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Breaking: League Adopts Unified Standings Format & Updated Playoff Structure for 2023-24 Season

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San Diego
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Georgia
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Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
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Georgia
Colorado
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Vancouver
Rochester
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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
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20:00:00
Albany
Saskatchewan
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Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
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Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
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Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Philadelphia
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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
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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
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21:00:00
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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
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Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
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Albany
Sat, Apr 6
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Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
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Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
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Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
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Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
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Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
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Panther City
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21
Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
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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
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20:00:00
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 20
21:00:00
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Calgary
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Miller Time: Rock Roll Swarm On Road, 16-4

The Toronto Rock (5-1) had a record-setting defensive performance by shutting down the Minnesota Swarm (3-3) with a 16-4 road win in front of a crowd of 8,941 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Friday night. With the Swarm loss, the Rock strengthened their lead atop the East Division while allowing the fewest goals in a road game in the team’s history.

The Swarm took an early lead in the first quarter when Callum Crawford (1+1) followed up his game-winning overtime performance last week with the first goal of the game this week. The first quarter ended with a tie at two, in a seemingly even-paced game.

“They came out very hard with lots of pressure and we didn’t handle it as well as I would have liked,” said Rock head coach John Lovell. “We’re coming off an off week and their at home and coming off a big win themselves – so there were a lot of things going against us. We just wanted to stay in the game in the first quarter and that’s what we did. It was 2-2 and we settled in, got our legs, and went from there.”

The second quarter brought a chaotic storm of offense from the Rock, who scored 13 unanswered goals into the third quarter, the biggest scoring run by one team in the NLL since the Roughnecks scored 15-straight goals in a playoff game in 2009. It was the longest regular season scoring run in the league since 2008.

“I think when we got on that run, it was a combination of things. It was goals from the back end, it was transition goals, we ran the ball up the floor, we just kind of got on a roll there,” Lovell said. “They had some great looks and (goalie) Brandon Miller made some extraordinary saves there. It could have changed the complexion of the game.”

The nine goals by Toronto in the second quarter were the most by the Rock in any quarter since April 2000.

From then on, it was still all Rock. Stephan Leblanc led the way on offense with nine points (4+5) while Brett Hickey (3+2) and Kasey Beirnes (3+2) were both strong offense contributors. Toronto netminder Brandon Miller saved 38 of 42 shots, with four goals being the fewest allowed in a complete game in the veteran goalie’s 15-year NLL career.

“The game started off pretty well and I think we were just really outshooting them,” Leblanc said. “When you’re defense is playing really well like that and holding them to the numbers that they did, and our shots eventually started to fall – it kind of broke their backs a little bit.”

Minnesota’s only goal in the second half was by Logan Schuss (1+1) in the third quarter. Zach Higgins played 31:03 minutes and saved 30 of 41 shots. Brodie MacDonald took over in the third quarter and had 10 stops on 15 shots on goal.

“That’s very disgraceful for us to come to our home center and give an opportunity like that back to Toronto,” said Swarm head coach Joe Sullivan. “You’re fighting for first place and really, respectability in the East Division. They took advantage of every opportunity and they played like a number one team.”

With a 16-4 win and the best record in the NLL, the Rock are looking to continue their dominant season as they build on the successes of each game.

“I like the feeling in our dressing room right now,” Lovell said. “I like the things that we’re doing well. We did a lot of little things and those are habits and character that we’re building with this team and it’s going to continue.”

Swarm starting goalie Zach Higgins finished with 30 stops of 41 shots on goal. Brodie MacDonald made an appearance with 10 saves on 15 shots.

Three Stars of the Game as selected by the media:

1) Stephan Leblanc
2) Brandon Miller
3) Kasey Beirnes

The Swarm have a chance for retribution on Saturday night, when the two teams face off again, this time at Air Canada Centre in Toronto at 7 p.m. ET. Watch the game on NLL LIVE (United States) and TSN.ca (Canada) starting at 7 p.m. ET.

“We’ll focus on what worked and if we can replicate that tomorrow, it’ll be a fun night,” said Leblanc. “They’ll be ready to go tomorrow, though. These are short memory games.”

“They’re going to come back and play extremely hard tomorrow night,” Lovell said. “We’re the team in first place right now and we want to stay there.”

“Respect your opponent and care enough to prepare yourself to play the game for 60 minutes,” Sullivan said of his expectation for the Swarm tomorrow night. “Play within our system and play it with some charisma and with some energy.”

Story by Maria Jollie (@SwarmBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Scott Pierson.

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