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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
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Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
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Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
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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
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Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
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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
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Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
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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
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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
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
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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
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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
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Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
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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
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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
20:30:00
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Panther City
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
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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
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Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
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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
New York
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
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
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Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
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
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
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Hanging On: Stealth Holds Off Roughnecks, 13-12

A pair of fourth-quarter goals from Cliff Smith helped the Vancouver Stealth stay alive in their quest for a playoff berth.

With his team down 11-10, Smith scored two of the final three goals for Vancouver in a 13-12 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks in National Lacrosse League action at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night.

The win kept the Stealth alive as they improved to 4-11 while Calgary, the team they are chasing for the West Division’s third and final playoff spot, fell to 7-10. Calgary is off next week and has just one game remaining while Vancouver needs to win next weekend and then both games on the season’s final weekend to have a chance. Should Vancouver win out and Calgary drops their season finale, they would both be 7-11 but the Stealth would hold the tiebreaker.

“This is the first step. If we don’t win this game then we are all just playing for jobs,” Smith said. “At least now we are still playing for something.”

Both of his goals came in transition as he adjusts to a new role on the team, instead of the forward position he has played in years past.

“(The goals) were pretty big because it kind of made up for some defensive mistakes earlier,” Smith said. “This kind of cancelled them out.”

Smith said he is learning his new role, which has him coming out of the back door. And in the past couple of games, he has played cautiously as he learns the nuances of his new role. But as he gets more comfortable, Smith has been able to take more chances.

The game was close throughout.

Calgary raced out to a 3-0 lead but the Stealth cut it to 3-2 after one quarter. The teams were tied at seven at the half and tied at 10 after three quarters. The Stealth had a huge opportunity to go ahead early in the fourth quarter after Brandon Goodwin was given a five-minute penalty for a hit to the head.

But it was the Roughnecks who capitalized first as Curtis Dickson sniped his second of the game from long range for the 11-10 lead. 

On the same power play however, Smith would tie the score and Jordan Durston would out-wait Mike Poulin for his third of the game to give Vancouver a 12-11 lead.

Smith then took a breakaway pass from Chris O’Dougherty to put the Stealth up a pair with less than seven minutes to play.

Smith would take a high sticking major with 2:34 to play but the Stealth penalty kill and goaltending of Tyler Richards stood tall. Tyler Burton did beat Richards with his fourth goal of the night but it came with 6.2 seconds to play and the Roughnecks could not get another shot off before the game wound down.

Smith said he was relieved his teammates bailed him out, admitting had Calgary come back with him in the box, that would have crushed him.

Stealth coach Jamie Batley, who picked up his first win behind the bench since taking over last month, said the fact they got three transition goals was crucial.

“That was really the difference in the game in my opinion,” he said. “Those are the things we haven’t been getting, transition goals. Everything else usually equals out.”

He pointed out that the week before, Calgary out-scored Vancouver 7-1 in transition in the Roughnecks 16-12 victory.

The Roughnecks won the face-off and loose ball battles, respectively, taking 19 of 28 draws and getting 64 loose balls compared to Vancouver’s 63.

The special teams were also a standoff as Calgary was 3-for-5 with a short-handed goal while the Stealth were 4-for-8.

And Roughnecks coach Curt Malawsky said his team got away from what they wanted to do.

“We figured they didn’t really want to play 5-on-5 for 60 minutes,” he said. “We didn’t want to do that but at times our emotions got the best of us. There were things that should have been irrelevant but we ended up making them relevant and then they were able to cash in on those key opportunities.”

“That’s a lesson we have learned for the majority of the season. But our emotions got the best of us at certain points in the game,” he added. “It has never been a lack of effort for our group of men, but hats of to (Vancouver), I thought they played well too.”

Tyler Richards made 42 saves in the victory, several times while he was on the ground and just lunging to get a body part on the shot.

“They were a few desperation moments,” he said. “When you are having a game, you get them and when you are not, they seem to go flying past you.”

“I seemed to get lucky more often than not.”

This was the team’s first win after seven straight losses.

“It was huge for our confidence,” Richards added. “We are fighting for our [playoff] lives. Just pure desperation and we have to keep that going. Every game for us is win or we are out. We have a lot more confidence moving forward but we have a heck of a task next week with Saskatchewan in town.”

The Stealth were led by hat tricks from both Durston (3+1) and Logan Schuss (3+4) while Rhys Duch (2+6) had another huge game. Smith and Corey Small each had two goals and an assist. Ian Hawksbee had the other Vancouver goal.

Jeff Shattler led the Roughnecks with four goals and four assists while Dickson had two goals and four assists, Burton had four goals and Wes Berg had a goal and two helpers.

Three Stars of the Game:

1) Rhys Duch
2) Logan Schuss
3) Jordan Durston

By Gary Ahuja for NLL.com. Photo by Garrett James.

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