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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
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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Final Four: Knighthawks Knock Off Rock, 11-7

Keeping their hopes alive to come back and win the East Division, the Rochester Knighthawks (8-4) defeated the Toronto Rock (11-4) on the road by a score of 11-7 before a crowd of 10,218 at Air Canada Centre on Friday night.

Rochester now sits just a game and half back from the first place Rock after Friday night’s victory, leaving the East Division regular season crown up for grabs. A Toronto win and a Minnesota loss this weekend would have clinched top spot for the Rock, but a big efforts from Dan Dawson (3+3) and Matt Vinc (49 saves) negated that scenario all together.

“We had a lot of big efforts tonight,” said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. “(Dan) Dawson was great, he set the tone for us early. He was driving and doing stuff that we haven’t seen consistently done this year. It opens up a lot of things.”

Two wins over Toronto this season awards the Knighthawks with the regular season tie-breaker should the two teams finish with the same record. While the task is tall, this means Rochester controls their own destiny the rest of the way. If the three-time defending champs win each of their remaining six games, they will realize the East Division’s first seed.

“We circled this game as a big game for us and we knew that,” said Knighthawks forward Joe Walters. “The winner of tonight got the tie-breaker, we came in ready to go.”

Toronto’s Kasey Beirnes opened all scoring with a power play goal on the doorstep 3:06 after first whistle. Rochester however, answered strongly by scoring five-straight goals over a nine minute stretch, two of which from Dawson in close. Beirnes stopped the bleeding with another powerplay goal in the slot, capping the first quarter at a 5-2 Rochester advantage.

“It was a disappointing start,” said Rock head coach John Lovell. “We’re playing for big stakes here.”

The Knighthawks continued their dominance into the second frame as Jordan Hall, Dawson and Cody Jamieson each scored within the quarter’s first 6:04. Just over two minutes later, Stephan Leblanc and Beirnes completed 2-0 mini-run to bring the Rock to 8-4 deficit, the score standing until halftime.

Rock newcomer Kevin Crowley and Brad Self traded goals just seconds apart to open all second half scoring. After 10:26 of scoreboard silence, Knighthawk forward Joe Resetartis and Jesse Gamble swapped goals exactly one minute apart, capping the third quarter at a 10-6 Rochester advantage.

Leblanc made things interesting by scoring his second of the night early in the final frame, but stellar Knighthawk defence cancelled any chance for a Rock comeback. Jamieson scored the game’s final tally with 2:14 remaining.

Rochester’s hot start put rest to looming concerns about Week 13’s three-goal goal effort against the Edmonton Rush. On Friday night, it took only 6:21 for the Knighthawks to match a total that was conceived in sixty minutes time just six days ago.

“After last weekend, it was a huge opportunity for us to bounce back,” said Walters. We have another game tomorrow, so we just need to take one game at a time.”

Toronto meanwhile are feeling the woes of mid to late-season offensive slump. Over their last five games – a stretch that includes three of Toronto’s four losses – the Rock are averaging just 10.2 goals per game. It’s an alarming change from the 14 goals per game Toronto earned over first 10 matches.

“Our special teams have gone south on us for the last few games and that’s got to get better,” Lovell said. “Our powerplay has not performed for us like it was early in the season. Things that were going for us early are not going now…but they will come back.”

Some attribution has to go to the absents of the Rock leading scorer Rob Hellyer, who has missed two and a half games of action since suffering an upper-body injury nearly three weeks ago. The Rock have since made an attempt to patch that hole with the well-documented acquisition of Crowley from the Black Wolves in exchange for Garrett Billings. Crowley put the Rock uniform on for the first time on Friday night and chimed in with a goal and two assists.

“There’s going to be some transition time coming into a new team,” said Crowley. “But these guys on the offense are really easy to play with.”

“I thought [Matt Vinc] played great in there tonight, we had a lot of good looks, shots that hopefully next time will fall for us. The defense did a great job stopping their run,” Crowley added.

Rock goalie Brandon Miller got the start in goal, but did not last long as the veteran gave up five goals on Rochester’s first eight shots. Toronto back up Nick Rose came on in relief and played nicely. Rose made 26 saves on 32 shots for a .812 save percentage.

On the other end of the floor, Rochester netminder Matt Vinc stood very tall making 49 saves on 56 shots for an even better .875 save percentage. Friday night’s performance earns “Vno” the title of the league’s top ball stopper as he holds a league-leading .796 save percentage thus far.

Dawson (3+3) led all shooters with six points each on the night. Joe Walters (1+4) followed up with five points of his own. Beirnes (3+1) tallied four points in the loss, while Josh Sanderson (0+3) and Crowley (1+2) followed close behind with three points each.

The Knighthawks are back at it on Saturday night when they host the Minnesota Swarm at the Blue Cross Arena. The Rock meanwhile have the rest of the weekend off and will host the Vancouver Stealth on April 10.

Three Stars of the Game as selected by the media:

1) Dan Dawson
2) Matt Vinc
3) Kasey Beirnes

By Justin Millerson (@RockBeatToronto) for NLL.com. Photo by Graig Abel.

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