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
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
Las Vegas
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Mammoth In Buffalo: Bandits Face Off With Colorado

The Buffalo Bandits (4-5) return home to host the Colorado Mammoth (4-3) at First Niagara Center live on UniversalSports.com & USN app (mobile/tablet viewing) in the U.S. and TSN GO in Canada on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Colorado will try to continue getting back to its early season form while the Bandits look to continue their success against the West Division, currently 3-0 against the West and 1-5 against the East.

Buffalo comes into the game having lost two in a row, dropping both games of their home-and-home series against the Rochester Knighthawks. Rochester completed the season sweep of Buffalo last Saturday, taking all three of the key matchups. Bandits transition player Alex Kedoh Hill is not happy with Buffalo’s record against the East.

“It’s tough. The in-division games are the ones you want to win,” Hill said. “The only thing that I can say is that we have to get better.”

Buffalo forward Dhane Smith, who leads the Bandits with 51 points this season (21+30) is also dissatisfied with the season so far. He has higher expectations on himself and the team, but is looking forward to the last nine games of the season.

“We have to forget about the first half of the season,” said Smith quietly. “We learn from it and now we’re excited for the next chapter.”

Despite having several statistical leaders on the team, Buffalo is still struggling to put tallies into the win column. Bandits assistant coach Rich Kilgour insists that the whole team must work together in order to find more wins.

“Dhane Smith, Ryan Benesch, Alex Kedoh Hill, those guys are really pulling their weight. But they can’t be the guys who are providing all of the stats,” he said. “Everyone is working hard, there’s no doubt about that, but at the same time if it doesn’t translate into wins, it doesn’t mean anything. Hopefully we can find a way to take great individual successes and turn it into team successes.”

Buffalo’s coaching staff continues to preach the importance of consistency and playing a full sixty minutes. The Bandits will need a full game’s effort to take down the Mammoth in Week 9’s matchup.

“You’ve got to put in 60 minutes to beat teams in this league. We’ve put in a great 30 minutes or even 55 minutes, but it has to be 60,” said Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley. “We’re close to where we want to be, but we’re not close enough yet. We’re taking the rest of the season one game at a time; we’re after the playoffs.”

After an undefeated 3-0 start to the season, Colorado snapped a three-game losing streak last weekend versus New England, a game that had setbacks before the opening faceoff. Not only was the game delayed due to inclement weather, but bags containing Mammoth player equipment did not arrive on time either. Despite the hiccups, coach Dan Stroup assured it wasn’t a distraction on the bench come game time.

“It was right before the game, guys were borrowing ball boy’s helmets and stuff like that,” Stroup said. “Once you get going they didn’t worry about it, but I thought they played great. All the little things they could have worried about they didn’t, they just got out there and played.

“They could have had an excuse and distraction but they didn’t. They did what they had to do.”

Adam Jones was among the players who’s equipment was M.I.A., including his stick. Teammate John Grant, Jr. joked earlier this week that just like the other missing equipment, Jones did not let it distract him on the floor even with a spare weapon of choice.

“Looks like whatever stick you put in Jones’ hands he’s putting four or five (goals) in,” said Grant. “We’re pretty glad to have him on our side.

“Like coach [Stroup] says, once the anthem is over and you’re on the bench you’re going to have to forget about it and just play.”

Jones finished last week’s outing with a seven-point (4+3) performance, with a team-leading 16 shots taken.

Veterans of the NLL are no stranger to “Banditland” however, an arena that Colorado’s own crowd has rivaled since coming into the league. Combine that with a Buffalo team jawing to reach .500 on the year, creates a recipe for a tough matchup. Grant added nostalgically of games spent in Buffalo back in the day, and that the crowd will be a ‘X’ factor, much like their own Mile High City crowd, and will be part of the game plan.

“It’s a gong show…playing 10 years in Rochester, I know the building well,” he said. “The fans are very knowledgeable and they know how to get under your skin. The Bandits play off of that. That first five minutes of lacrosse, it’s a war. You have to do everything to withstand it and stick to your game plan.”

The Mammoth made a last-minute roster move last week leading up to the game against the Black Wolves. Veteran shooter Athan Iannucci was released and was replaced on the roster by young gun Mike Burke, who has had stints with the Edmonton Rush and Toronto Rock, and registered a goal and two assists in his first appearance with the Mammoth. The coaching staff noted his impact, but more impressive was his quick learning of Colorado’s playbook.

“I think he looked pretty good,” Stroup added. “He brought a lot of energy, he had about 24 hours to learn some offense with us, and I think he did a great job for a limited amount of time.”

Joey Cupido meanwhile continues to be a key player on both defense and transition. He leads the NLL among defensemen with eight goals thus far on the season, while teammate Creighton Reid has five goals himself.

By Steve Bermel (@BanditsBeat) & Nick Salen (@MammothBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Bill Wippert.

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