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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: ROC at TOR

NLL veterans Shawn Evans and Dan Dawson have experienced a lot and almost seen it all during their long professional lacrosse careers, including the historic, sometimes heated and always tightly contested rivalry between the Rochester Knighthawks and Toronto Rock.

“It’s been a close rivalry for years,” says Evans, who entered the NLL in 2006 with Rochester and won the NLL championship in 2007.

“Those years the Rock had some big-name players like Doyle, Sanderson, Watson, and the Knighthawks had John Grant Jr., Shawn Williams and Pat O’Toole. Those games were just electric in the building. Both teams have legends who have played this game, and it’s going to continue this weekend on Saturday night.”

Legends indeed. And Saturday night is when Evans’ Knighthawks visit Dawson’s Rock (-1.5, O/U 22.5) at FirstOntario Centre in the Sports Interaction Game of the Week on TSN (7 p.m. ET, TSN2).

Evans played with Rochester until 2011 before moving onto Calgary where he was the NLL MVP in 2013 and ’15. He has also had stops in New England and Buffalo.

“I’ve been in this league 16 years now, and I’ve seen a lot and played in a lot of big games,” says Evans. “Rochester is considered a second home for me, having played almost 10 years here dating back to the previous Knighthawks franchise.”

Saturday night’s matchup is as big as any as Rochester and 1.5 point favorite Toronto try to gain traction in the East Division standings. Both teams are 2-3 and coming off two straight losses. The Knighthawks lost back-to-back games last weekend and went 0-2 against the spread in their games versus Georgia (12-8) and at Philadelphia (18-10), while the Rock had a bye last weekend after losing in OT on Jan. 15 against Halifax (14-13) but still managed to cover the 1.5 spread.

“Yeah, last weekend wasn’t our best lacrosse,” says Evans, who against Philadelphia became the fifth player in NLL history to record 800 career assists. “We need to hit the reset button, and get back to just playing lacrosse and doing what makes us successful. Every game is a big game, and we need to be ready.

“This is a big game for both teams. 3-3 is better than 2-4, and puts us in a better position to get back on track. It’s going to be a great game, and might come down to the fourth quarter to decide it.”

Toronto’s Dawson has a similar assessment of Saturday’s importance: “We’re one-third of the way through the season after this weekend, so there’s no doubt in our minds we want to be 3-3. At some point we have to find that sense of urgency or the season gets away from you very quickly.”

Dawson, an NLL rookie way back in 2002 with Columbus, also recently reached some truly impressive major career milestones.

Against Halifax on Jan. 15, Dawson became the second player in league history to play in 300 games (only Buffalo Bandits legend and current coach John Tavares has played more at 306) and moved into second all-time in NLL points with 1,447, passing legend John Grant Jr. Tavares leads that category with 1,740 career points.

If that wasn’t impressive enough Dawson, the 2009 league MVP with Boston and three-time NLL champion (Rochester in 2013 and ’14; Saskatchewan in ’18), needs 18 more assists to become the all-time leader at 935, passing Tavares.

Evans, meanwhile, needs only three goals to pass Josh Sanderson for ninth on the all-time goals list with 450 and eight penalty minutes to pass Geoff Snider for third all-time with 583.

“This is an absolute must-win for us; it’s an absolute must-win for Rochester,” says Dawson, who has also suited up for Arizona, Portland, Philadelphia and San Diego before landing in Toronto in 2020.

“We are playing a team in our own division … these head-to-head matchups are extremely important. We know the parity that’s happening across league, and obviously in the East we’re fighting for a playoff spot right now and so is Rochester.”

Like a true lacrosse warrior who has been through years of on-floor battles Dawson certainly understands the storied Knighthawks-Rock rivalry, but looks at it with a bit of different perspective.

“It’s a long, historic rivalry. So many [games and moments] to draw on. For me I’ve been on actually the other side [Rochester] more than I have with the Rock,” says Dawson, who played for the Knighthawks from 2013 to ’18.

And Dawson’s recall also certainly includes the thrilling 2000 NLL championship–called the “Greatest Professional Indoor Lacrosse Game of All-Time” and one of the most memorable moments in the league’s 35-year history–in which the Rock’s Kaleb Toth scored on Knighthawks goalie Pat O’Toole with one second remaining in regulation to give Toronto a 14-13 win before more than 14,000 fans in the final sporting event held in the historic Maple Leaf Gardens.

“But at the same time, that’s in the past,” says Dawson. “There’s a rich history between these squads, but we’re just more focused on the current Rochester team and obviously the current Rock.”

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