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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
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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Tap The Rockies: Roughnecks Dig In For Mammoth Opener

The next chapter in a heated rivalry between the Colorado Mammoth (1-0) and Calgary Roughnecks (0-1) will be written on Saturday night at Pepsi Center in Denver. Watch live on WatchESPN & Altitude (U.S.) and TSN GO (Canada) starting at 9 p.m. ET.

Whether it is regular or postseason, revenge or redemption often is the case between these West Division foes. While both teams saw issues in their Week 1 outings, one cannot dwell on the past for too long.

In fact, it should not matter at all according to Mammoth coach Chris Gill, who made the team’s mentality clear in this week’s media call when asked about the team’s first-round playoff loss to Calgary in overtime.

“It’s a clean slate, no one likes to lose,” he said. “We’re just going to play in the moment, stick to our systems and our principles and try and dictate the pace.”

Those systems seemed ridged in certain areas in Colorado’s win against Minnesota in Week 1. While an 11-goal fourth quarter propelled the Mammoth to a win, the quick paced contest mirrored some of Colorado’s struggles from 2014.

“We were happy at the end of the game with the win in Minnesota, but there’s a lot of things that we need to tidy up,” Gill added. “It might have been one of the fastest games that I’ve been a part of, it was up and down the floor so fast, so much. I think it got us out of rhythm in the first half, but we made some adjustments in the second half and played more of our system.”

Mammoth veteran John Grant, Jr. seemed to concur with his coach’s assessment of their performance on the floor, citing imbalance on offense and being forceful on transition.

“We didn’t score in the first quarter, we were able to find some rhythm in the second, I think we were still shaky in the third and obviously we erupted in the fourth,” noted Grant. “Consistency is the big thing on offense that we need to keep the ball moving and the bodies moving.”

All in all, cleaning up the little things will be a factor in Colorado’s home opener. But home field advantage has not been on their side the last few seasons, where the Mammoth hold a 15-20 home record since 2010. It is an ‘X’ factor Junior hopes the team can revive sooner rather than later.

“In the last few years, we haven’t taken that to our advantage,” Grant said. “We’ve been giving up a tremendous amount of losses at home…they come in expecting a loud crowd, a great city and rabid fan base. Sometimes that gets the other team fired up…maybe we take it for granted how great the fans are, but the fans are great for both teams in a respect. We just have to make Pepsi Center a tough place to play like it used to be, and I think that’s one of our goals.”

Grant and Adam Jones meanwhile led the team in offense against the Swarm, recording nine (4+5) and seven (5+2) points respectively. Combined, the offensive pair were responsible for 23 of Colorado’s shots on goal. On defense, Dillon picked up his first win of the season, stopping 35 of 48 shots, and will now seek to pick up his third win against the Riggers between the pipes.

For the Roughnecks, the team did not get the start they wanted last weekend losing to the Vancouver Stealth 18-14 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky was less than happy with what he saw out of his team in their home opener.

“I don’t think we had very good floor balance on offense,” said Malawsky. “I think we took some ill-advised shots, forced a lot of things in transition and from watching the tape, getting on and off the floor was atrocious.”

There is some good news for the Roughnecks as Jeff Shattler, Curtis Dickson and Dane Dobbie all recorded three goals in the game. However, Malawsky says it’s the little things that matter most.

“From a systems perspective, we just got to clean up those little things,” remarked Malawsky. “We got to pay the price, and in a one-goal league for the most part if you don’t do those little things, you’re going to end up on the short end… All the little things need to be cleaned up or you’re going to get the same result the following week.”

Roughnecks transition Geoff Snider played, who had three points (1+2) in Week 1, also didn’t like the way his team performed and says that’s going to change.

“From an accountability standpoint, we didn’t follow the game plan to the level that was expected of us,” he said. “That’s going to change for us moving into Colorado.”

The Mammoth are coming off a big win last weekend against the Minnesota Swarm and Malawsky knows Colorado is going to ride that momentum into this weekend.

“They had a great game last weekend against Minnesota,” he said. “It’s always tough to play down there, they’re a very loud crowd and the players feed off their crowd.”

“They have a great offense and they got a world-class goaltender in net that’s been playing with a lot of confidence.”

Snider couldn’t agree more with his coach saying the boys know exactly what lies ahead for them in Denver.

“They’re a team coming off a big win,” he said. “They’re incredibly talented, very well coached, excellent goaltending and we’re going to have our hands full. We’re looking forward to the weekend and obviously going to make some adjustments internally moving into Saturday night.”

The ‘Necks and Mammoth faced off three times during the regular season last year, with the Riggers winning two of the three meetings. Calgary also barely slid by Colorado in the playoffs beating them in overtime in an exciting semi-final match-up.

The two teams have a lot of history and Malawsky fully understands what it’s going to take to win this game.

“We’re going to have to stick to our ideology, our principles and play a clean possession game,” said Malawsky. “Hopefully we can hang around until the end of the fourth quarter.”

Snider also knows what it is going to take to get that first win of the season on the road, and says him and his teammates are up for the challenge.

“We’ll be prepared,” he said. “Our coaching staff always has a rock solid game plan and I think that’s the adjustment that we’ll make as players.”

“The best part about the NLL is you get to get right back at it next weekend,” he added. “Every game’s important and it’s always exciting coming into the Pepsi Center and playing. I know that we’re excited, ready to go. Feeling a lot of positive pressure and looking forward to the weekend.”

Story by Nick Salen (@MammothBeat) & Kassidy Collins (@RoughnecksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Jack Dempsey.

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