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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
FINAL
New York
7
Georgia
12
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Las Vegas
9
Colorado
11
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Calgary
8
San Diego
14
Q1
03:06
Buffalo
0
Toronto
5
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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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.

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