fbpx

Season opens on December 1st. Find 2023-24 schedules here and buy your tickets today

×
WK
1
Fri, Dec 1
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Halifax
Fri, Dec 1
22:00:00
Albany
Las Vegas
Fri, Dec 1
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
Sat, Dec 2
19:00:00
Calgary
Rochester
Sat, Dec 2
19:30:00
Philadelphia
New York
WK
2
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Dec 9
19:30:00
Colorado
Georgia
Sat, Dec 9
20:00:00
Rochester
Saskatchewan
Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
Las Vegas
Panther City
WK
3
Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
Sat, Dec 16
13:00:00
Albany
Philadelphia
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
Halifax
New York
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
San Diego
Buffalo
Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
Georgia
Vancouver
WK
4
Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Panther City
Fri, Dec 22
21:00:00
Georgia
Colorado
Sat, Dec 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Rochester
WK
5
Fri, Dec 29
18:30:00
Philadelphia
Halifax
Fri, Dec 29
19:30:00
Georgia
Buffalo
Fri, Dec 29
22:00:00
Rochester
San Diego
Sat, Dec 30
16:00:00
New York
Toronto
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
Albany
Saskatchewan
WK
6
Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
WK
7
Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
Toronto
Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Buffalo
Rochester
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Philadelphia
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
Colorado
Sat, Jan 13
22:00:00
Calgary
Vancouver
WK
8
Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
Georgia
Toronto
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
San Diego
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
WK
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
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 3
20:00:00
Panther City
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 3
21:00:00
Toronto
Calgary
Sun, Feb 4
18:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
WK
11
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
WK
12
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
WK
13
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
WK
14
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
Las Vegas
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Buffalo
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 2
13:00:00
Calgary
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 2
19:00:00
New York
Albany
Sat, Mar 2
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Colorado
Sat, Mar 2
22:00:00
Toronto
San Diego
Sun, Mar 3
16:00:00
Rochester
Panther City
WK
15
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
WK
16
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
17
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
19
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
WK
20
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
WK
21
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
Powered By
MGM Logo
Scores / Schedule
Stories/Op-Ed

Highway 2 Redemption: Roughnecks At Rush Tonight

The Edmonton Rush are looking for a shot at redemption on Friday night when they host the Calgary Roughnecks at Rexall Place for Game 1 of the NLL West Division Finals live on TSN2 & TSN GO (Canada) and WatchESPN (U.S.) at 9:30 p.m. ET. The game will also be televised live on MSG+, NESNplus, Altitude, ASN and all Time Warner Cable Sports Channels in New York State.

Last year, the Roughnecks upset the Rush by beating them in Calgary in the first game of the series and lated advanced by winning the 10-minute tiebreaker Game 3 in Edmonton. The Rush were fresh off of a historic 16-2 regular season, but that means nothing when you fall short of the ultimate goal.

“I think all year we have kept that in the back of our minds as motivation,” Rush defender Brett Mydske told EdmontonRush.com. “We are excited to get another chance at them.”

Game 1 will be played in Edmonton, even though the Rush are the first seed in the West, as there was a scheduling conflict at Northlands. But the Rush will be ready to go against its provincial rival to continue what has been a riveting matchup in recent years.

“It doesn’t get any better, in those terms,” said Edmonton Rush general manager and head coach Derek Keenan. “There’s a lot of respect for one another, but I think at the same time, there’s no love lost either so it always makes for great lacrosse.”

The Rush and Roughnecks have faced-off 36 times in the regular season throughout history, with the Roughnecks dominating with 26 wins. The story is slightly different in the playoffs, as the Rush have won three of the five games between the clubs.

“You never know which way it’s going to go,” Keenan said. “You could see a high-scoring affair or a real tight, low-scoring affair. We’ve had both over the years, and limiting mistakes is going to be important. Obviously, they have a lot of weapons on offense so we’re going to have to have our best on the defensive end and from a goaltending perspective as well. We have to make sure we’re taking care of the ball on offense, and not turn it over in bad spots of the floor, but at the same time make sure we’re attacking and being aggressive.”

The Rush defense has long been regarded as one of the best in the league, allowing only 9.83 a game during the regular season, second only to the Rochester Knighthawks. For opposing teams, it’s a lot to handle, but adding the league’s best offense to the mix makes the Rush deadly, even more so then they were last season.

Edmonton’s 241 goals this season didn’t just come from a spectacular season from Mark Matthews (53+62), but also huge years from Zack Greer (44+36), Robert Church (37+55), and Ben McIntosh (37+49), the latter two being in just their second and first seasons respectively. The danger for Calgary will be Edmonton’s depth (though they have it themselves). Having two of their top scoring of both sides of the floor allows them to attack from multiple angles. As an example, Matthews makes it difficult for defenses to read if he is taking a shot, or passing it to McIntosh on the crease.

Edmonton has to make sure they live up to the old cliché of playing hard for all sixty minutes, a problem the team has been taking about a lot as they headed into the playoffs.

The Riggers will be heading into Edmonton after knocking off the Colorado Mammoth 11-6 in the West Division Semifinal last weekend. The game was a continuation of the do-or-die situation that the ‘Necks have seen many times this season, but with their backs against the wall they pulled through and coaching staff couldn’t be happier with the results.

“I thought we did a very good job,” said Roughnecks head coach Curt Malawsky about the win. “The team carried the ball up front, and shared that responsibility. Defensively, they did a good job of changing some of our angles, and when we didn’t do that Frankie (Scigliano) was there to bail us out… I was very proud of the compete level of our guys, they knew what exactly what was on the line, and they responded so it was good to see.”

Third year goaltender Frankie Scigliano will be playing an integral role on the team on Friday night as he has all season, after 599 saves this season, it is clear that the 23 year-old can stand on his head and carry the team in the toughest situations.

“He’s been kind of thrown into the fire, and he’s accepted that role,” Malawsky said. “He stopped the ones he was supposed to stop on Saturday night; He stopped some of the ones we weren’t necessarily expecting him to stop. When that happens, the defense gets a little bit more confidence, and the offense can roll a little bit more…He’s been a great addition, and I think is mental fortitude has been the big positive for our group. It just goes through everybody else, and he’s going to be a good one for years to come.”

After countless close games and a 0-6 start the Roughnecks are not taking anything for granted, they are preparing as much as possible for the contest. Friday will be a test for both teams as they face off for the fifth time this season. The locker room is looking forward to the challenge.

“It’s a fun team to play, and it’s a fun team to play because it’s intense,” said Roughnecks transition player Geoff Snider. “There’s a heated rivalry, we’re well-matched. We’re certainly very familiar with each other. We spent the week getting ready to go and we’re excited to get to Edmonton.”

“We’ve been battle tested in the sense that we’ve seen a lot of one-goal games and we were on the short side of those,” Snider added. “I think that it’s a process, we’re building towards something here. We never expected to be a team that was going to be successful right out of the gates, we always understand that we have to work towards this.”

Two of the Rush’s losses this season have come from playing the Roughnecks, and the rivalry between the two Alberta teams is stronger than ever. It is very clear to both groups that Friday’s game is by far the most important of the season.

“Every time we play there’s a lot of emotion, the compete level is through the roof for both teams,” Malawsky said. “It’s going to be a challenge for us, they’re the first in our division for a reason, and it’s going to be a tall order.”

By Mike Wilson (@RushBeat) & Laura Bates (@RoughnecksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Dale MacMillan.

Altitude: DIRECTV channel: 681 & Dish Network channel 413
MSG+: DIRECTV channel 635 & Verizon FiOS channel 580
NESNplus: DIRECTV channel 628-1 & Dish Network channel 5434
Time Warner Cable Sports Network NY: Rochester channel 98, Buffalo channel 87 & Albany/Syracuse channel 324

NLL