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BUF at TOR - Sat. 7pm ET 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
FINAL
New York
7
Georgia
12
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Las Vegas
9
Colorado
11
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Calgary
8
San Diego
14
Q2
13:11
Buffalo
1
Toronto
7
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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Win And Get In: Bandits Look To Clinch Vs. Stealth

With a postseason berth well within their reach, the Buffalo Bandits (8-7) host the Vancouver Stealth (5-11) at First Niagara Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Buffalo needs just one more win, or a loss from the New England Black Wolves, to clinch the third and final playoff spot in the East. Vancouver will use the game as a tune up of sorts ahead of the team’s Week 18 play-in matchup against the Calgary Roughnecks for the final berth in the West. Watch Stealth at Bandits live on UniversalSports.com (laptop/desktop) & USN app (mobile/tablet) in the U.S. and on TSN GO in Canada.

Buffalo is coming off a bye week after a solid road win in Minnesota in Week 15, which eliminated the Swarm from playoff contention.

“We need some wins, we have to try to make the playoffs ourselves,” said Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley. “We also have to make sure that we stick to the plan and make sure that we’re 100% buying-in here, that’s how you win in this league.”

With the “magic number” for Buffalo making the playoffs being just one, the Bandits would like to finish up the race for a spot in the postseason on Saturday with a win over the Stealth. The team will head to New England to face the Black Wolves, who need to win out and have Buffalo lose out to get into the postseason, on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.

“We don’t want to wait for New England to lose or have somebody else help us to get in. We want to do ourselves a favor and be ready to go Saturday night,” said Bandits assistant coach Dan Teat. “Hopefully we can win Saturday, so if guys aren’t 100% we can rest them before the playoffs.”

Buffalo can no longer overtake Rochester or Toronto for the division, so they will be on the road should they clinch the last playoff spot.

Buffalo is hosting Tucker Out Lymphoma night on Saturday to take a stand against cancer in honor of NLL ironman Shawn Williams’ son Tucker who passed away last year after a battle with cancer. The cause serves as a reminder to all that there a bigger things in life than sports.

“It’s going to be unbelievably emotional. When you’ve got kids, it puts things in perspective. The lacrosse family is a big one,” said Teat. “Lacrosse is just a game. When you see a family and an eight-year-old go through what they did, it’s going to make for a very emotional night.”

“I think it’s huge for our organization to do something like this in honor of such a great kid and such a great family. Having the privilege of playing with Shawn and realizing what kind of person he is, it really hits home with me,” said Bandits forward Mark Steenhuis. “I think it’s a massive motivator, that family should be everyone’s heroes. Hopefully we can get a win for them.”

Both John Tavares and Steenhuis had a good practice Tuesday night and it appears they should both be in the lineup on Saturday.

It is not too often that a team fighting for their playoff lives gets a free pass this late in the season. But that is the situation the Stealth find themselves in. Vancouver is a half-game behind the Calgary Roughnecks (6-11) for the West Division’s last playoff spot. But Calgary is off this week and the two teams play a crucial game at Langley Events Centre in Week 18. A Vancouver victory in that game would give the Stealth the head-to-head season series tiebreaker, three games to one.

But for Stealth head coach Dan Perreault, it is business as usual for the team this week in Buffalo.

“It is a tune-up (game) but we do have to be playing well moving forward,” said coach Dan Perreault. “I thought we competed well the last two weekends. We didn’t get the result last weekend but I liked the effort the fellas put in. It was a good Rochester team.”

The Stealth ended a lengthy losing streak two weeks ago by defeating the New England Black Wolves 11-9 for just its second road victory in eight tries but the Knighthawks kept the Vancouver win streak at one game with a 13-9 win in Week 17.

This weekend’s game is a rematch of Week 3 when the Bandits defeated the Stealth in B.C., 14-13. Despite this weekend’s contest not meaning anything in terms of playoff positioning, that is not the mindset Vancouver will take.

“We are not going to get too creative at this point in time,” Perreault said when asked if he might try a few wrinkles in the game plan.
“There is not much you are going to throw in at this time of year.”

“We just have to do the little things right and the compete level has to be there,” he added. “And we have to play for 60 minutes.”

Perreault would not tip his hand in terms of goaltending as Tyler Richards returned last week but rookie Eric Penney got the start. The Stealth also get defender Rory Smith back from his two-game suspension.

“We haven’t decided on our starter yet, but Tyler is available,” Perreault said.

By Steve Bermel (@BanditsBeat) and Gary Ahuja (@VanStealthBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Garrett James.

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