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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
20:30:00
San Diego
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
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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Mount’N Time: Rush & Roughnecks Saddle Up For Game 2

After winning Game 1 of the West Finals at home last weekend, the Edmonton Rush will look to reserve their spot in the Champion’s Cup Finals when they visit the Calgary Roughnecks at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET. While Edmonton needs just one win, Calgary can return to the Cup Finals with wins in both Game 2 and what would be the subsequent 10-minute tiebreaker Game 3. Watch the action on TSN 3, TSN 4 & TSN GO (Canada) and on ESPN3 (U.S.) while the game also airs live on MSG, Altitude and Time Warner Cable Sports NY. Fans outside North America can click here to watch live.

When these two teams met in the West Finals last year, it was the Roughnecks who captured the first game at home. While the Rush were decisive winners in Game 2, the Roughnecks pulled through in the 10-minute Game 3, and advanced to the Finals against Rochester. With the winner of Game 1 reversed this time around, the Rush are hoping the outcome of the series can too.

“Hopefully we can go in there and get a win,” said Rush forward Mark Matthews, who led the team with seven points (3+4) in Game 1. “We don’t want to play in that mini-game and obviously anything can happen in that. We need a win in the sixty minutes and we can hopefully stay away from the ten minutes.

“It’s going to be tough to play in there, it always is. Especially now in the playoffs, they’ll have that place rocking.”

With the game tied at 8-8 with under three minutes to go in Game 1, it was Ben McIntosh and Zack Greer who scored crucial goals to give the Rush the win. McIntosh’s goal was his only point of the night, but it was the most important one of his young professional career.

“He’s kind of known for that,” said Edmonton Head Coach and GM Derek Keenan. “He’s a big-game player, he made a great shot. He followed a plan there, he got open, they didn’t give us much there in the fourth, and he found a gap there and made a great shot.”

The game was more characterized by its defense, rather than its offense with both goaltenders having big nights. For Edmonton, holding Calgary’s offense to just eight goals was a great defensive accomplishment. Calgary’s best forwards on the right side of the floor, Dane Dobbie and Jeff Shattler, were held to just three points, all off them coming from Dobbie. On the left side, Shawn Evans and Curtis Dickson combined for four goals.

“We just played our team defense,” Keenan said. “We did what we try to do every week. They obviously have some highly-skilled and talented players on offense on both sides of the floor, so you can’t have the mindset that you’re going to focus on one guy, or two guys. You have to focus on the group, which means you have to play team defense.”

On the other side of the ball, Robert Church will return to the Rush offense after missing the last two games due to injury. Church had 92 points (37+55) in the regular season in 17 games. Jeremy Thompson, who was playing offense in Church’s absence, will return to his normal role, playing defense and transition.

After falling to the Rush 10-8 in Game 1, the Roughnecks find themselves in a familiar situation with another do-or-die game. The team will be looking to fix some mistakes that ultimately cost them the opener when they return to the Saddledome.

“We went through a couple of one-and-done’s, and we’re fortunate enough to have another opportunity to extend this to a mini-game,” said Roughnecks head coach Curt Malawsky. “So we’re going to have to be a lot better than we were last week.”

“There are definitely some areas that we need to address. I thought the Rush were more hungry than we were. It showed in the loose ball stats. I thought fundamentally, we continued to turn the ball over more and that’s really uncharacteristic of our group. We’ve been pretty good at protecting the ball, but we gave it away a lot.”

With Edmonton’s high-powered offense, Calgary is focusing on tightening up its defense, but they are feeling prepared for the challenge that awaits them. The Roughnecks have seemed to fare well in must-win games, as they have played many of them long before the playoffs got underway.

“We’re going to have to elevate a little bit more on the backend. Probably a lot more to be honest with you,” Malawsky said. “But I know our guys are ready for that challenge, and we’re focused. There’s a lot of guys that took this weekend real personal, from a personal level that they didn’t pull on the rope.”

“I like our group when our backs are against the wall,” said Roughnecks transition player Geoff Snider. “We’ve got a lot of warriors, and a lot of guys that are battle tested…We didn’t play the game that we needed to play to be successful in Game 1. We’ll be ready for Game 2. I like how we respond in these situations so we’ll be prepared.”

After playing away games for more than a month, the Riggers are not forgetting the extra advantage they will have playing at home. The coaching staff hopes that the motivation from the crowd will push the Roughnecks towards a victory.

“I’ve always said that the Calgary fans are very knowledgeable,” Malawsky said. “I really do think it’s the extra guy, they score and it goes dead quiet, and we score and the roof goes off…I think from a mental perspective, it’s an advantage to our players. We expect (the fans) to be a factor and they’ll help us definitely.”

By Mike Wilson (@RushBeat) and Laura Bates (@RoughnecksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Brad Watson.

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