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BUF at TOR - Sat. 7pm ET 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
FINAL
New York
7
Georgia
12
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Las Vegas
9
Colorado
11
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Calgary
8
San Diego
14
Q2
06:34
Buffalo
4
Toronto
8
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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Doubleheader Weekends Providing Unique Challenges and Opportunities for Knighthawks and Wings

Doubles are everywhere in sports, even the NLL.

In baseball there are of course doubles and double plays, steals and switches. In basketball there are double dribbles and fouls, and of course double-doubles. In football there are double blocks and coverages. In hockey there are double minors.

In the NLL, due to a mix of pandemic-related postponements and rescheduled games, there will be a unique double-double lacrosse weekend with two teams, the Rochester Knighthawks and Philadelphia Wings, both playing two games in two days.

The action kicks off tonight as Rochester hosts the Swarm at Blue Cross Arena on ESPN (6:30 pm ET/ESPNU) then kicks into high gear Saturday night as the Knighthawks travel 350 miles south to face Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center (7 p.m.) before wrapping up on Sunday afternoon with the Wings entertaining New York (4 p.m.).

“It’s different for sure,” says Philadelphia captain Kiel Matisz. “The biggest thing we need to focus on is taking it one game at a time. Especially with a quick turnaround. Mentally, our approach is to be ready and available to step in at any moment. Especially this season with COVID, every week has had its own adversity. Physically, prep and recovery will be the same as normal.”

This weekend’s double dips are important to both Philadelphia (3-2) and Rochester (2-1) as the teams look to solidify their positions in the East Division standings. The path is perhaps easier for the Wings, who play twice at home.

“We’re looking forward to facing off against the Knighthawks,” says Matisz, who has 2 goals and 11 assists in 5 games this season. “I feel like they have a very similar team, also in the middle of the standings. Specifically, we’ll focus on ourselves and putting together a full 60 minutes. We have had a bit of trouble with that the last couple of games, and we’re looking to be on and ready to go for every shift.”

Philadelphia lost last weekend 9-8 versus Albany while Rochester has not played since Dec. 18, a 16-7 win at Albany that included a goalie fight from young starter Rylan Hartley. The Wings will be looking to their O for inspiration. In the 2019-20 season, Philadelphia beat the Knighthawks 12-4 in their lone matchup.

“Our offence needs to be better,” says Wings leading scorer Kevin Crowley, seventh in the league with 25 points (9 goals, 16 assists.) “We have great goal-scorers; we need to average more goals a game and work harder to take pressure off our goalie.”

Curiously, the Wings are in the bottom half of the league averaging both 11.00 goals for per game and 11.00 goals against so far this season. The Knighthawks, led by team-leading scorer Holden Cattoni (10 goals, 10 assists), are averaging 12.33 goals (t-3rd in NLL) for and 10.33 goals against (t-4th in NLL).

“It will obviously be better if we can come off of a win [Saturday], which will give us confidence heading into Sunday,” says Crowley, from New Westminster, British Columbia. “If we lose that first game, we’ll focus on having the chance to turn things around and redeem ourselves the next day.”

Wings captain Matisz agrees: “The good news is, we know what to expect from the Riptide after playing them [earlier this season], which will make preparing for them the next day a bit easier.”

Philadelphia beat New York 14-12 at home on Dec. 10. Riptide rookie Jeff Teat did not play. Ironically, New York was playing their second game of the weekend that night.

“They are very talented,” says Matisz. “However we didn’t get a chance to play against Teat, who has made a huge impact for their team. There will be a slight scouting change due to the personnel change, but we will be ready to go. It’ll be important for us to focus on a defensive team effort and limiting their chances.”

Says Crowley about New York: “Anytime you beat a team they will come out hungry for a win in the next matchup. That’s what we are expecting from the Riptide this weekend. We’ll need to focus on matching their intensity and speed.”

After Sunday’s game against New York, six of the Wings’ first seven contests this season will have been played at home at Wells Fargo Center. Prior to the weekend starting, they are 3-1 at home.

“You always want to put on a good show at home,” says Matisz, from Stoney Creek, ON . “I think we’ve done a good job and take pride in rising to that challenge.”

“We realize that this year has been a challenge for the fans as well, in regard to staying healthy and taking the precautions to be able to come out to the games. Fans going the extra mile to cheer us on is special and we appreciate all they do. We’re thankful for the opportunity to play in front of our fans. They are our sixth man and they make a huge difference.”

Crowley, the NLL’s first overall draft pick in 2011 from NCAA’s Stony Brook, was taken by the original Philadelphia Wings franchise, knows all about the proud Philly lacrosse tradition.

“The Wings have a special history,” says Crowley. “Being part of the original team and to see the traditions carry over is great. The atmosphere at Wells Fargo Center, from warmups to the final buzzer, is unmatched. It is always special to see such excited and passionate fans. Philly truly has the best sports fans in world.”

This weekend’s Wings games are part of a busy, consecutive eight-day stretch from Jan. 18-25 at Wells Fargo Center, which started this past Tuesday night with an NHL Flyers game and then went/goes like this: NBA 76ers game on Wednesday, another Flyers game on Thursday, 76ers again tonight, Wings on Saturday-Sunday, back to Flyers on Monday and finally 76ers on Tuesday.

On Friday night, the Wells Fargo Center arena conversion crew will start the changeover from 76ers to Wings at 10:30 p.m. The process from hardwood to turf takes about three hours. On Sunday night, the changeover from turf to ice starts at 8 p.m. after the Wings-Riptide game. This also takes three hours. According to Wings staff, it’s “definitely a harder turn coming from NBA … there’s much more equipment to remove from the floor.”

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