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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
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
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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Swap Meet: Swarm & Black Wolves Face Off After Trade

The Minnesota Swarm (4-8) host the New England Black Wolves (3-7) this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. With both teams anxious to emerge from the bottom of the East Division, the game will be the beginning battle for a late playoff run. Watch the game live on NLL LIVE in the U.S. and and TSN GO in Canada.

Both teams have reinforced their rosters with a trade involving the captains from each side. Minnesota acquired transition player Joel White and a second-round selection in the 2017 NLL Draft from New England in exchange for transition player Andrew Suitor.

“I think Joel coming in the lineup will give us energy and that leadership that we’re going to miss with Suitor leaving the lineup,” said Swarm assistant coach Aime Caines.

Suitor, a fan favorite of the Minnesota crowd, accumulated 15 points (9+6) along with 60 loose balls in his time with the Swarm this year. White has collected 10 points (7+3) and 117 loose balls so far this year, and the Swarm will look to him to perform with the same authority for Minnesota.

“He’s a good player, he doesn’t make many mistakes. He’s a captain, so he’s a leader and that’s what we need,” Caines said. “We’re going to expect him to come in and do the same things he did on the Black Wolves. We’re excited to have him.”

Another key roster change for the Swarm was their trade of forward Logan Schuss in exchange for Vancouver Stealth forward Johnny Powless. Powless, who has 39 points (7+32) on the season, has seen his fair share of Champion’s Cups and Minnesota expects a significant influence from him right away.

“I think he’s going to come in and make an immediate impact, he’s a very talented player,” Caines said. “He’s a proven winner. He’s won three Championships and a couple Minto Cups so he knows what it takes to win and we’re going to look for him to have some production right away.”

The adjusted lineup will also provide the opportunity for younger players to step up, like rookie Pat Miles, who has three assists in the four games he’s played.

“Being able to take a bigger role for me now is exciting, it’s a dream come true,” said Miles.

The Swarm, who won its game against New England last Sunday by a score of 13-9 to snap a six-game losing streak, are 2-1 against the Black Wolves this season. Both of the Swarm wins have been in the New England barn, so the Swarm will aim to show their home crowd a win this Friday night in “The Hive”. The last time the Black Wolves visited the Minnesota, the game was an intense bout until the very end, but New England came out on top to win 10-9.

“We want to get this even series against the Black Wolves and it’s going to take 100% effort,” Caines said. “We had a battle last Sunday and it’s going to be another battle, especially with the trades and the personal battles that’ll be going on. I think it’s going to be exciting and the crowd’s going to be into it for sure.”

Friday night’s game will be the first of a two-game weekend for the Swarm, who head to Rochester to play the Knighthawks on Saturday night. Equipped with a renewed roster and fresh off a win, the Swarm will arrive on Friday ready to rally with a playoff berth in mind.

“With some fresh guys in the lineup, it’s going to be exciting to coach these guys and make the final run to the playoff,” Caines said.

“With these two games coming up against New England and Rochester, being in our conference and chasing that playoff position, I think we should know that it’s all about business this weekend,” Miles said. “It should just come natural to us to play hard and well this weekend.”

“It seems all we do this time of year is watch film on each other,” said Black Wolves head coach Blane Harrison. “This is going to be the fourth time that we’ve played the Swarm, so I think we’re pretty familiar with each other; albeit and notwithstanding the moves that were just made. I think we know what their strengths are and they probably know what our strengths are. To me, in general, this game is all about limiting and litigating your own personal mistakes and mental errors.”

“This weekend’s a big weekend for us. We’re in a death grip with Minnesota right now. This is a big game for us; it helps get us into a situation for tiebreakers and divisional playoffs if we can win this one. Then we’re both chasing Buffalo,” added Harrison.

During Sunday’s loss, the Black Wolves outshot the Swarm in every quarter, but Minnesota was able to get more shots to hit the back of the net. The game was extremely physical on both sides, and Friday’s game will be no different after the Suitor trade.

“We’ve had our eye on Andrew for a while,” Harrison admitted. “We had an opportunity to get someone like Andrew, who clearly brings heart and soul to every locker room and every team he’s been on; that’s something that we saw we were missing. We coveted it and it worked out that we were able to get him in the lineup.”

“I’m very excited to get going with the Black Wolves this weekend,” Suitor said. “It’s going to be a bit different, probably get booed inside The Hive there instead of cheered for, but that comes with the territory of playing the game. I can’t wait to get going with New England here and hopefully make a big statement this weekend and drive it towards the playoffs.”

Though swapping captains is a rare trade, it was not the only action the Black Wolves saw as the clocked winded down on the NLL trade deadline. In the biggest blockbuster of the week, New England sent forward Kevin Crowley to the Toronto Rock in exchange for forward Garrett Billings, who is sure to have an impact on the Black Wolves’ overall performance this weekend and moving toward the end of the season.

“It’s going to be an interesting one because obviously his numbers and his fans speak for themselves,” noted Harrison. “He’s become a perennial 100-point guy and there’s not too many of those guys in the league. We had an opportunity to go after someone with that kind of skill set and you really have to have due diligence and effort. You also have to trade talent to get talent. We have to be a little bit patient with him, as he’s coming off his first game in a bit. He’s going to have some rust on him a little bit, so we have to let him get into the rhythm.”

With the final four weeks of the season beginning, it is now or never for teams like the Black Wolves and the Swarm. There is a small enough window of opportunity that things can happen for the teams floating around fourth or fifth place in the division. However, if they do not take advantage of the opportunity, it will slip away along with their hopes for a possible postseason run.

“I think they’re all big wins now,” Harrison said. “I think the window has kind of closed on us, so it’s for ourselves. Every game is a big one and it starts Friday night. We don’t have the luxury of blowing any games away or leaving anything on the table. That’s really why we made the changes and we made the deals we made this week. We wanted to bring guys into the locker room that recognize that and recognize the seriousness and the urgency and the desperation we need to make a final run here.”

By Maria Jollie (@SwarmBeat) & Alyssa McLaughlin (@BlackWolvesBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Adam Borgstahl.

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