fbpx

BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

×
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
Powered By
MGM Logo
Scores / Schedule
Game PreviewsStories/Op-Ed

The Alterna Cup to be Decided Tonight

It’s NLL Superhero Scenario Part 2 this weekend.

Tom “Captain America” Schreiber and the 11-5 Toronto Rock (-1.5; O/U 22.5) host Graeme “Cyborg” Hossack and the 9-6 Halifax Thunderbirds in a crucial East Conference clash at FirstOntario Centre on Saturday in the Sports Interaction Game of the Week on TSN3 (7pm ET/ESPN+).

Schreiber and the Rock can simultaneously clinch a home playoff date and spoil the Thunderbirds’ second attempt at clinching the all-Canadian Alterna Cup with a win against Halifax on Saturday.

“Home-floor advantage is certainly something we are after,” says Schreiber, the league’s 2017 Rookie of the Year who is tied for this season’s goal-scoring lead with 41 goals in 14 games. “Our fans have been amazing all year. We would love to play in front of them come playoff time.”

Last weekend it was Calgary Roughnecks captain Curtis “Superman” Dickson living up to his superhero nickname with 8 goals and 14 points in games against Halifax and Panther City, including a six-goal sock trick against Panther City.

Calgary will capture the Alterna Cup with a Toronto win/Halifax loss. Halifax needs the win, and then some help later on Saturday from Vancouver to defeat Calgary, to come out on top with the inaugural maple leaf trophy.

The Rock are 0-2 against the Thunderbirds this season, both losses coming early on in December (11-7 road loss) and January (14-13 setback in OT at home) as part of a 3-3 start to the season. Schreiber scored five goals in the two losses to Halifax.

Since then Toronto has gone 8-2 including winning three straight and five of their past six games.

“We are focused on peaking at the right time,” Schreiber says. “We have been taking a week-by-week approach. We’ve done a nice job of handling adversity [and] finding ways to win games even if we are not at our best. We’re focused on playing our game and executing to the best of our ability. It starts with hustle and playing as a team.”

Hossack, the NLL’s three-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year, and the Thunderbirds are looking to slow down Schreiber and the Rock despite losing last week at Calgary and dropping five of their past six games.

“This weekend is another opportunity to prove to ourselves what we’re capable of and get back into the win column,” says Hossack, who has two goals (one short-handed), 11 points, 110 loose balls and 12 forced turnovers in 15 games this season. “All we can focus on right now is what we can control.

“Overall we still have a strong record. Five losses from the past six games doesn’t sound the best, but the NLL is a league where any team can win on any given weekend. We have been overthinking the past few games because of the previous losses, rather than just playing our game and trusting our instincts.”

Hossack hopes he and his Halifax teammates can draw on their experiences from earlier wins over Toronto.

“We started the season out with a lot of confidence, which I think is important for beating a team like Toronto,” Hossack says. “They’re a strong team that is playing very well right now. We just need to work hard and trust our systems and get back to playing Thunderbirds lacrosse again. This weekend versus Toronto is a chance to gain some confidence back leading into the playoffs.”

Schreiber, meanwhile, is looking for his Rock to get on a roll offensively. Toronto, with the league’s best home power-play at 52.6 percent, is scoring 11.38 goals per game. The Rock are also the NLL’s best defensive team, giving up only 9.50 goals per game.

“We struggled to find our rhythm on offence last week. We are looking to get back on track,” says Schreiber, who attributes this season’s goal-scoring prowess to: “A lot of support from our staff. We’ve done a lot of film work and prep this season. It’s been a massive help for me.”

Halifax’s defence led by Hossack isn’t too shabby either, fourth best in the league, giving up 10.47 goals per game.

“Our goal as a defence is to be as consistent as possible,” Hossack says. “We want to limit teams’ shots and trust our offence to do their thing. I think it will take a full team effort, defence and offence, to win a championship.”

Saturday is Indigenous Heritage Night at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, and the Rock will be wearing special alternate jerseys, shorts, helmets and other gear to celebrate the Creator’s Game and the area’s unique connection to the game of lacrosse. Fans can bid on the items here.

Toronto has also donned black-and-gold Hamilton-inspired Steel City jerseys this season for their home in Hamilton.

The Thunderbirds debuted alternate orange Every Child Matters jerseys in their season opener and have worn ECM shoulder patches and helmet stickers all season to honour and remember those who suffered through the residential school system, including owner Curt Styres mother, who passed away earlier this season.

NLL