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BUF at TOR - Sat. 7pm ET 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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Nll Power Rankings On Il Indoor: Week 17

“We just finished Week 17 of the National Lacrosse League and while some questions have been answered, there are still a lot of things up in the air,” Shanahan writes.

Let’s first get into what happened this weekend. First the predictable: Colorado defeated the depleted Toronto Rock 10-5. I thought it was pretty impressive for Toronto (or unimpressive for Colorado who was without star Adam Jones) that the Mammoth only scored 9 goals on Nick Rose (the 10th was an empty netter).

The second game that I felt was rather predictable was New England defeating the Georgia Swarm. After last week’s 16-9 loss to the Bees you knew that Shawn Evans and his teammates would come loaded for bear. The Wolves turned a 9-9 third quarter game into a 21-11 victory.

In Rochester, the Knighthawks played the kind of lacrosse we expected from them this season for 3 quarters. They held Dhane Smith to 1 goal and 2 assists and were leading 8-7. In the fourth quarter, the roof caved in after Buffalo took its first lead of the game. At one point, the Bandits scored 5 straight goals in 4 minutes and despite a flurry of 3 late goals, the Knighthawks were outscored 8-5 in the fourth quarter. And as for shutting down Dhane Smith? He scored 5 points in the 4th and his empty net goal was his 131st point breaking Shawn Evan’s record from last season.

Now, let’s get to the most unpredictable game of the week. The Vancouver Stealth, who must not have heard my declaration that their playoff hopes were dead, came flying out of the gate to take a 7-2 lead over the Saskatchewan Rush. While it did get close, the Stealth played like a composed team for 60 minutes and hung on for a 14-12 victory.

That very impressive win keeps Vancouver’s playoff hopes alive for another weekend, although it will need two tough road wins as well as a loss by the Calgary Roughnecks (who are hosting the Toronto Rock on Friday).

Finally, I want to once again touch on the regular season MVP battle. A few weeks ago I said that there was no question that Dhane Smith should win it. My argument was while Shawn Evans was the reason for New England’s turn around this year, the MVP traditionally goes to the most outstanding player – especially when someone has a season above and beyond the rest of his peers.

At that point it looked as though Smith was going to obliterate Evans’s points record from last season. In the last few games, Smith has slowed down somewhat (20 points in 4 games) and even though he broke the points record Saturday night, there is a pretty good chance that Evans (who has 117 points with 2 games remaining) will finish the season just a handful of points behind Smith (who has 1 game left).

If only we could get these two to go head to head one more time in a meaningful regular season lacrosse game, then we could once and for all determine who should be the 2016 MVP. Thanks schedule makers.

New England and Buffalo meet in Buffalo next Saturday in a game that could determine first place in the East. How excellent is that? So before you cast your votes, let’s see what happens in Buffalo next Saturday.

There are a lot of moves in the Power Rankings. Check it out.

1) Buffalo Bandits (12-5) (+1): The Bandits broke open a tight game with the Rochester Knighthawks with a fantastic fourth quarter. Until the Knighthawks put on their last minute flurry, the Bandits outscored them 8-2 in the fourth.  Buffalo can clinch first place overall (and home floor advantage throughout the playoffs) with a win against New England next weekend.  A loss could result in a drop to second place in the East (if New England is able beat Rochester on Sunday).  Dhane Smith needs 4 goals in his last game to break Athan Iannucci’s record of 71 goals in a season.

2) Saskatchewan Rush (12-5) (-1): Even without Zack Greer in the lineup, it was shocking to see the Saskatchewan Rush fall behind by a score of 6-1 early against the Vancouver Stealth.  While they mounted a comeback, the Rush were never able to bring the game to an even score. Next week the Rush travel to Rochester and need a win (along with a Buffalo loss) to clinch first place overall in the NLL.

3) Colorado Mammoth (11-6): The Mammoth defeated the Toronto Rock 10-5 on Saturday. Even though they were without Adam Jones, the Mammoth must be a little concerned that they have averaged only 7 goals per game in their last four outings. On the other hand, two of those games were against Saskatchewan and Colorado must be pleased that they held a team to just 5 goals – even if Toronto is playing with a sparse lineup. Next week Colorado will have its hands full as it meetsa Vancouver team (with a full lineup) on a two game winning streak and playing for their playoff lives.

4) New England Black Wolves (10-6): The New England Black Wolves were 4-14 last season and after avenging last week’s 16-9 loss to Georgia with a 21-11 victory, the Wolves have a shot at first place in their own hands. If New England is able to defeat Buffalo and Rochester next week, it will finish the season in first place.

6) Georgia Swarm (7-10) (-1): Georgia had a disastrous finish to its game against the New England Black Wolves. The score was 9-9 six minutes into the third quarter. From that point on Georgia was outscored 12-2 and lost by a final of 21-11. The good news for Georgia is that Rochester was just as bad late in its game against Buffalo and Georgia is still in the driver’s seat for the last playoff spot. Next week, Georgia will play Vancouver, which will either be playing its biggest game of the season or be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. A Georgia win or a Rochester loss (to either Saskatchewan or New England) will lock up a playoff spot for the Swarm.

7) Vancouver (5-11) (+2): The Stealth played a tremendous game in defeating the Saskatchewan Stealth 14-12 and keep their slim playoff hopes alive. With Logan Schuss (4 goals, 4 assists), Garrett Billings (1 and 5), and Rory Smith back in the lineup, I’m convinced that this team is capable of winning its last two games. However, to squeeze into the last playoff spot, it also needs Calgary to lose to Toronto on Friday night. Regardless of what Calgary does, you can bet that coach Batley and his staff will approach Friday’s game in Denver as if it were a playoff championship.  If things go Vancouver’s way on Friday then I can’t wait to watch Saturday’s game in Georgia.

8) Rochester Knighthawks (6-10) (-1): After playing three solid quarters, the Rochester Knighthawks collapsed in the fourth to lose their 5th consecutive game by a score of 15-13 to the Buffalo Bandits who swept the season series three games to nothing. To make the playoffs, Rochester has to defeat Saskatchewan and New England and Georgia has to lose to Vancouver.

Click here for the full NLL Power Rankings after Week 17 by Brian Shanahan on IL Indoor.

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