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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews 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
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
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
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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Mammoth and Rush Set to Start Kickoff Weekend 2019 in West Division Semifinal Rematch

This Friday, the Colorado Mammoth will host the Saskatchewan Rush in the first regular season matchup of the 2019-20 NLL season. For those who watched, this will be a much-anticipated rematch of the 2019 West Division Semifinal, where the Mammoth pulled off a major upset of the one-seeded Rush team in Saskatoon.

The shock in the playoff game came off of the regular season finale where the Mammoth were playing the Rush in Saskatchewan and lost 8-13. The Rush dominated the Mammoth during the regular season, sweeping all three games by a combined score of 31-22. The Mammoth made it into the playoffs as the 4 seed (6-12), while the Rush took the West Division (11-7) again and looked to continue their streak of advancing to the NLL Finals for the 5th straight season.

During the West Division Semifinal, Saskatchewan got on the board first but Colorado immediately responded by scoring three straight goals in a span of 3:10, finishing the first quarter leading 3-2. The game remained fairly quite until the 4th quarter, where the teams scored a combined nine goals. Colorado entered the quarter trailing 4-7 but Eli McLaughlin got the Mammoth within two goals in the first minute of the 4th quarter. Jeff Shattler quickly responded for the Rush to make it a three-goal game again. The Mammoth then went on to their best run of the game, scoring four straight goals, capped off by Jacob Ruest’s goal to give the Mammoth a 9-8 lead with 6:40 remaining in the game. With less than one-minute remaining, Ben McIntosh scored an odd goal for many to see, having scooped the ball out of the crease when it looked like Robert Hope and Dillon Ward had the ball secured. With the score tied 10-10, the teams entered a sudden death overtime period. The game winning goal came from two-time NLL Transition Player of the Year, Joey Cupido who intercepted a pass on the defensive end and ran the breakaway, putting the ball past Evan Kirk to stun the Saskatchewan crowd. The Mammoth’s season would end a week later versus the eventual champions, Calgary Roughnecks.

During the off-season leading into this game, two new teams to the NLL were able to select their roster, making a total of 13 teams to compete for the NLL Cup. The division realignment, which expanded the league to three divisions (West, North, and East) has made the road to the playoffs more difficult in the West Division. Now the only division with five teams (Calgary, Colorado, Saskatchewan, San Diego, and Vancouver) only the top two teams are guaranteed a spot in the postseason. Starting off the season with a critical division matchup could play a big part in the final standings.

With the expansion draft, free agency and trades, both teams have very familiar faces as well as missing a couple of key pieces from their prior seasons roster. Notable players no longer on the Mammoth side are forwards Jeremy Noble (traded to SD) and Cory Vitarelli (FA to PHI), defenseman Brad Self (retired), and goalie Steve Fryer (selected in expansion to ROC). For Saskatchewan, Nik Bilic (traded to VAN), Curtis Knight (selected in expansion by Rochester), and Scott Campbell (FA to HFX) are key departures for the Rush.

New faces for each of these franchises include first round selections from the NLL Entry Draft, Holden Garlent (SAS), Warren Jeffrey (COL), and Tanner Thomson (SAS), as well as second round picks, Will Malcom (COL) and Brett Craig (COL). Colorado was able to add large bodies on the teams already tough defense and a few promising scorers whereas Saskatchewan was able to plug in a few players as role players to their team that has been kings of the West for a handful of years.

Looking at the matchup, although the Mammoth lost all three regular season matchups to the Rush last season, the Mammoth were the only team to hold the Rush’s prolific offense to under 10 goals in a game and did it twice. The game could be decided by the end of the first quarter. The team who led after the first won all 4 matchups and the teams combined last season went 12-1 when leading after the first.

Based off the performances from last season, don’t be surprised if this is another low scoring affair. Colorado returns the core of their defense and still has former NLL Goaltender of the Year, Dillon Ward. Colorado is the only team to hold opponents under 200 goals over each of the last three seasons and was the least penalized team last year. In the other net will be Evan Kirk, who is no slouch, going 6-4 last season with an 11.54 GAA. Colorado will need to figure out who will be their go to scoring threat. Eli McLaughlin returns as a strong lefty who set career highs in goals, assists, and points as the scoring leader for the Mammoth. Colorado will be without the services of other left-handed forwards Jeff Wittig and Chris Wardle, who start the season with injuries. This could make McLaughlin’s night a lot tougher without those counterparts. Now in his sophomore season, Kyle Killen took the league by storm last year, finishing with 28 goals, second among rookies to only Rookie of the Year winner, Austin Staats. Ryan Lee also took a major step forward in his sophomore season last year playing alongside his RIT teammate, Killen. For Saskatchewan, expect Mark Matthews to continue his dominance on the left side and be looking for Ben McIntosh, who both finished tied for 4th in the NLL last season with 41 goals.

Watch this game for free on the NLL’s streaming partner, B/R Live. All games during the first two weeks of the NLL season will be streamed for free. Fans can watch their favorite team or every team all season long on B/R Live.

 

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