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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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New England Keeps Rolling With Overtime Win

By Ray Lilley / NLL.com Correspondent

Photo Credit: Kohi Ton

After picking up their first win last Saturday the New England Black Wolves wanted to carry the momentum into Friday night’s game against Rochester. In a rematch of New England’s season opener, the Black Wolves were hoping to avenge the loss that started their early season troubles.

Now with a win under their belts the Black Wolves looked like the team that we all expected them to be at the start of the season. Setting their sights back on their lofty preseason goals, New England came out flying against a Rochester team that earlier in the day released the bad news of a season ending injury to Cody Jamieson who is 3rd on their all-time points list.

Rochester (2-3) got on the board first but left their goaltender, Matt Vinc in charge of keeping it that way as New England (2-3) threw everything at him in the first half. Vinc stopped 26 of 30 shots in the first half and even with a 4-1 deficit it could have been much worse had it not been for his strong play in net. Vinc had 47 saves in total and was the main reason why the Knighthawks even had a chance in this game.

Unlikely names scored early for New England as their top goal scorers struggled to get the ball past Vinc. As the clock ran down in the first quarter, the Black Wolves defense made a play and transitioned into the Black Wolves offense down the other end. Zac Reid found former Knighthawk, Derek Searle who was finally able to put one past Vinc with 31.6 seconds remaining in the opening quarter.

Searle played four games for Rochester in 2016 before an injury caused him to miss the remainder of the season and the first three games this season for New England. His tally to open the scoring for New England was his first National Lacrosse League goal.

The goal from Searle seemed to give the Black Wolves a boost along with a great sequence where Evan Kirk stood tall in goal at the start of the second quarter. Rochester, who had a good transition game flipped the field and went hard towards Kirk’s end. Kirk stopped the first shot in transition and had to pop right back up to stonewall the rebound from a trailing Knighthawk.

The Black Wolves defense sent the ball back the other way and was able to capitalize on their own transition when Seth Oakes drove through the middle and powered a shot past Vinc for a 2-1 Black Wolves lead.

Less than a minute later Kevin Buchanan finished on a similar play as he broke through the line of defenders and buried a goal to give the Black Wolves a two goal lead. Then with just over a minute left New England’s captain, Shawn Evans put the exclamation point on a dominating first half. Speeding through the offensive zone Evans moved across the top of the crease and finished with a nifty behind the back goal that beat Zinc up high.

Zinc stoned the Black Wolves offense looking very good on the low shots but New England seemed to change up their game plan as they started shooting high in the second quarter.

The two East Division squads traded goals a couple times early in the second half before New England looked to take complete control half way through the third quarter. With a 7-3 lead already, Kevin Crowley worked to get control along the boards before powering through Rochester defender Ian Llord and beating Vinc with a high lazer.

New England’s Pat Saunders put them on top 8-3 off another behind the back play, from Evans. This time it was a pass back towards the front of the net that found Saunders for his ninth goal of the season.

Just about a minute later Dan Ball took a slashing penalty that gave Rochester a power play which helped them turn the game around.

Kyle Jackson, the Knighthawks leading scorer, beat Kirk just 23 seconds into the power play and then added another after Stephen Keogh tallied for Rochester. All of a sudden, an 8-3 Black Wolves lead with 4:14 left in the third quarter was only an 8-6 lead at the start of the fourth.

Rochester’s Cory Vitarelli put another one past Kirk early in the fourth quarter and quickly it was a one goal game.

Keogh, who had a solid game up front for Rochester, was able to outmuscle New England’s Ball and tie the game with just over 11 minutes to go in the game. New England’s five goal lead was now gone and you could feel the tension in Mohegan Sun Arena as the game clock ticked down.

But with 3:31 remaining Chad Culp was able to find a rebound in front of Vinc and slide it past him for the go ahead goal.

With the goalie pulled Rochester drew up and executed a perfect set play that found Joe Resetartis moving towards the boards and firing a bullet high to Kirk’s left side to tie the game with 38.9 seconds left.

This could have taken the air right out of the Black Wolves’ sails but just like after losing the five goal lead, they kept flying and found a way to win.

About two minutes into overtime another Evans behind the back pass found Culp in front of the net as he buried his second of the night to send the Mohegan Sun crowd home happy.

Evans finished the game with two goals and four assists to lead a resurgent Black Wolves offense that also saw Culp and Crowley pop in two goals. Kirk continued his steady play stopping 46 of 55 shots on the night.

Next weekend, New England will travel back to Georgia looking to do what they did to Rochester and get even.

 

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