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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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Sports Interaction Game of the Week Preview: COL v CAL

It all comes down to the wire this weekend to find out who’s best in the NLL’s wild West.

The conference-leading Colorado Mammoth are tusks up as they head north to the Rough House for a playoff-like date with the tied for second-place Calgary Roughnecks (-1.5; O/U 21.5) at WestJet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday in the Sports Interaction Game of the Week on TSN (9pm ET, also available on ESPN+).

The 10-7 Mammoth, 9-8 Roughnecks and San Diego Seals (also 9-8) have all qualified for the postseason but the teams could all finish anywhere from first to third in the West Conference. On the line is at least one home playoff game, and possibly a shot at further home-field advantage when it matters most.

The Seals play at Vancouver later Saturday (10pm ET/TSN.ca and ESPN+). San Diego has lost six straight games.

Colorado would capture the West regular season title with a win at Calgary.

“We are in charge of our own fate at this point,” says Mammoth captain Robert Hope. “That is all we are worrying about. We want to finish as high as possible in the standings and head into playoffs on the right foot. We are taking this game as a playoff game. Calgary is a great team and it will be a great test for us.”

A Roughnecks win would give them a home playoff date for sure, and they would win the West crown if San Diego were to lose as well.

Calgary and Colorado are 1-1 against each other this season. The Roughnecks were without captain Curtis Dickson for both games, a 14-10 Colorado home win on February 5 and a 9-7 Calgary home win the following week on February 11.

“[Dickson] is a great player and one of the best goal-scorers in the league,” says Hope, who recorded one assist, 12 loose balls and three caused turnovers in the Mammoth’s Feb. 5 win. “He is a very difficult check for anyone.

“We have to make sure to play good team defence and put him in areas [where] we can support. He is going to get his shots. We have to make sure they are contested shots that [Colorado goalie] D-Ward can see.”

The Mammoth are coming off a bye last week, and a tight loss to Saskatchewan the prior week on April 16. Previous to that, Colorado was on a three-game win streak that included big victories over San Diego and Buffalo. At the same time, the Mammoth have also lost five straight road contests in a row heading into Saturday’s season finale in Calgary making home floor advantage even more important in the postseason.

“This time of year we have to have a playoff mentality,” Hope says. “Every mistake is amplified and we need to have laser-focus moving forward. We took this week to watch film, and rehab any bumps and bruises.

“We know what we have to do. We have to go out and execute our game plan. We need to put a full game together start to finish. It’s now time that we get back into our rhythm and play a full 60 minutes.”

The Roughnecks, meanwhile, took a tough loss at Rochester last week but previous to that were on a five-game win streak that catapulted them into a playoff spot.

“This is a very important game for us,” says Calgary transition player Zach Currier, who leads the NLL this season with 226 loose balls and 59 forced turnovers. “It is crucial to be heading into the playoffs with some momentum, not to mention we are playing an opponent that could potentially be our first-round matchup depending how things shake out.

“We are focusing on the things that helped put us on that five-game run, and trying to hit the reset button and get back to that spot this weekend.”

Both Calgary-Colorado games this season saw fast starts, topsy-turvy comebacks and strong finishes.

In the Feb. 5 game, the Roughnecks were leading 10-7 in the third quarter but the Mammoth stormed back with seven unanswered goals for the 14-7 win. Similarly, in the Feb. 11 game, Colorado held a 7-5 lead in the third quarter before Calgary scored the next four goals to secure the 9-7 win.

“We will be approaching the game trying to win each five-minute segment,” says Currier, who had two goals, 14 loose balls, five caused turnovers and one blocked shot in the Roughnecks’ Feb. 11 win. “It will be a big focus for us to put a full 60 minutes together this weekend.”

Currier and the reigning NLL champion Roughnecks are confident heading into the weekend with their Superman captain in the lineup.

“Curtis is the hardest one-on-one cover in the league and he demands so much attention from opposing teams that it allows him and the rest of our offence to find creative ways to get open and find good looks on the cage,” Currier says. “It’s great knowing we will have our captain in the lineup this time around.”

On a personal note, Currier is three caused turnovers from setting a new single-season NLL record currently held by Saskatchewan’s Kyle Rubisch (61 with Edmonton in 2014).

But lacrosse is a team game.

“Although individual accolades are a nice feather in the cap,” says Currier, “I think I speak for most of the players on my team and around the league that they don’t mean much if we aren’t lifting the NLL [championship] trophy at the end of the season.”

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