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22:00:00
Albany
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Sat, Dec 2
19:00:00
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Sat, Dec 2
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Philadelphia
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Sat, Dec 9
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Buffalo
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Sat, Dec 9
19:30:00
Colorado
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Sat, Dec 9
20:00:00
Rochester
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Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
Calgary
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Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
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3
Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
Sat, Dec 16
13:00:00
Albany
Philadelphia
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
Halifax
New York
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
San Diego
Buffalo
Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
Georgia
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4
Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Panther City
Fri, Dec 22
21:00:00
Georgia
Colorado
Sat, Dec 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Rochester
WK
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
Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
Albany
Saskatchewan
WK
6
Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
WK
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
WK
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
WK
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
Panther City
Philadelphia
WK
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
Sat, Mar 16
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
WK
19
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
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
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
New York
Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
Las Vegas
Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 7
16:00:00
Philadelphia
Panther City
WK
20
Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Colorado
Sat, Apr 13
19:00:00
Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
Calgary
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
San Diego
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
Albany
Panther City
WK
21
Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
Rochester
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
Sat, Apr 20
20:00:00
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 20
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
Buffalo
Las Vegas
Sun, Apr 21
15:00:00
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Pack Is Back: Knighthawks Revisit Black Wolves

The New England Black Wolves (2-2) host the Rochester Knighthawks (3-3) for the second time this season at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. The Black Wolves look to end a two-game skid after starting the season with dominant wins over the Buffalo Bandits and Knighthawks. Catch the game live on WatchESPN in the U.S. and TSN.ca in Canada.

“We came out with two strong games,” said Black Wolves forward Jamie Lincoln. “We got back to the basics. We want to be a blue collar team, play tough, grind out wins, do whatever we have to do. The last two games we didn’t put 60 minutes together and that’s what you have to do in this league.”

In their first game against the Knighthawks, the Black Wolves dominated the entire game, winning with a score of 17-7. New England forward Kevin Crowley was a major force for the offense, leading the team with six goals and four assists in the win. Crowley is the team leader with 11 goals and 13 assists, and the Black Wolves’ offense may look to him to lead the way in Sunday’s rematch. However, the team on the floor may be a bit different than anyone has seen so far as injuries continue to plague the Black Wolves.

“We’ve been hit by the injury bug a little bit,” said Black Wolves assistant general manager Rich Lisk. “We’re a little banged up, so the bye week gives some of those guys a chance to recover a little bit more and regroup.”

The Black Wolves are returning to action after a long bye week once again. After their first bye week, the Wolves struggled offensively and defensively, losing to Minnesota at home and losing to Edmonton on the road. However, they used this bye week to get back to basics and focus on overall goals moving toward Sunday’s rematch with the Knighthawks.

“We went back to Toronto and had a good two days of practice, to refocus and get some things done,” Lisk said. “We started off pretty quickly and faltered a little bit. I think the bye week helped us to regroup and get back to what got us there the first two games.”

Going into Sunday’s game, the Black Wolves are looking to readjust their game and fix the mistakes they have made of late. With injuries plaguing key players in the roster, that is not going to be an easy task.

“You have to make sure you cover the floor and cut off transition; we’ve been focusing a lot on that,” noted Lincoln. “We just have to put all the pieces together for a full game.”

As the fight for the East Division continues, the Black Wolves have a chance to get back into the fight. It’s not going to be easy though, as the Knighthawks are three-time defending NLL champions for a reason.

“This is going to be a very tough game,” Lisk said. “We know they’re the best in the league. They’re the champs, they have been for three years in a row. They’re the standard that we hold ourselves to. We feel it’s going to be a good game and we’re looking forward to it.”

For the Knighthawks, it will be a short turnaround after defeating the Bandits 15-10 in Buffalo on Saturday night. The team quickly got on the road it to Connecticut for a rematch with the Black Wolves on Sunday.

“The last time we were there, they took it to us and they took it to us very, very good,” said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. “It’s never an easy place to get to, but we’ll get there and we’ll be focused and we’ll be ready.”

“This game will be in the back of the mind Saturday night when we play Buffalo,” said Knighthawks defenseman Mike Kirk. “They beat us in every facet of the game last time we played down there. Loose balls, faceoffs, just those little things. I think that’s where we have to be better in order to compete with these guys on Sunday afternoon.”

The quick turnaround is something all teams in the NLL have to deal with during the regular season and the Knighthawks are well aware of the challenges it presents on Sunday. However, with challenges come opportunities as well.

“In this league, the back-to-backs are going to take that toll on the body,” Kirk said. “It’s a rough game and you’re going to be travelling the day after, so I think that’s where you’re going to feel it. After the first five minutes of the game, you’ll forget about the game you played the day before and you’ll be totally invested in that next one. But these are the games you want to play. You’re with your team for three days, you’re on the road, you’re bonding. You’ve got lots of lacrosse. You can’t ask for more than that.”

“You play Saturday night against Buffalo and you get to look and refocus right away and get back on the floor the next night against New England,” Hasen said. “It gives the guys a good opportunity to get a better feel and keep that mojo working the next night.”

The team’s biggest offseason addition, forward Jordan Hall, does not get to practice midweek with the Knighthawks, so getting that much playing time in a weekend will definitely help bring the offense together as a unit. Even with that lack of practice, Hall has left his mark so far with 14 points (6+8) during his homecoming to the Rochester franchise where he experienced success early in his career.

With Rochester two games back of the East Division lead heading into the weekend, the back-to-back against divisional opponents does offer a good chance for the Knighthawks to climb right back into the thick of the race. However, the focus for Rochester is on improving play, not the playoff picture right now.

“You worry about wins and losses, but our mindset going into every game is just making sure that we’re better than the last time we were on the floor,” Hasen said. “Results come from that hard work and doing things right. Each and every day, that’s our focus. And what happens, happens.”

By Alyssa McLaughlin (@BlackWolvesBeat) and Jeremy Pike (@KnighthawksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Larry Palumbo.

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