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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
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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With Marksmen on Display, Roughnecks Out-Shoot Swarm

The two leading goal scorers in the league coming into Week 18, Lyle Thompson of the Georgia Swarm and Dane Dobbie of the Calgary Roughnecks, were expected to lead a high scoring affair out west at Scotiabank Saddledome. After an initial defensive standoff, the Most Valuable Player frontrunners and their teams of sharpshooters did not disappoint.

 

Georgia’s Randy Staats, who has also staked his claim to the MVP award, was a late scratch and did not play.

 

The former Rigger, Holden Cattoni opened the scoring and showed the 11,826 Calgary faithful in attendance he can still do what he did 36 times last year when he was wearing red, black, and white. The now yellow-clad forward would add three additional goals and an apple to surpass last year’s point total and, for the moment, set his career high at 77.

 

The goaltenders dominated the first 12 minutes of the game, holding their respective opponents to just one goal apiece despite a breathtaking pace of play. But even the accomplished Swarm veteran, Mike Poulin and the outstanding 21-year old Roughneck, Christian Del Bianco could not keep these two arsenals locked up for long. Georgia’s and Cattoni’s second goal of the game would loosen up the scoring for the remainder of the contest.

 

Dane Dobbie, sitting on his own career high of 99 points before the game, would not be denied his century mark milestone before the first quarter expired. His goal with just over two minutes left in the opening frame tied the game at two and sparked the Roughnecks on a four goal run.

 

Georgia was unfazed and quickly answered with a four goal run of its own to set the tone in the second quarter. The shooters were shooting, and these gunslingers weren’t missing. What could be more appropriate in a classic Western?

 

After trading goals at a furious rate the rest of the period, the Swarm quickly went from catching its breath to holding it. With just under three minutes left in the half, Poulin left the floor with an apparent lower body injury he suffered while moving laterally to make a save. He was relieved by rookie, Kevin Orleman, of under 88 minutes of NLL experience to his name, and did not return.

 

A 10-8 Calgary lead at halftime would evaporate in the third quarter thanks to Georgia goals by sophomore transition player, Zed Williams and Miles Thompson. After a quick goal by Dobbie to re-take the lead for Calgary, a late Swarm goal by Shayne Jackson tied the game at 11 going into the final stanza.

 

As the desperation that accompanies a ticking clock increased, so too did the scoring early in the fourth quarter.

 

Perhaps the busiest participant early on in the fourth was Crew Chief, Todd Labranche. Swarm head coach, Ed Comeau unsuccessfully challenged a goal by Dane Dobbie, who Labranche determined was not the first to receive a pass after exiting the crease and was also clean in his dive from behind the net. 81 seconds later, Roughnecks bench boss, Curt Malawsky threw his own flag, believing Lyle Thompson stepped on the crease line before burying the ball in the net. Labranche exited the penalty box and confirmed this goal, too. These guys don’t top the scoring charts for nothing . . .

 

With the score knotted at 13 and three minutes and change to play, the Roughnecks’ Curtis Manning cross-checked Georgia’s Shayne Jackson in the back to earn a minor penalty – a crucial mistake considering Georgia’s 55% conversion rate on the power play, good for second in the league. At least, common sense would dictate as such.

 

A shorthanded chance from Dobbie 25 seconds into the power play would be saved by Orleman, who played heroically in long relief duty, saving 26 of the 31 shots he faced. But this was Calgary’s Superheroes’ Night and Superman was on scene to save the day. Taking a pass from teammate, Zach Currier on the next possession, the Roughnecks’ Curtis Dickson buried a shorty, his fourth goal of the night, to give the Roughnecks the lead.

 

Calgary killed off the remainder of the penalty and brought the crowd to its feet. Dickson, trying to seal the victory, ran hard into the Georgia crease but did not stop before reaching Orleman, earning a minor penalty for goalie interference and putting the Swarm on the power play for the remaining 22 seconds of the game.

 

The Swarm pulled the goalie to create a 6-on-4 chance. But hard work on the penalty kill and a clutch save by the post off the stick of Miles Thompson just before the horn would seal this instant classic and potential NLL Cup Finals preview for the Riggers.

 

The Swarm, who drop to 12-5, had already clinched a home playoff game in Round 1 and now trail Buffalo (12-4) in the East Division.

 

The Roughnecks had previously clinched a playoff berth. They improve to 9-8 and remain within striking distance of West Division leaders, San Diego (9-6 before tonight) and Saskatchewan (8-6).

 

 

 

 

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