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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
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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Eyes On The Prize: Mammoth Visit Knighthawks

With postseason clinch scenarios in reach, the Colorado Mammoth (8-6) visit the Rochester Knighthawks (9-4) at Blue Cross Arena on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Watch the game on NLL LIVE in the U.S. and TSN GO in Canada.

The postseason is but a stone’s throw away for the Colorado Mammoth. Having clinched a playoff berth last weekend, the team hopes to secure at least one home playoff game, a task that hasn’t been fulfilled since 2012.

That can become a reality this weekend. In fact, with four games remaining in their regular season Colorado can clinch a home game in Denver with one win in those four games. They can also host by means of one Vancouver loss in any of their remaining five games.

“It’s going to be a huge test coming down the stretch,” Mammoth coach Chris Gill said earlier this week. “Four games left, it’s nothing but preparing for playoffs now, and we’re working for a home playoff game.”

It was a tale of two games for the Mammoth over the weekend, where they split the home-and-home series with Calgary. The teams won in their respective home buildings, with Colorado edging out a 9-8 win in overtime in Denver and Calgary rebounding 14-9 the following night at the Saddledome.

“We were excited about the clinch for a playoff spot, but there’s a bigger picture involved here,” Gill added. “That first game was exciting to watch…and the second game, we came in there, it was tight the first half, [Calgary] just poured it on in the second half. That’s something we’re going to have to learn from and realize you can’t take a shift or two off in this league.”

With a three-game winning streak snapped by the hands of their arch rivals, the Mammoth head into Rochester without two big defensive names on the roster. Dillon Ward remains on the First Level Injured Reserve List after being placed on the list on March 30. John Gallant meanwhile last suited up for the Mammoth in Week 11 versus the Stealth, and was placed on Level 2 IR prior to the team’s matchups with the Roughnecks.

While the iconic jersey number 11 has been absent on game night, he hasn’t been far from the team according to fellow defenseman Dan Ball. In the meantime, the rest of the Mammoth ‘D’ have helped fill the void of the longest-tenured Mammoth player in franchise history.

“John is a great player and has done a lot of great things for the Colorado Mammoth organization,” Ball said. “He’s been helping out behind the scenes, but with Pat Coyle at the helm…it’s a pretty good environment for us all, and we’ve all been able to step up. It helps with having two solid goaltenders that have helped out as well.”

And while Ward recovers, Alex Buque has made an impressive splash between the pipes, averaging an 8.77 GAA and posting an .819 save percentage in three starts for the Mammoth.

This game will also mark the fifth time John Grant, Jr. has squared off against his former team since being traded to Colorado in 2010. He remains the Knighthawks all-time leader in goals and points, and has racked up 29 points (9+20) in four games against Rochester. Grant, Jr. is four goals away from passing Gary Gait (635) on the NLL all-time goal scoring list.

The Knighthawks are coming off a great weekend where they defeated their division rival Toronto Rock 11-7 on the road on Friday night before returning home on Saturday to dominate the Minnesota Swarm, 10-2.

“What a difference a week makes,” said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. “It was two great efforts.”

Newly-acquired forward Joe Resetarits has already left a mark on his new team, scoring twice against the Rock and netting a hat trick against the Swarm.

“Going in and playing with that offense, with that whole team, you couldn’t ask for a better situation,” Resetarits said. “Everyone welcomed me in very well. That’s a fun team to play on, especially with them being the three-time defending champs and getting a chance to get a fourth. It’s a very special feeling and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be in the situation I am right now.”

The Knighthawks used a balance of offensive and defensive effort this past weekend to rebound from a crushing home loss to the Edmonton Rush the prior Saturday. That kind of balance could really help the playoff push.

“Looking at it on paper as a coach, I’m very happy with where we are,” Hasen said. “But looking at it on paper and doing it on the floor are two totally different things. We’ve just got to make sure what’s on the paper, we translate on to the floor. This past weekend was a good one, but with Colorado coming to town and the power they have up front and their ‘D’ and their transition, I think we still need to be better than we were last week. That’s our goal and that’s the way we look at it week in, week out.”

The Knighthawks are one game back of the Rock for the first seed in the East Division playoffs after this past weekend’s efforts. During last season’s playoffs, the Knighthawks forced two decisive mini-games to win the East and then the Champion’s Cup on their home turf. That highlights the importance of getting to play as much at the BCA as the Knighthawks can with a trip to a fourth straight Cup on the line.

“It worked in our favor last year, having that last opportunity against Buffalo and Calgary,” Hasen said. “That’s the goal of every team, trying to end up first in your division…that’s down the road. We’re worrying about us and what we have to do. If we come to work and we work hard, we’ll get some success off that. What happens, happens. At the end of the day, we’ll look at where we are, and where we are is where we are. We just continue the battle until the very last whistle.”

By Nick Salen (@MammothBeat) & Jeremy Pike (@KnighthawksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Jack Dempsey.

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