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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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Colorado Hosts Vancouver in Critical Early Season Division Match-up

The Colorado Mammoth (2-1) return to the Loud House to take on the Vancouver Warriors (1-2) on Saturday, January 4 at 9:30pm ET for the NLL Game of the Week. It’s a long-awaited return to the friendly confines of Denver for the Mammoth, who haven’t played at home since Faceoff Weekend back in late November. For the Warriors, this will be their first road test after starting the season with three straight home games in Vancouver. The teams will see each other again in less than two weeks in Vancouver.

After dropping the regular season opener to Saskatchewan, Colorado waited two weeks before two huge road tests in back to back weeks, starting with defending NLL Champions Calgary Roughnecks on their banner raising night before heading to Georgia to take on the Swarm. The Mammoth were able to grind their way to two gritty victories in both road games to salvage a 2-1 record to start the season, all three games versus the last three NLL Champions.

Confidence is high among the Mammoth players, as they have allowed only 27 goals so far this season and have held deadly scorers in Mark Matthews, Curtis Dickson, and Lyle Thompson to a combined three goals. Leading on the defensive end has been goalie Dillon Ward, who through three games has 136 saves and a save percentage of .834, ranking third in the NLL in both stats. Going into this season, it was known Colorado was going to be a defensive force and it is no surprise they have kept to that mantra.

The biggest surprises for this Mammoth team so far this season have been Jacob Ruest’s scoring from the right side and the emergence of rookie contributors. Jacob Ruest ranks second in the NLL in goals scored this season with 10, only trailing Callum Crawford. Not only is Ruest putting the ball in the back of the net in bulk, he is doing it very efficiently with a .345 shot percentage, which among NLL players with six or more goals ranks second in efficiency. Ruest has been the beneficiary of a balanced Mammoth offensive approach and has taken advantage of the man-up opportunities, scoring five power play goals. Colorado is tied for the best power play in the NLL, converting on 60% of their man-up opportunities. The other key factor has been the emergence of four rookies for this Mammoth squad.

A couple of high selections in this past year’s NLL Entry draft and a couple of injuries have thrusted rookies into the Mammoth lineup early in the season. First round pick, Warren Jeffrey has played all three games and has been a physical force on the defensive end, the stats may not be there, but his presence has been felt. Second rounder Brett Craig got his first NLL action in Calgary, his hometown, and delivered a beautiful transition goal while also scooping 10 loose balls in his one game played. The other two rookies Will Malcom (second round) and Dylan Kinnear (third round) have been playing big time minutes on the left side of the offense with the early season injury to Jeff Wittig and the recent injury to Eli McLaughlin, who has missed the last two games.

For Vancouver, the season hasn’t started the way they would’ve wanted to. With a 1-2 record, including 0-2 against West Division opponents, they know they need to win these division matchups if they want any chance of making the postseason this year. Vancouver is coming off a painful overtime loss to San Diego this past weekend. The Warriors lone win came against the expansion New York Riptide on December 14. This will be the first road test after a home heavy early start to their season. Last season the Warriors were just 2-7 on the road including a 14-4 loss at Colorado on March 23. Good news for the Warriors is road teams are a head scratching 14-6 so far this season, the other four teams in the West have gone a combined 7-1 when away from their home barn.

An early season injury to key offseason acquisition Nik Bilic has hurt the Warriors. On the offensive end, Mitch Jones and Keegan Bal have carried the offense so far this season with 22 (second in the NLL) and 16 points respectively. The Warriors have bounced back and forth each game when it comes to who is starting in net. Eric Penney started games one and three and Aaron Bold started game two. Through their three combined starts, the numbers say they are very comparable on paper and it could be a tossup again as to who gets the start in goal on Saturday night, Bold claimed the one victory. This team has a lot of new, young faces compared to a year ago and may just need more time of the floor together to mesh as a unit.

Last season, the Mammoth took two out of the three matchups against the Warriors. Both wins coming in a back to back weekend in March that almost solidified the Mammoth’s hold on the last playoff spot in the West Division over Vancouver. The Mammoth saw Penney twice and Bold once in their three matchups a year ago. Bold was in net during the Mammoth’s 14-4 win on March 23 which saw Eli McLaughlin get a career high 12 points (4g, 8a) and Kyle Killen almost get a sock trick, ending with five goals on the night. In the Mammoth’s other win versus the Warriors last season, Tim Edwards was 16-20 in the faceoff circle and Ryan Lee led the offense with seven points (4g, 3a). In Vancouver’s win, Logan Schuss scored an overtime winner only 44 seconds into overtime to give the Warriors the win and scored a total of four goals to lead Vancouver a year ago.

In the end, not much separated these teams last season except for one dominant game by the Mammoth. Expect Vancouver to be aggressive early in hopes of not falling to 1-3 on the season and being winless against West Division opponents in a very competitive division. Colorado will stick to their strategy of physical defense and will look for offense by committee and by whoever the hot hand is going into the night. Both teams will want to win this early season divisional matchup, as they will rematch in Vancouver on January 17 and on the Mammoth’s regular season finale on April 17 that could be an impactful game for playoff pushes. A win for either team in this matchup could sway how the remainder of the season pans out, an early lead on the division or on the outside of the playoffs looking in.

This game, along with all NLL games through the 2019-20 season can be streamed via Bleacher Report Live. This game is the NLL Game of the Week! Tune into this game for free via B/R Live or on the NLL’s Facebook or Twitter pages starting at 9:00pm ET with a faceoff scheduled for 9:30pm ET.

 

 

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