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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
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Wings’ Latest Loss To Mammoth Is No Joke

Colorado scored five of the game’s last six goals to earn 12-10 win

PHILADELPHIA — It was not long ago that Paul Day approached the microphone after his team’s first loss at the Wells Fargo Center and joked. The Wings’ head coach/general manager said he should have done his hair before appearing in front of bright lights and cellphone cameras. The room laughed because Day is bald.

As the weeks went on and the losses piled up, Day remained in good spirits during his obligatory postgame sessions — at least to an extent — because he stood at the helm of a team that didn’t lack effort and, as he said, was “getting better every week.”

Saturday was different. After a 12-10 Wings (1-7) loss to the Colorado Mammoth (2-5), Day again quipped with a pinch of humor. As he took a seat in front of the sponsored backdrop, a small burst of air traveled from his stomach and out of his mouth.

“That’s how I feel about the game,” Day muttered after the subtle burp.

This time, he didn’t laugh. And if it hadn’t been for Trevor Baptiste mistakenly referring to new teammate Ryan Wagner as “Jake” and getting called out on his blunder by Blaze Riorden, none of the players to appear after the game would have chuckled either. The Wings’ latest showing was one that featured another fourth-quarter collapse and more avoidable penalties. It saw just three different Wings forwards find the net, and Philadelphia, for maybe the first time, looked like a team that deserved every bit of the 1-5 record it owns in games decided by two goals or fewer.

“I don’t think we got a full 60 minutes from everybody,” Day said. “We had the usual five or six — (Steph) Charbonneau, (Liam) Patten — guys playing hard all night. Then we had some other guys that were just passengers tonight. We’re not nearly good enough to not have 19 (players) go on at 110 percent.”

Colorado’s 64 goals in six games entering Saturday ranked ninth in the league. Its .167 winning percentage was better than only Philadelphia’s .143 mark. Day said postgame that any NLL team can beat any opponent on any given night. That’s true. But the Wings had to beat a bottom-tier team to even suggest they weren’t one themselves. Saturday’s result only reinforced that label.

Now, with next weekend’s home-and-home against New England on deck, a pivotal point in this campaign has arrived. Two losses in two days would all but sink playoff aspirations at the season’s midway point. Two wins wouldn’t guarantee anything, but it would be hard to find a more direct route out of last place in the East than a weekend sweep of a divisional rival.

“Next week’s a turning point,” Wagner said.

To steer into that turn, Riorden stressed, preparation and motivation have to begin long before gameday. Monday through Friday is a time to “better yourself,” he said. It’s a message captain Kiel Matisz shared weeks ago when he demanded the team be uncomfortable with its winless start. It’s a message that can’t grow stale now.

“Every game that goes by is another opportunity that we have to be better and fix the mistakes that we know that we need to (fix),” Riorden said. “In order to win a game in this league, you need to put a lot of pieces together and you need to do something that they don’t. Those all add up into wins.”

In the locker room Saturday night, the conversation focused on that equation and the fact that the coaches can only supply so many of the variables.

“You have to motivate yourself,” Day said. “This is professional lacrosse. We’re professional reminders and we’re here to prepare them to play. If you can’t get motivated when you’re a 1-6 team playing in Philadelphia in front of some of the best lacrosse fans in the world, then — This isn’t a guarantee every week. We’re a week-to-week in this league. There’s not many NLL all-stars on our team. They’re week-to-week. They know. This isn’t a guarantee. You might be here this week, but you gotta perform every week.”

Saturday’s performance started with early signs that the strong starts which propelled Philadelphia to secure its lone win and a near upset of Toronto the week prior would again take shape. Riorden opened the scoring with his first of three goals on the night. After some sloppy transition play, goalie Doug Buchan took care of things himself and launched a bomb to Charbonneau for a breakaway score. Josh Currier — who produced a hat trick as well — received a pass from Crowley behind the goal and launched himself past the pipes for the game’s best highlight. At the second timeout, the Wings led 3-0 and had allowed Colorado just four shots on net.

But the rules-abiding effort that played an equally important part in last week’s defeat of Rochester didn’t carry over into Philadelphia’s second quarter. The Wings sent four players to the penalty box, twice playing down two men, and the Mammoth capitalized. After the second double occupancy, boos from the crowd of 10,505 soundtracked Eli McLaughlin’s game-tying goal.

Neither team ever led by more than three. Wagner capped Philly’s five-goal third period — which turned a 5-4 halftime deficit into a 9-7 edge entering the final quarter — with a steal, scoop, and coast-to-coast score that illustrated why Day valued the 24-year-old’s speed as part of the return in this week’s trade of Chris Cloutier. Again, however, penalties spoiled the fourth. A minute into a Wings’ power play, defenseman Zac Reid was called for holding. The Mammoth’s McLaughlin and Kyle Killen scored the games’ two deciding goals with him in the box.

“I think this just hurts more because we won all the other aspects of the game and we took some poor-timed penalties,” Day said. “They had (four) power play goals. That’s the difference and that’s something that we can control.”

Earlier in the week, Day talked about the different parts required to get a win — transition, five-on-five and special teams. Every night, he said, you have to win two out of three, and costly penalties are the easiest way to lose that last portion. “Those come back to haunt you,” he said.

Turns out he wasn’t joking then, either.

 

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