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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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Sent Packing: Knighthawks Eliminate Black Wolves, 14-6

The Rochester Knighthawks (12-5) kept their East Division hopes alive and eliminated the New England Black Wolves (4-11) from the playoff race with a decisive 14-6 home win in front of 8,535 fans at the Blue Cross Arena on Saturday night.

When the starting lineup for the Knighthawks was announced before the game, it was Angus Goodleaf starting between the pipes, not All-Pro starter Matt Vinc.

“It was a little after shootaround this morning,” said Goodleaf about when he learned about the start. “At first, I didn’t know what to expect. The last couple games, they were getting 60, 70 shots on net against Vancouver and Toronto. So I was expecting a lot of shots, but our defense held them to 38 shots.”

The team felt like there would be no problem with Goodleaf in net and he proved them right.

“He’s definitely got some great help in front of him, but he showed why we have two of the best goalies in the game,” said Knighthawks forward Dan Dawson. “We’re very happy and very proud of the way they play. We’re lucky to have Angus in there.”

“It was a late decision there with ‘V’ getting a little tummyache,” said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. “He played really well… Our defense in front of him just kept doing their job getting in lanes so ‘Gussie” can make the saves.”

“We knew that we’d need a big effort,” said Knighthawks defenseman Mike Kirk. “They were a desperate team coming in tonight fighting for their lives. We knew we had to match it. We had a great effort from ‘Gussie’ but we wanted to make sure we were good in front of him and dictate where the shots came from.”

While Goodleaf and the defense held the Black Wolves in check, the Knighthawks’ offense were able to take over against the New England defense and goalie Evan Kirk. Cody Jamieson finished the night with 10 points (3+7) and led all scorers along with scoring the opening goal 20 seconds in. Joe Resetarits finished with six points (3+3).

“We were prepared,” said Jamieson. “The coaches did a good job preparing us for tonight. We were pumped up. It was our last regular season game at home We’ve go the playoffs coming up. We just wanted to come out and have a good game in front of the home crowd getting ready for the playoffs.”

“We stress that it’s not on one guy to do it,” Hasen said. “It’s going to be good ball movement and when you opportunity comes, you’re going to bury it. Tonight was ‘Jammer’ and ‘Joey Res’ had a good game too. That group up front has been playing well. We’re getting ready and playing well at the right time.”

“We let the ball do the work,” Resetarits said. “We stuck to our systems, we did everything we were taught to do. You see how we are when we do that, we’re a very high-powered offense. Both sides of the ball, we were dominant. Playing that well going down the stretch, playoffs in two weeks, that’s where we want but have to take it up a notch next week.”

“We were moving the ball and moving our feet,” said Knighthawks forward Stephen Keogh who finished the night with two goals. “Cody got us off to a good start in the beginning and the shots were falling for us tonight.”

The win was big on many levels for the Knighthawks. It kept their dream of first place alive heading into the last weekend of the regular season.

“We control what we can control,” Hasen said. “It was a good effort tonight to get that win tonight. We need help. We need New England next week to do us a favor and we’ll go from there.”

The win was also big coming in the Knighthawks’ final regular season home game. The team finished with a 7-2 record at home and the fans at the BCA certainly were appreciative during the game. Knighthawks forward Joel Matthews spent some time prior to the game on the floor bonding with the crowd by lobbing lacrosse balls to the cheering fans.

“To me, it’s everything,” said Matthews. “I get a paycheck every two weeks and it’s because of these fans. A lot of pro sports don’t give enough respect to their fans I find. These guys are out here and I’ve got to make it enjoyable for them. I think the NLL is the best league for that, for player-to-fan interaction. They clearly feed off it and the environment is better. The smiles I see on these people’s faces is awesome.”

“These are great fans,” Keogh said. “They were real loud tonight. It was unbelievable. They help us, we get some momentum from them and some confidence. They’re a great crowd.”

The Black Wolves’ head coach Blaine Harrison was not happy with the game as a whole starting 20 seconds in with Jamieson’s goal.

“It’s very difficult made even more so by the refereeing which I thought was terrible,” Harrison said. “You just look at the calls that were called early to put us down and the calls that were let go. I think it was Brett Bucktooth goes to the net, gets horse-collared, no call. Yet we get the nickle-and-dime hand off the stick call. The early holding the stick penalty that put us down a man. They scored in the fourth quarter when someone ripped the stick out of our defender’s hand, no call.”

While Harrison may have been unhapy with the refereeing, there were plenty of incidents throughout the game that required intervention. In the second quarter, Knighthawks defenseman Paul Dawson took exception to something that happened with Black Wolves defenseman Bill O’Brien. The two dropped the gloves and Dawson quickly dropped O’Brien to the turf. Dawson was given a game misconduct and ejected from the game.

In the third quarter, it appeared that tensions were going to boil over when Ian Llord and Mike Kirk for the Knighthawks got into it with the Black Wolves with both of them heading for the penalty box. Kirk was handing a roughing major for his troubles. On the Black Wolves side, Craig England was given a trifecta of penalties: two minutes for roughing, a five minute roughing major, and a game misconduct that saw him ejected from the game as well. When the buzzer signalled the end of the game, the Black Wolves finished with 44 penalty minutes to the Knighthawks’ 28.

By no means was Harrison happy with his team’s effort through it all either.

“I think we had an opportunity to be better than we were tonight,” Harrison said. “Most of it’s on us. I didn’t think offensively that we played a very good game. Again we needed our offense to be better.”

Even though New England has been eliminated from the playoffs, they still have two games left on the schedule starting Sunday against the Bandits.

“We’re being paid to play this game,” Harrison said. “We’re professionals. We owe it to the fans, the organization and the ownership group to put our best foot forward. The expectation would be that everybody mans up, be professional and finish the season.”

Three Stars of the Game as selected by the media:

1) Cody Jamieson
2) Joe Resetarits
3) Angus Goodleaf

By Jeremy Pike (@KnighthawksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Micheline Veluvolu.

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