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Fri, Dec 22
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Sat, Dec 23
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Fri, Dec 29
18:30:00
Philadelphia
Halifax
Fri, Dec 29
19:30:00
Georgia
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Fri, Dec 29
22:00:00
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Sat, Dec 30
16:00:00
New York
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Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
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Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
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Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
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Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
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Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
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Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
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Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
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Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
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Las Vegas
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Buffalo
Rochester
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
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Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Panther City
New York
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Albany
Georgia
Sat, Jan 13
21:00:00
San Diego
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Sat, Jan 13
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Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
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Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
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Toronto
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Jan 20
20:00:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sat, Jan 20
21:00:00
Calgary
Colorado
WK
9
Fri, Jan 26
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Jan 27
18:00:00
Rochester
Halifax
Sat, Jan 27
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
San Diego
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 27
22:00:00
Panther City
Las Vegas
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10
Fri, Feb 2
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Fri, Feb 2
19:30:00
Vancouver
Georgia
Fri, Feb 2
21:00:00
New York
Calgary
Sat, Feb 3
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Albany
Sat, Feb 3
19:30:00
Rochester
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Sat, Feb 3
20:00:00
Panther City
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 3
21:00:00
Toronto
Calgary
Sun, Feb 4
18:00:00
Colorado
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Fri, Feb 9
18:30:00
Las Vegas
Halifax
Fri, Feb 9
20:00:00
Colorado
Panther City
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Calgary
Toronto
Sat, Feb 10
19:30:00
San Diego
New York
Sat, Feb 10
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
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Fri, Feb 16
18:30:00
Buffalo
Halifax
Fri, Feb 16
22:00:00
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Sat, Feb 17
19:00:00
Colorado
Albany
Sun, Feb 18
19:00:00
Halifax
Calgary
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Fri, Feb 23
21:00:00
New York
Colorado
Fri, Feb 23
22:00:00
Georgia
San Diego
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Rochester
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Vancouver
Toronto
Sat, Feb 24
19:30:00
Albany
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 24
20:00:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 24
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Calgary
Sun, Feb 25
16:00:00
Georgia
Panther City
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Fri, Mar 1
19:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Fri, Mar 1
20:00:00
San Diego
Panther City
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Toronto
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Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
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Vancouver
Sat, Mar 2
13:00:00
Calgary
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Sat, Mar 2
19:00:00
New York
Albany
Sat, Mar 2
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
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Sat, Mar 2
22:00:00
Toronto
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Sun, Mar 3
16:00:00
Rochester
Panther City
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Fri, Mar 8
19:00:00
Vancouver
Albany
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Calgary
Georgia
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 9
17:00:00
Colorado
Toronto
Sat, Mar 9
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Mar 9
19:30:00
Las Vegas
New York
Sat, Mar 9
22:00:00
Halifax
San Diego
Sun, Mar 10
15:00:00
Panther City
Philadelphia
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Fri, Mar 15
18:30:00
Panther City
Halifax
Fri, Mar 15
21:00:00
San Diego
Calgary
Fri, Mar 15
22:00:00
Las Vegas
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Rochester
Albany
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 16
19:30:00
Philadelphia
Georgia
Sat, Mar 16
20:30:00
New York
Saskatchewan
WK
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Fri, Mar 22
20:00:00
Buffalo
Panther City
Fri, Mar 22
21:00:00
Albany
Calgary
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Halifax
Toronto
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 23
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
New York
Sat, Mar 23
21:00:00
Rochester
Colorado
Sat, Mar 23
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Mar 24
17:30:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
WK
18
Sat, Mar 30
13:00:00
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 30
19:00:00
Halifax
Rochester
Sat, Mar 30
19:30:00
Toronto
New York
Sat, Mar 30
22:00:00
Vancouver
Las Vegas
WK
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Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Buffalo
Colorado
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Panther City
San Diego
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Halifax
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
New York
Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
Las Vegas
Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 7
16:00:00
Philadelphia
Panther City
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Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Colorado
Sat, Apr 13
19:00:00
Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
Calgary
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
San Diego
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
Albany
Panther City
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Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
Rochester
Georgia
Fri, Apr 19
22:00:00
Vancouver
San Diego
Sat, Apr 20
18:00:00
Colorado
Halifax
Sat, Apr 20
19:30:00
Albany
New York
Sat, Apr 20
20:00:00
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 20
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
Buffalo
Las Vegas
Sun, Apr 21
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
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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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