The 2022-23 Schedule is Live! 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
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00:00
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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Dances With Wolves: Buffalo At New England

The Buffalo Bandits open up their 2015 National Lacrosse League campaign with a tough back-to-back weekend, first in New England to face the Black Wolves at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Watch the opener live on WatchESPN in U.S. and TSN.ca (live.nll3.aordev.com) in Canada.

Buffalo then heads home to host the Edmonton Rush for the opener at First Niagara Center on Saturday night. The Bandits are hoping to build on their undefeated preseason where they went 3-0 and look to use NLL Face Off Weekend 2015 as a springboard toward the goal of a Champion’s Cup.

Last season, the Bandits came within one goal of the NLL Champion’s Cup Finals when the Rochester Knighthawks eliminated Buffalo in the sudden death overtime of Game 3 of the East Division Finals. The team came within inches, a post here or a save there, from advancing to the final round.

Bandits assistant coach Dan Teat certainly wasn’t satisfied with how close Buffalo came last season.

“Instead of being happy with that, we realize we have some work to do beat a team like Rochester,” said Teat, referring to the team’s Thruway rival in the three-time defending champion Knighthawks.

The Bandits and Black Wolves are both excited to kick off their respective seasons in a new location, as New England will play their inaugural game at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.

“It’s always tough to go into a new building that neither team is too familiar with,” Teat said. “The key for us is to stay as close to their intensity as we can because [New England] is going to come out guns blazing.”

The Bandits may find a bit of an advantage to playing twice on the opening weekend. With a few new faces in the lineup such first-round pick Brandon Goodwin and newcomer Jerome Thompson, the Bandits may be able to better evaluate their roster early in the season. This weekend also gives the team a chance to test their depth. In the event of a tweak or an injury, the Bandits are confident in their lineup to plug any holes.

Most fans and coaches will be ready to watch Bandits forwards John Tavares, Dhane Smith and Ryan Benesch in action for another season in black and orange. But another one to watch is Jerome Thompson, brother of Jeremy, Miles and Lyle, who hits the turf after finding his game after several years on the outside looking in. While his stick skills were never in question, Thompson dedicated himself to conditioning during training camp and made the Bandits’ 20-man roster.

“[Jerome’s] got a really unique skill set that not a lot of guys have naturally,” Teat said. “It’s going to be fun to watch him play.”

Though this is the first regular season game of the year, these two teams have become very familiar with each other throughout the preseason as the Bandits took both exhibition games from the Black Wolves. With a young and less experienced roster, second-year head coach Blane Harrison is looking to help the new players develop professional skills as they join the NLL for the first time.

“We are in a performance-driven league, and we have a number of young players and new players,” notes Harrison. “That’s kind of been the thing that the coaches and I have been wrestling with the last three or four weeks…how to quickly build chemistry.”

During the first scrimmage against the Bandits, the Black Wolves showed their teeth and had them against the ropes most of the way; however, timely goals cost the Wolves in Buffalo’s 10-9 win. The second scrimmage was nothing like its predecessor as the Bandits made quick work of New England, winning 17-10.

“They’re a very solid team, from goaltending out,” Harrison said. “We expect to be challenged in all three zones (defense, offense, goaltending), and we’re really preparing for a high quality, hard-fought contest.”

With the bitter taste of an 0-3 preseason record, coach Harrison and his pack look to learn from its mistakes and move forward. The roster’s mixture of old and new faces makes for a bit of juggling and tough calls with the first game of the season only days away. Focusing on the overall performance and improving on past performance, the starting lineup is still a work in progress for the second-year head coach.

“We’re still trying to find ourselves, but I think overall we’d like overall performance to go up,” Harrison admitted. “We felt really good about ourselves for most of training camp. Certainly, the last two scrimmages had all those goals and the mismatch when you’re talking with respect to rosters. But it was sobering and it was a cold bucket of water that we have to do things a little bit differently.”

New England’s core of seasoned veterans along with several former players-turned-coaches such as Tracey Kelusky and Chris Collins help the Black Wolves prepare for an exciting first season in their new home. This is not the same roster from Philadelphia and not the same atmosphere as the 2014 season. There is a chance to change past ideas about the team and start fresh.

“It’s an exciting time. Obviously, we’re excited to get a new arena, and the Mohegan Sun staff have been absolutely great to us,” said Black Wolves transition player Joel White, a rare American-born player wearing the captain’s ‘C’ this season. “We’re excited as a team, but in all honesty, we have to perform on the floor.”

Story by Steve Bermel (@BanditsBeat) & Alyssa McLaughlin (@BlackWolvesBeat) for NLL.com.

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