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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
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Winner Gets In: Roughnecks At Stealth For Season Finale

It promises to be a special evening on Saturday night, with one team celebrating a playoff berth, while the other will be sent packing to their offseason, wondering what went wrong. That is what is at stake as the Calgary Roughnecks (6-11) visit the Vancouver Stealth (5-12) at Langley Events Centre in the final game of the 2015 National Lacrosse League regular season. Watch the game on NLL LIVE in the U.S. and TSN GO in Canada starting at 10 p.m. ET.

A Vancouver victory would pull the two West Division rivals even with six wins apiece. But the Stealth would get the third and final playoff spot thanks to winning the season series, three games to one.

The Stealth are hoping to use the home-crowd advantage in their favor.

“There will be a game 7 atmosphere in the building,” said Stealth head coach Dan Perreault. “The guys are fired up; they understand the importance of this game.”

“It’s our biggest game of the year,” said Stealth transition player Mitch McMichael. “We are pumped and excited; this is why you play lacrosse.”

The Stealth and the Roughnecks haven’t played head-to-head since a home-and-home series back in February. Vancouver won the opener 13-9 but Calgary took game two, 16-13.

Until that victory, the Roughnecks had been 0-6 but have gone 6-5 over the past 11 games to get back into playoff contention.
Including that loss, the Stealth are on a 2-9 slide ever since. The team’s also met in Week 1 with Vancouver winning on the road, 18-14.

Perreault said the team can’t focus on what has transpired over the past nine weeks.

“Right now, we are healthy and ready to go,” he said. “The biggest thing is to get the win when you need it most.”

“We are prepared,” McMichael said. “We have been making huge strides the last couple of weeks.”

“You have to be amped up for the game,” said Stealth forward Joel McCready. “Western rival, at home…Lower Mainland lacrosse hotbed. It has to be a full house.”

The teams enter the game equal in the goal-scoring department as they both average 11.6 goals per game. The big difference is the defensive end as the Stealth have allowed a league-worse 14.8 goals against. Calgary surrenders a dozen goals per game.

Special teams also favor Calgary. The Roughnecks also boast the most-potent power play, connecting on 55% of their chances (46-for-83) and have the best penalty kill, killing off 64% of the opposition’s chances (36 goals allowed on 101 chances).

The Stealth (45-for-102) come in at 44% on the power play and a 44% penalty kill percentage (51 goals allowed on 92 chances). Vancouver has also allowed a league-high 16 short-handed goals.

The Roughnecks are coming off a bye week after winning its last contest 10-6 in Minnesota in Week 16. Having a weekend off to train and prepare for the upcoming match is valuable for the team, as well as the ability to rest after playing 13-straight weeks this season including two double-headers.

“The rest was welcomed, and certainly the weekend off,” said Roughnecks transition player Geoff Snider. “(We’ve been) mixing in a lot more training than I think we’ve been doing in the past based on our schedule; but it was nice to get the work in, nice to keep our stick in our hands, getting ready to roll for the weekend here.”

The last time the two teams faced each other it was the Roughnecks who came out on top in Week 7. After a slow start to the year, that game was the Riggers’ first triumph of the season after six losses. Since their last meeting, the Roughnecks have had a record of 6-5, whereas the Stealth have seen a record of 2-9.

Coaching staff believes that the team has changed drastically over the season, improving all areas of its game, as well as signing forward Sean Pollock and trading defenseman Matthew Dinsdale.

“We’re a whole different team than we were in February, there’s a lot of different aspects (that have changed),” said Roughnecks head coach Curt Malawsky.

The Stealth will have a lot on its hands as the Roughnecks sport many top scorers in the league including Shawn Evans and Curtis Dickson. Another unlikely scorer to look out for on Saturday night is defenseman Mike Carnegie who has scored his only goals against the Vancouver Stealth since its 2013 season open.

Despite having a veteran team, the Riggers have fallen to the Stealth twice this year. The locker room is not underestimating the skill of the team they are facing. But a weekend off has given the Riggers a sense of preparedness; and has given the coaching staff an ample chance to come up with a game plan.

“Our locker room is filled with guys that have been in massive games, and have come out on the winning end and losing end,” Snider said. “I think the guys have really reflected on our successes and failures as a team, and individuals, over the course of the season. We have a great group of warriors, we’ve got guys that understand how talented and competitive that Vancouver team is…and we’re prepared for the biggest game of the season.”

“We’re competing just the same as they are; for our jobs and our lives into the postseason,” Snider added. “We’re prepared, our coaching staff has done an excellent job putting everything that we need to know in front of us, it’s on us to come out and execute.”

Whichever team comes out on top on Saturday will travel to Colorado to take on the Mammoth in the first round of the playoffs. Both the Stealth and the Roughneck’s are fired up and ready to compete in their last chance for a playoff spot in the 2015 NLL season.

“We’re going to be a very well prepared team,” Malawsky said. “And the guys are chomping at the bit to go.”

By Gary Ahuja (@VanStealthBeat) and Laura Bates (@RoughnecksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Garrett James.

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