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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
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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
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
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
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
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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
Georgia
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
Las Vegas
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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Mike Poulin, air-tight defense gives Swarm victory over slumping Rock

Georgia has won 7 of 8 all-time meetings against Toronto since 2016

Playing on back-to-back nights didn’t seem to bother Georgia Swarm goaltender Mike Poulin.

 

Not even one bit.

 

Poulin stopped 44 shots, backstopping the Swarm to a 12-7 win over the Toronto Rock in front of 10,679 fans at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday.

 

The 32-year-old Poulin and the Swarm (5-6) defense were terrific holding the Rock (5-5) scoreless for over half the game. The Rock offense did not score for 32:30 – a stretch starting from early in the second quarter to midway through the final frame.

 

The win was all that more important for Georgia as 24 hours earlier, the Swarm suffered a disheartening loss against the Colorado Mammoth. Georgia led late but allowed the Mammoth to rally back into the game and eventually, the Swarm watched helplessly as Colorado’s winning goal trickled across the line with five seconds left in regulation.

 

“It’s one of those nights,” Poulin said about the response. “After what happened last night, you can either pack it in or get the ball rolling. We decided to give our best effort of the year. We decided to shake last night off. We were able to come in here and beat a tough east opponent. It’s huge.”

 

“We are modern-day athletes”

 

Swarm forwards Shayne Jackson (3G, 2A) and Miles Thompson (2G, 3A) both led the way for Georgia with five points. Miles Thompson (3G, 1A) was a significant threat all game while Kiel Matisz (2G, 2A) was also a factor for Georgia.

 

“I thought we built on our effort from last night,” Swarm coach Ed Comeau said. “Our defense and our goaltending were good. We shut them out on all six of their power plays. That’s a great night. We got some timely goals. That helps too. It is tough to win on the road and on back-to-backs. Our guys played with the energy and the anger you need to get wins in this league.”

 

Poulin, who faced 52 shots the previous night, says he was prepared for the extra work.

 

“We are modern-day athletes,” Poulin said. “We make sure we do the right things during the week to be sure we are ready. We use it as a rally call. We get pumped up about the challenge of [playing-back-to-back games]. No excuses.”

 

It marked the second time in two weeks that the Swarm celebrated a victory over the Rock, after a 14-13 OT home victory on February 17.

 

Quiet night for Rock offense

 

The Swarm have now won 7 of 8 games against Toronto (including playoffs) since the franchise moved to Georgia for the start of the 2016 season.

 

“Right now, we are not able to handle [Georgia],” Rock coach Matt Sawyer said. “We need to find a way when we play them or anybody to bring our best performance. If we are going to be like [tonight], we aren’t going to be successful.”

 

It was a quiet night for the Rock’s normally potent offense. Toronto’s big trio of Adam Jones (2A), Rob Hellyer (1G, 2A) and Brett Hickey (2G) were all held in check. Kieran McArdle chipped in with two goals in the first quarter. Tom Schreiber remained on the sideline with a knee injury.

 

The Rock never scored more than three goals in a quarter and were 0-for-6 on the power play.

 

“You’re not going to win any games with the production that we had out the front door,” Sawyer continued. “That’s an area that needs to be better and needs to get better in a hurry.”

 

Nervous moment for Nick Rose

 

After trailing early, Georgia took its first lead of the game when Jordan Hall made it 6-5 at 8:09 of the second quarter. And the Swarm never looked back.

 

With Georgia leading 9-5 in the third quarter, a nervous hush came over the Air Canada Centre crowd with 9:34 left in the frame when Nick Rose went down in pain after stretching to make a save. Rose – who has played in all 10 games this season for the Rock – stayed down for several minutes but managed to continue.

 

Moments later, Hall was issued a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for a devastating hit on Rock defender Damon Edwards. Edwards also remained in the game and the penalty gave the Rock a 5-on-3 power play.

 

But the Rock’s offense could not beat Poulin once.

 

“We gave up an opportunity to get back in the game,” Sawyer said about the power play. “A 5-on-3 and a five-minute penalty, it was an opportunity for our team. We weren’t very good up to that point. And we didn’t take advantage of that opportunity.”

 

The Swarm shut out the Rock in the third quarter and took a 9-5 lead into the final frame.

 

Midway through the fourth quarter, the Rock had gone over 32 minutes without a goal until Hickey finally scored at 6:22 of the fourth quarter. Hickey’s second of the game ended Toronto’s goalless drought at 32 minutes and 30 seconds.

 

Toronto has now lost three of its last four games.

 

The Swarm and the Rock will meet for the third and final time this season in Georgia on April 8.

 

The Rock look to bounce back Sunday, March 11 against the visiting New England Black Wolves at the Air Canada Centre. The Swarm wrap up their two-game road trip in Rochester when they take on the Knighthawks on Saturday, March 10.

 

Three stars selected by the media

  1. Mike Poulin (Georgia)
  2. Shayne Jackson (Georgia)
  3. Kiel Matisz (Georgia)

 

 

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