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WK
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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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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
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Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
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Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
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Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
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Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
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Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
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Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
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Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
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19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
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Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
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Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
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Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
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Las Vegas
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20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
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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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Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
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Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
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Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
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Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
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21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
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Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
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Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
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Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
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Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
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Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
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Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
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22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
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Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
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Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
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Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
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Lyle Thompson Leads Swarm to a 14-10 Win against Bandits

Georgia evens the season series against Buffalo and enters three-way tie for third in the East Division

Penalties, a strong Swarm defense and Lyle Thompson resulted in Buffalo’s fourth straight loss.

After falling to the Saskatchewan Rush 16-10 on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits (6-7) were held in check on the road, dropping its rematch against the Georgia Swarm (6-7) 14-10 at Infinite Energy Arena.

With the Swarm’s win, Buffalo’s two losses this weekend and the Rochester Knighthawks losing on Saturday night, the three teams sit tied for third place in the East Division. All three teams are just a game out of first place.

Buffalo received reinforcements on the defensive end with Mark Steenhuis returning from the Injured List. Forward Zach Herreweyers joined the Bandits offense looking to generate success out the front door with newcomer Shawn Evans.

While Herreweyers did score his first goal of the season and Evans turned in his second straight game with a hat trick, it was not enough to stop the rolling Swarm defense. Steenhuis and the Bandits D did not have an answer for Lyle as the 2017 NLL MVP turned in his highest scoring game this season.

“Lyle shot really well tonight,” Swarm head coach Ed Comeau said, “but I think part of him shooting well was on offense, we moved the ball better, and our power play, we moved our feet and created opportunities. Lyle’s a really good goal-scorer, but we wanted to make sure we gave him a chance to get good quality shoots, and he drained it tonight.”

Lyle came out strong for the Swarm with a power play goal, followed by Miles Thompson and Kiel Matisz. Craig England and Mitch Jones responded with goals of their own to end the first quarter with Georgia enjoying a 3-2 lead.

It took 59 seconds into the second quarter for Georgia to get back to work. Jesse King took advantage of a power play opportunity to score a diving goal, and Lyle and Shayne Jackson scored a power play goal each to widen the lead to 6-2.

Jerome Thompson netted an astonishing pinball shot with a second left on the shot clock, but Dhane Smith scored with an extra attacker to stop the bleeding. Ryan Wagner netted a transition goal to shrink the lead to only three goals.

Georgia and Buffalo traded goals at the end of the half. Lyle scored his hat trick off a feed from Matisz, Evans responded with his first goal of the night, and Jordan Hall finished the half with a diving goal into the top right corner. As the buzzer sounded, Georgia headed to the locker room with a 9-5 lead.

The third quarter saw Buffalo get within one thanks to goals from Smith, Evans and Herreweyers, scoring his first goal as a Bandits player. Lyle ended the quarter for the Swarm, stripping the ball away from Steve Priolo at midfield and scoring unassisted, putting the Swarm’s lead at 10-8.

“I thought we had some really good chances, and the Bandits made a couple good defensive plays and their goalie made some good saves,” Comeau said about Georgia’s third quarter where it was outscored 3-1. “We said we don’t have to change anything, we just got to keep doing what we’re doing, and hopefully, they drop for us.”

The Swarm turned in a disciplined fourth quarter, widening the lead to four goals courtesy of Miles and a shot between his own legs from Hall. Buffalo refused to go away, however. Evans would cut the lead to three goals with his hat trick. Lyle netted his fifth goal with an authoritative shot from away.

Utilizing the extra attacker with 2:07 min. left in the game, England shortened the gap to three goals again. Joel White put an end to things with an empty netter goal, his first of the season. The game’s 60 min. were up, and Georgia earned its sixth win of the season with a 14-10 score.

Georgia’s recent string of strong defensive performances continued on Sunday night. With goaltender Mike Poulin looking steady in front of the net, the Swarm has posted a 10.4 GA/GAME over its last five games. Poulin made 43 saves on 53 SOG, finishing the night with an .811 SV%.

In addition to scoring five goals, Lyle recorded an assist as well to lead the team in points on Sunday with six. Miles (2G, 3A) and King (1G, 4A) followed up with five points apiece.

“One thing that helped for me tonight was talking as an offense and really scouting the other team and scouting the other goalie,” Lyle said. “I think that’s one thing we’ve really struggled with all year is a shooting plan and committing to it. This game, we really talked everything through, communicated and committed to our shooting plan.

Bandits goaltender Zach Higgins was unable to repeat the strong performance he turned in against the Swarm a month ago. He finished with 41 saves on 54 SOG, good for a .759 SV%.

Smith finished the night with seven points (2G, 5A), followed by Evans’ hat trick and assist for four points.

After recording only an assist in his first game with Buffalo, Evans has been more productive, posting eight points (6G, 2A) this weekend. The rest of the Bandits offense is still struggling, though, with only Smith really producing. He had 15 points (5G, 10A) this weekend.

Penalties sank the Bandits on Sunday night. It committed 18 min. worth of penalties and allowed four power play goals against.

It has not had the start it wanted this season, but Georgia is treating every game like a playoff game. A game out of first place, three of its final five games at home and three of its final opponents in the East, Georgia’s season is far from over. The defending champs expect nothing less from itself other than another appearance in the Champion’s Cup.

“There’s something on the line” Poulin said. “It’s such a tight race that hopefully we can find ourselves in a position where, couple more wins at home here, we can be the team in front again like we were so used to last year. Playoff mentality, pressure games, in my eyes right now, it’s a good thing.”

Buffalo continues its road trip next week and takes on the first place New England Black Wolves (6-5) on Friday, March 23. Faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

New England then turns around and flies to Atlanta to take on the Swarm for the second time this season on Saturday, March 24. Faceoff is set for 7:05 p.m. ET.

Fans can catch both games LIVE on NLLTV.com.

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