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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
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Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
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Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
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Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
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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
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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
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Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
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Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
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New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
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Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
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Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
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Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
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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
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Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
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San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
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Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
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Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
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Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
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San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
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Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
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Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
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Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
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Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
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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
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New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
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San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
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Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
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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
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Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
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Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
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Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
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Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
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Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
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Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
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Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
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Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
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Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
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Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
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San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
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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
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San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
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Finishing Touch: Bandits Double Up Black Wolves, 20-10

The Buffalo Bandits (11-7) finished off their regular season campaign with an impressive 20-10 home win against the New England Black Wolves (4-14) in front of 15,374 fans at First Niagara Center on Saturday night. Buffalo will enter the postseason on a four-game win streak as they head to Rochester to play the Knighthawks in the East Division Semifinal on Friday.

New England kicked off the game with two quick goals from Pat Saunders. John Tavares and Dhane Smith answered to tie the game at two. Brett Bucktooth scored for New England before Mitch Jones tallied twice and Nick Weiss scored to end the quarter 5-3 in favor of Buffalo.

Buffalo extended its scoring run to 10-straight goals (Jones, Alex Kedoh Hill, Ryan Benesch, Smith, Tavares, Benesch, Jones) before Brett Bucktooth finally scored for New England to end the first half 12-4.

The Bandits extended their lead to 18-7 after three quarters with three goals from Hill and one goal each from Benesch, Tavares and Chad Culp. Saunders used three goals in the third to up his total to five for the game.

Tavares and Andrew Watt capped off the scoring for Buffalo. Drew Petkoff scored once and Jimmy Purves scored twice to round out the Black Wolves’ scoring.

Black Wolves head coach Blane Harrison announced that he wouldn’t be returning to coach the team next year due to travel strains. He also felt travel played a part in his team’s effort Saturday.

“To be honest, we’re not a team that does well on back-to-backs. We don’t travel well. We got up at 3:30am and it was a ‘planes, trains and automobiles’ situation,” said Harrison. “We didn’t have any pop in our step and our goalies didn’t see the ball well. They’re a very good team that’s headed for the playoffs and their crowd was pumping them full of energy.”

Buffalo has found success in every aspect of the game, which is exactly what they’re hoping for heading into the playoffs.

“We continued to move the ball really well. To put up 20 goals in back-to-back games in this league is pretty incredible,” said Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley. “We know the regular season is over and now we move onto the madness [of the playoffs]. We wanted to go in on a winning note and go in positive, but it’s a new season now. Tomorrow morning we wake up and we start the process of preparing for our first playoff game.”

Dhane Smith eclipsed 100 points on the season and joined Ryan Benesch in the century club. The milestone marked the first time in Bandits history that two players has more than 100 points in the same season. Dhane also notched his 65th assist, good for a Bandits single season record.

“Dhane’s awfully good. He’s 23-years-old and already has a 100 point season. It’s incredible and he’s such a fast player, too,” said Cordingley. “Benesch is just a pro. He’s a pro in everything he does and the way he approaches the game, he’s always put up numbers. We’re fortunate to have those two guys on our team.”

“It obviously feel good to hit 100 points and help the team. I didn’t realize I was that close, it’s great that [Benesch and I] both did it,” said Smith humbly. “I’m so grateful for the team around me. It’s easy to play with Tavares, Benesch and Mark Steenhuis. They’ve helped me out a lot.”

Ryan Benesch broke a personal single-game record by scoring 12 points and tied his personal record of nine assists in a game. He’s also proud of his roommate, Dhane Smith.

“I don’t know what to say. When we play offense like that, everyone will get points,” said the Bandits forward. “I’m really proud of Dhane. He’s one of the best offensive players in the league. I knew from watching him back in Juniors in Kitchener that he was something special, now he’s just proving it.”

Jay Thorimbert also broke a record on Saturday. With his 320th faceoff win, he became first all time for draws won in a season, surpassing Bob Snider’s old mark.

Pat Saunders (5+0) had five goals for New England while Garrett Billings (0+7) had seven assists.

“Pat doesn’t realize how good he is. We sat him down recently and told him we think he could be a 50-goal scorer,” added Harrison. “Billings might still be struggling with his recovery, but his hands are there and his vision is there.”

Buffalo heads to Rochester to take on the Knighthawks on Friday, May 8th at 7 p.m. ET for the single-elimination first-round East Division Semifinal.

Three Stars as Selected by the Media.

1) Ryan Benesch
2) Alex Kedoh Hill
3) Dhane Smith

By Steve Bermel for NLL.com. Photo by Bill Wippert.

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