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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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Riorden’s OT Winner Helps Wings Blaze to 1st Win

PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Crowley has a nose for goal superior to most lacrosse players, but this time it faced the wrong the way. Matt Rambo’s shot had caromed off the boards, and its trajectory toward the opposite half of the floor meant play was about to stop.

A whistle wouldn’t have been so bad for the Wings. Rambo had misfired because an illegal hit disrupted his shooting motion and dislodged his helmet, and a power play during sudden death would have been favorable. But the Wings, losers in overtime once already this season, had drafted a plan — secure the bonus period’s opening faceoff, immediately call timeout, score — that couldn’t wait for favor.

Trevor Baptiste, after Rochester tied the game at 14 with 20 seconds remaining in regulation, easily completed the first two steps of the deal; Crowley, in pursuit of the loose ball, lunged to extend hope for the third. As the ball bounced over the midline, he extended his stick with one arm, scooped the ball out of the air and flicked it over his shoulder before landing. The hustle play put the ball back into the offensive zone and — although it didn’t seem obvious in the moment — gave life to a Wings season which to that point had only known loss.

Four passes and a one-timer from forward Blaze Riorden later, bedlam. Black jerseys buried Riorden against the wall. A dragon stormed the floor. The Knighthawks (2-4) retreated, and for the 15th time Friday night, Chris Brown’s “Yeah 3x” roared in throughout the Wells Fargo Center. The first words out of the mouth of Wings (1-6) head coach/general manager Paul Day explained why.

“We won,” Day said.

The route to victory was not as direct as the Wings would have hoped. A good chunk of the roster was forced to drive to Philadelphia because of flight cancellations, some of them traveling from as far as Toronto. Many missed Thursday night’s practice.

Withstanding a game of runs proved no simpler. The Wings, after scoring the final five goals of the first half, pushed their lead to 9-5 early in the third quarter. That lead shrunk, then disappeared. When Cody Jamison scored two wizard-like wrap-around goals to send Wings goalie Doug Buchan to the bench, it reappeared. Except this time, the lead belonged to Rochester. The Wings, trailing 12-10, had a little less than 12 minutes to respond.

“You play for one another,” Riorden said. “Dougie got us to a point where we could win the game.”

Forward Josh Currier started the rally and completed his hat trick with an underhand roller to beat the shot clock. Riorden swam past Knighthawk defenseman Graeme Hossack and dove across the crease to tie the game. He rose to his feet, stuck his arms in the air and asked for more. Vaughn Harris answered. He performed his best impression of Riordan, a swim move from the opposite side, and Captain Kiel Matisz followed to put the Wings back up by two with two-plus to play.

Rochester pulled goalie Angus Goodleaf. It worked. But daggers from forwards Kyle Jackson and Jamieson could not deflate the crowd of 10,210. “Let’s Go Wings” chants echoed throughout the end of regulation. All sorts of chaos let loose when Riorden scored again to conclude the contest.

“It was kind of a blur,” Riorden said. “But all credit goes to the whole organization, from the coaching staff to the training staff to the players. Honestly, it was a layup. It had nothing to do with me. Just a lot of hard work for 60 minutes. We talked about playing 60 minutes and we had to play a couple more today and we did that.”

Riorden can deflect the title of hero if he so chooses, but his game-winning goal was something the Wings sorely lacked for eight weeks. Often, it was the one thing they needed to cap a second-half comeback. Last week, it would have been the plug to remedy a fourth-quarter collapse. But, before Friday, it never came, and Philadelphia went home a loser in each of its first six contests.

The breakthrough served as cause for celebration. After shaking hands with Rochester, every Wing took a victory lap. They smacked their sticks and fists on the glass in appreciation for the other side. One bold supporter even climbed to the top of a pane for literal high-fives. No one told him to get down. Why would they? The Wings hadn’t won since 2014.

“I’m actually shocked we’ve had such good support this whole time,” assistant captain Jordan Hall said. “It’s nothing against the fans, but being 0-6, I’ve seen cities turn. And Philly is a very passionate city when it comes to sports. Hats off to the city, to the fans. We feel it when they’re cheering for us.”

And what was that feeling on Friday, when they jogged off the field and into the tunnel as winning Wings for the first time?

“Pure joy honestly,” Matisz said. “I’ve loved this city since the first time I got here. To kind of give a win to the fans and to give a win to the our organization that has backed us even in the tough times is fantastic. This group has shown nothing but resilience, nothing but positivity. Obviously it’s not a record we’re very proud of, but we’re definitely proud to get this one.”

Matisz, with eight points, contributed the most. Both Steph Charbonneau and Anthony Joaquim chipped in goals from the defensive end. Rookie forward Chris Cloutier, without a goal for the fourth straight game, still tallied four assists. And Hall had probably his best effort of the year, notching two goals and three assists. In all, nine different Wings scored.

Baptiste won 24 of 33 faceoffs (72.7 percent). The Wings put 63 shots on target to Rochester’s 42. They corralled 88 loose balls, far more than the Knighthawks’ 61. The dominance might not have showed in the final score, but it sure was obvious in the win column.

For that, the Wings made plans to party. But next week, Matisz said, starts on Saturday. Colorado arrives in seven days.

“And I truly think,” Day said, “we can beat anybody in the league.”

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