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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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Fight To The Finish: Black Wolves Over Swarm, 10-9

The New England Black Wolves (3-5) ended its five-game losing streak by edging the Minnesota Swarm (3-6) by a score of 10-9 in a down-to-the-wire game in front of a crowd of 8,912 at Xcel Energy Center. Incredible goals were scored and challenged, punches were thrown, goaltending was on point, and the outcome wasn’t certain until the very last second. The game was everything the rambunctious Minnesota crowd was looking for on a Saturday night.

“I’ve not seen it come alive like it has, today was just outstanding. You could feel the energy and the players felt the energy,” said Swarm head coach Joe Sullivan. “It seemed like that was our driving factor for the last six, seven minutes of that fourth quarter. A little bit longer, a few seconds more and I think we probably would have had that tied up.”

Within 10 seconds of the first face-off, gloves were dropped by Swarm captain Andrew Suitor and Black Wolves defenseman Bill O’Brien to set the tone for the game; neither team was going to back down.

New England forwards Pat Saunders (1+0) and Mark Cockerton (2+3) started the scoring in the first quarter. Minnesota didn’t answer until halfway through the quarter, but they answered in a big way. Forward Dean Hill (3+0) was the first Swarm offense to attack, followed by two in-a-row from Jordan MacIntosh (3+2) to give Minnesota a lead that they wouldn’t give up until the fourth quarter.

“I thought the guys worked really hard, the effort was great,” said Sullivan. “The compete level was incredible, so I’m very happy to see that.”

Going into the fourth quarter, the Swarm had the edge by a narrow margin of 6-5. The Black Wolves completed a six-goal scoring run, started by captain Joel White (2+0) in the middle of the third quarter. New England forward Jamie Lincoln (2+0) scored his two consecutive power play goals to start the fourth quarter and eventually take a 9-6 lead before Minnesota responded.

“We hit a slump there, we couldn’t get anything going. Then Jamie Lincoln stepped up, got a couple of huge goals for us and I got a big one there, which was really nice,” Cockerton said. “Our defense played well all night.”

Corbyn Tao (1+0) started another scoring streak for the Swarm with five minutes left in the game. A goal by NLL Rookie of the Month for February Miles Thompson (1+4) ignited the team and the crowd. Dean Hill tied the game up with under three minutes to go and the roar of the crowd was deafening.

“The crowd, not just tonight, but every night, they’re always great,” Hill said. “That’s why they’re the best fans in the league. We’re going to keep going for our next home game to try our best to get them the win.”

New England, who hasn’t won a game since January 10th against Rochester, was desperate for the win, and they delivered. The game-winning goal came from forward Kevin Crowley (1+3) with just over one minute left in the game.

“It was a sense of urgency. We didn’t want to have to say we lost six in a row. The game was right there for us, so it was just a matter of digging deep and going on a run,” said Black Wolves head coach Blane Harrison. “A couple of goals went in and there we were. We wanted to come out and just focus on limiting mental mistakes, I thought we did that for the most part. And Evan Kirk played a very good game.”

Former Swarm player Evan Kirk stood in goal for the Black Wolves and saved 34 of 43 shots. In goal for the Swarm was Zach Higgins, who gave up 10 goals on 51 shots. New England went 3 for 5 on the powerplay with one shorthanded goal by Joel White in the second quarter. Minnesota was 2 for 4 with special teams.

Three Stars of the Game as selected by the media:

1) Mark Cockerton
2) Dean Hill
3) Evan Kirk

Tonight’s game was the first of a back-to-back weekend for the Swarm. The team was without forward Logan Schuss due to a work commitment and assistant captain Callum Crawford, who has a lower body injury.

“We’re a wounded team right now, to say the least. So we’re just going to have to get the most out of every single player,” Sullivan said. “The expectation is that they go get some good rest, they stretch themselves out, they’re preprepared for tomorrow. Because everything is starting to fall into place, so if you want to be in that playoff contention, you’re going to have to take care of it yourself. Tomorrow’s a big test for us.”

The Swarm have a short turn-around as they visit the Colorado Mammoth on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Watch the game live on WatchESPN in the U.S. and TSN GO in Canada. The Black Wolves play next on Friday, March 20 in Calgary at 9 p.m. ET live on NLL LIVE in the U.S. and TSN GO.

Story by Maria Jollie (@SwarmBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Scott Pierson.

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