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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
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
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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Rock Defeat Knighthawks 10-6

By Jeremy Pike | Staff Writer
Photo Credit Micheline Veluvolu

The Toronto Rock (5-2) took the season series two games to one over the Rochester Knighthawks (2-5) with a 10-6 victory Saturday evening in front of 5,483 fans at the Blue Cross Arena. The Rock were able to rebound from their overtime loss to the Georgia Swarm Friday evening.

“It’s a real big win for us,” said Toronto head coach Matt Sawyer. “Being able to bounce back after a tough loss last night against Georgia. Told the boys in there they might not realize the magnitude of this win until later on in the season. Able to get the tiebreaker on Rochester, it’s almost like a four-point game or whatever you want to call it. Real big win, wasn’t a pretty one but a lot of times from a coaching standpoint, those are the best ones. It was a ‘grind-y’, gritty game and we’re sure happy with the way it ended.”

“We came into a tough building, divisional rival, we were both fighting to take that season series,” said Rock goalie Nick Rose. “For us to come out on top, that’s pretty big for us. The boys are pretty excited.”

“There is some bright spots, but bright spots don’t win you games,” said Rochester forward Dan Dawson. “At some point, you need to put together bright spots throughout the whole game. You can’t have these lulls. Every time we go on these lulls, it seems to really bite us in the butt.”

Without Rose’s performance, there is no telling how that game would have ended for the Rock. While Rochester has struggled to score goals this season, they peppered Rose with 48 shots Saturday night.

“He bails us out on a lot of occasions,” Sawyer said. “He’s a great goalie. He’s our MVP. At the same time, he’s done it so much, that’s the expectation for him and I know he relishes that.”

“I’m seeing the ball pretty well,” Rose said. “They got a lot of shots, but a lot were kind of from outside or whatever. Our defense did a great job. We didn’t give up too many high-scoring chances, makes my job pretty easy.”

Rose was not the only goalie putting on a show on the BCA’s turf Saturday. Knighthawks goalie Matt Vinc had 36 saves and allowed only nine goals (the tenth was an empty-netter by Rose.)

“’V’ played very well,” said Rochester head coach Mike Hasen. “We needed a bounce-back game from him and we got that. He was big, he was making saves that we expect him to make. Defensively, we were okay, put them in spots were ‘V’ can make the saves.”

“The defense and Vno played outstanding tonight,” Dawson said. “They gave up eight, one’s an empty-netter and one’s a penalty shot. We’re putting up six and that’s not going to win you games in this league.

“We’re in a tough spot,” Hasen said. “The ball’s not dropping. We’re having opportunities, we are moving the ball, moving our feet, we are quick, and we can get some opportunities. They weren’t dropping for us. A couple of posts. Those little inches go the other way and we’re not talking about a lack of offense. They’re just struggling to make them drop. I think they’ve just got to fall. There’s opportunities where our hands are free. ‘Rosey’ made some big saves, a couple of backside, stretch out and rob us saves there tonight. Those ones go in, then we’re not talking about that. They’re going to fall and their confidence will start rolling and away we go.”

So how does Rochester’s offense get confidence and get rolling?

“We’re 2-5, and if we had those answers, we’d definitely be better off for it,” Dawson said. “It’s really simple. We’ve got to start burying our chances when we get it. We’ve got to have a little bit better chemistry out there and a little bit better flow. I think guys are squeezing their sticks a little bit, I know I have been. The great thing about it is when you’re in these ruts, you’ve got to be excited to get to rink because the ones that hit the post and go out are going to hit the post and go in.”

Coming into Saturday’s game, Dawson had only one goal and 10 assists in four games. Perhaps his four-point night (2+2) to lead Rochester is a sign of things to come. For now, the highlight-reel behind-the-back one-handed goal serves to show a glimpse of what the man known as “Dangerous Dan” can still do.

“He was moving his feet and he was shooting the ball, distributing the ball,” Hasen said. “That’s the ‘Daws’ we need every night.”

“I’ve been a passenger this whole season,” Dawson said. “Tonight, I wanted to make sure I was going to the net hard, drawing double teams, finding the open guy, and taking shots when I had them, and I thought I did a better job of that. You do self-reflection when you lose, and you make sure ‘I’m accountable for what happens.’ Our record is what it is because guys like me aren’t stepping up. I need to step up even more tomorrow night to win these games.”

The Knighthawks have a quick turnaround, heading south to take on the first-place Georgia Swarm Sunday evening at 6:05 pm ET. The Rock travel to Buffalo to take on the Bandits on February 25.

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