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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
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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
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Showtime In Overtime! Swarm Over Knighthawks, 7-6

Callum Crawford scored the game-winning goal as the Minnesota Swarm (3-2) stung the Rochester Knighthawks (2-3) with a 7-6 overtime win on Friday night for the team’s first home win of the year at Xcel Energy Center. The crowd of 9,645 did not leave disappointed with the riveting game decided in sudden death OT.

“To not only fight through it, but to go into overtime with the composure and resiliency that they’ve shown all year and bury that late shot,” said Swarm head coach Joe Sullivan. “It’s an invaluable win, it really is.”

The game was a defensive battle with both goalies standing strong. Zach Higgins had 35 saves on 41 shots for the Swarm and Matt Vinc saved 39 goals on 46 shots for the Knighthawks. The seven goals were the fewest scored in a Swarm win in the team’s history.

“In this league, you keep any team under ten (goals) and you’ve done your job. To keep a team like Rochester, with their scoring power and their experience to six goals,” Sullivan said. “It does a lot of things.”

“Tonight, they were incredible,” said Swarm forward Callum Crawford. “Goalies were great, defense was great – they were the ones who won us this game.”

“They’ve got a bunch of quick bodies that get out and press and make it very difficult to move the ball up the floor. We’re a little different – we pack it in a little more and try to create some bad shooting lanes,” said Rochester Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. “Both goalies played well and made good saves when they had to tonight.”

The first half belonged largely to Minnesota, with Shayne Jackson (1+1) and Miles Thompson (1+2) scoring one each to Rochester forward Cody Jamieson’s (2+2) first quarter goal. Logan Schuss finished with four points (3+1) and hasn’t missed a beat since his award-winning rookie year. Schuss was the only player to score in the second quarter with his hat trick.

“We weren’t quite ready to play,” Hasen said. “Minnesota stepped up that first half and took it to us.”

The Swarm faced a challenge in the renewed spirit of the Rochester team, who trailed 5-1 before a five-goal scoring run and gave the team its first lead at 6-5. Jamieson led the way for the Knighthawks with four points (2+2) while Craig Point (1+3), Joe Walters (1+2) and Dan Dawson (2+1) added a spark in the losing effort.

“We gained our composure during the half time and made a few adjustments,” Hasen said. “I’d say the second half, we came back well.”

But Minnesota captain Andrew Suitor (1+1) evened the game at 6-6 late in the fourth quarter to wake the crowd into a frenzy and eventually force overtime. The Minnesota crowd, who was craving the first Swarm home win of the season, spent the rest of the game on their feet.

“Unbelievable turnout from the fans. They honestly make it feel like there’s 15-16 thousand people in there, it’s incredible,” Crawford said. “I think it shows everybody the quality that this sport and this team can provide.”

Crawford (1+0), who the fans call “Showtime”, ultimately delivered with a deep shot for the overtime win after a lengthy Swarm possession in the fifth quarter. Crawford’s game-winner, his only point of the night, was his 200th career goal. 

“We were battling, we were moving the ball and there were five seconds left,” Callum said of his game-winning shot. “I just wanted to get it on net and good things happen when you shoot the ball. I think just getting a win against a three-time defending champ is huge.”

“How fitting is it for Callum Crawford to not only get his 200th, but to get that,” Sullivan said.

Even though he had the game winning goal, Crawford was quick to give credit to the defense and Higgins for the outcome of the game. A few of the contributors to the dynamic defense were Jordan MacIntosh (0+2) with 13 loose balls and 2 turnovers, Logan Schuss with 10 loose balls and 5 turnovers, and Alex Crepinsek (0+1) with 10 loose balls.

“That win comes from them, it comes from him,” Crawford said. “It wasn’t our offense tonight, it was definitely the back door and Higgins in the net.”

And Higgins didn’t hesitate in pointing out his teammates defensive play as the reason for his first win in overtime.

“The defense, they were there all night playing to the system we’ve been talking about all year,” Higgins said. “They made it easy for me tonight.”

Perhaps this focus on the team and what they’ve done as a group, rather than as individuals, is what contributed to the Swarm victory tonight, and will continue to benefit them as they continue their season.

“If you get people to work hard for you and they respect everything we’re trying to do, you’re gonna get good results,” Sullivan said. “These guys did it on the floor tonight.”

Three Stars of the Game as selected by the media:

1) Callum Crawford
2) Logan Schuss
3) Zach Higgins

Both teams will be back in action next weekend with back-to-back contests. The Swarm host the Toronto Rock on Friday, Feb. 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET and then head to Toronto for a Saturday game at 7 p.m. ET. Rochester will visit the Buffalo Bandits on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET and stay on the road as they head to New England for a Sunday game againt the Black Wolves at 6 p.m. ET. Find the complete broadcast schedule at NLLTV.com.

“The second half showed us what we’ve got to do right from the get go,” Hasen said. “We’ll go into next week like that.”

“You’ve got to wipe the slate again and you’ve got to get ready for one heck of a Toronto team,” Sullivan said. “You’ve got to get ready to beat them at home and in a real tough barn, it’s always tough to play in Toronto.”

Story by Maria Jollie (@SwarmBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Scott Pierson.

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