry the load by himself when there are five or six other guys that now need to pitch in.”

Crowley leads the team in points and assists, and his lack of scoring has come into question a lot during the Black Wolves’ losing streak. Though the debuts of Brett Bucktooth and Mark Cockerton have breathed a bit of life into the team, there are still a lot of things the Black Wolves need to fix before Friday’s game. The offense has struggled to capitalize on key mistakes, and the team has not been able to finish their comeback attempts.

“After the last three games, there are a lot of adjustments that have to go on,” stated Harrison. “Getting down early in those games didn’t help, it’s just a longer road to climb. Against Rochester, there was a goal that was called back in the last 10 minutes of that game that would have made it 11-11. Even with the goal not counting, it’s still a one-goal game with ten minutes to go and we let it slip away. We have to learn to start out a little bit stronger than we did the first two games, and then have the will to finish. We have to compete until the final whistle.”

With the battle for the East Division heating up fast and a chance to get back to basics, the Black Wolves have a number of things to focus on as they practice for Friday’s matchup against Toronto. While the odds may not be in their favor based on the past few weeks, the New England Black Wolves maintain their strength as a unit and hope for the best.

“We’ve kind of swung the pendulum both ways a little bit,” said Harrison. “We’re on the wrong side of that right now. Hopefully we can turn it around this week.”

By Justin Millerson (@RockBeatToronto) & Alyssa McLaughlin (@BlackWolvesBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Martin Deland.

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