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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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Offseason changes to both rosters highlight 2018-19 Season Opener for Georgia and New England

East Division Rivals start season against each other for the second year in a row

The New England Black Wolves have a giant question looming ahead of its 2018-19 Season Opener against the Georgia Swarm this Saturday, Dec. 15: Will Kevin Crowley report to the team in time for Saturday’s game?

The NLL’s top goal scorer in 2017-18 was placed on New England’s protected player list earlier this week when active rosters were announced. The Black Wolves franchised Crowley over the summer, but efforts to get him to sign a multi-year deal over the offseason have been unsuccessful.

While Black Wolves head coach Glenn Clark would certainly love to see the team’s most productive offensive weapon in action on Saturday at Infinite Energy Arena, Crowley’s potential absence should not overshadow the offseason work New England did to address its needs following the team’s early exit in the 2017-18 postseason.

“With or without Kevin, we knew we needed to change, because we still went and scored the second lowest (goal) total in the league last year,” Clark said. “Whether Kevin was in or Kevin was out, we needed to change the way the ball moved through different sticks, the way the offense was configured, and that continues to be the challenge for us.

“You move on; you adapt. I worry about what is here and not what’s not here.”

New England’s adaptation involved multiple trades to shore up both ends of the floor. Defenseman Andrew Suitor returns for his second stint with the franchise, and Ryan Fournier will take over faceoff duties for the Black Wolves.

The team also added defenseman Greg Downing as a free agent. Goaltender Alex Buque was acquired in a trade with Buffalo, and forward Tyler Digby joins the offense.

With the return of 2016 first-rounder Seth Oakes and selection of Dereck Downs in the 2018 Entry Draft, the Black Wolves are hoping the new offensive additions mesh with the returning veterans — like Callum Crawford, Stephan Leblanc and a healthy Kevin Buchanan — and that translates into more distributed success.

“We’ve got a group on the offensive side of the floor that’s committed to playing systematically, moving the ball, playing fast — which is the theme of the NLL now,” Clark said.

Brett Manney in transition | Photo Credit: Kyle Hess

The biggest defensive change came at the goalie position following last season’s starting netminder Aaron Bold joining the Vancouver Warriors via free agency. Buque now forms a tandem with 22-year-old Doug Jamieson. While there has been no official decision as to who gets the nod to start between the pipes against Georgia, both impressed the coaches in New England’s two preseason games last weekend.

“They looked solid,” Clark commented. “Dougie looks a lot more confident and a lot more aggressive in net, and he appears to be growing into that goalie that we thought he was going to be when we drafted him a couple of years ago.”

Georgia also went through a roster shakeup following its exit in last season’s East Division Finals. It was one of the teams hit hardest in the 2018 Expansion Draft, with forwards Kiel Matisz and Jordan Hall selected by the Philadelphia Wings.

The Swarm shifted transition players Jerome Thompson and Zed Williams to the offense full-time to address the holes created in the Expansion Draft. Holden Cattoni is the other new face on the Swarm offense, acquired in a trade with Calgary which sent Jesse King to the Roughnecks. The three join 2017 NLL MVP Lyle Thompson, Miles Thompson, Shayne Jackson and Randy Staats out the front door.

With Joel White on the protected players list and Ethan O’Connor in Buffalo via trade, Georgia focused on shoring up its defense in the 2018 Entry Draft and through free agency. With four new rookies — Brendan Bomberry (No. 7 overall), Adam Wiedemann (No. 8 overall), Joel Tinney (No. 18 overall) and 2018 MLL Defensive Player of the Year Matt Dunn — out the back door, Swarm head coach Ed Comeau is confident that the returning defensive veterans led by captains Jordan MacIntosh and Jason Noble will have a positive impact on the fresh Swarm faces.

Sellars and Stouros causing a turnover | Photo Credit: Kyle Hess

“I think our defensive core is really good,” he said. “Obviously, we’ve reassigned a couple of people from defense to offense, and losing Ethan O’Connor to trade and Joel White not playing really gives opportunities for other guys. But the fact that we have a strong core, I know that those players will do everything they can to help the young players that are stepping in and getting the opportunity to play and perform at this level.”

Entering his 14th season in the NLL, Mike Poulin will be the Swarm’s primary goaltender again. Poulin led the league in 2017-18 in minutes played with 1042:11, posting an 11-5 record to go along with is 11.69 GAA and .773 SV%.

The Swarm and Black Wolves will start their seasons against each other for the second year in a row. The two played in Mohegan Sun Arena to kick off the 2017-18 NLL season, and New England came away with a 13-11 win.

With home floor advantage now flipped, the Swarm will be seeking its fourth-straight Home Opener win. Georgia finished the 2017-18 season first in the East Division with an 11-7 record, following a six-game winning streak to clinch the East’s top spot in the final weekend of the regular season. Despite its -48 goal differential, New England sat in third place last season with a 9-9 record and went 1-2 in the season series against the Swarm.

Given the changes to New England’s roster over the offseason and abbreviated training camp, Comeau and the Swarm are concerned more with what they can control than what the final iteration of the Black Wolves will look like come Saturday.

“Early in the season, it’s really important to focus on your team, so that’s what we’re trying to do,” Comeau said. “We’re trying to focus on the Swarm and our players and our principles and what we need to do to be successful this weekend and throughout the season.”

Faceoff is set for 7:05 p.m. ET. Fans can catch the game live via the B/R Live app available through iTunes, Google Play, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire

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