NLL: Damude scores a goal, racks up 51 saves in OT win against Buffalo 

March 25, 2024

Howdy y’all! For the first time ever, Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas and Panther City Lacrosse Club played host to the Buffalo Bandits on Friday evening. Unified standings are a beautiful thing because this is a matchup that some fans (myself included) have been dying to see. Both of these teams came in in the top eight in the standings and looked to boost their momentum as the season…

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NLL: Jackson’s eight goals not enough as Warriors sneak out with win

March 22, 2024

The late game of the Week 16 Friday night slate featured two teams that were in desperate need of some wins and some help across the rest of the league. The Vancouver Warriors played host to the Las Vegas Desert Dogs, and this game was the tale of two halves, one good and one bad for each side. The Desert Dogs were flying high at halftime as they were up…

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NLL: Bandits complete season sweep over Rock

March 20, 2024

KeyBank Center was a madhouse on Saturday night for a St Patrick’s Day celebration and more importantly, a rivalry renewed, 18,463 to be exact. The Buffalo Bandits, sporting some sweet St Patty’s Day jerseys, played host to their biggest rivals, the Toronto Rock. Toronto came in as the league’s number one team, with only two losses. One of those was early in the year against the Bandits up in Hamilton….

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NLL: Rochester continues to climb standings, beating Albany for second consecutive week

March 20, 2024

Don’t look now, but here come the Rochester Knighthawks. For the second time in as many weeks, Rochester was set to do battle with one of their instate rivals, the Albany FireWolves. Last week, Rochester had an offensive explosion, beating Albany 18-12. This contest was much closer, but had the same result. Using a six-goal run between the end of the first and beginning of the second, Rochester snuck out…

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NLL: Staats, Seals’ power play unit clip the Thunderbirds 

March 15, 2024

The final game of the Week 15 Saturday night slate was the Saturday Showcase and was a preview of what’s to come in the playoffs. The San Diego Seals played host to the Halifax Thunderbirds, both of which sat in the top five in the NLL Standings. It was a 10pm start EST, so I hope you had your coffee. Oh, and I hope you like the color purple, because…

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NLL: Sundown’s sock trick propels Riptide back into win column 

March 13, 2024

With the middle of the standings crammed going into the last few months of the season, Saturday night’s tilt in Long Island saw two teams jockeying for position. The New York Riptide, who sat in the final playoff position, played host to a hungry Las Vegas Desert Dogs team who sat in 13th place, but was right in the thick of it. This game had special meaning as well as…

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NLL: Albany’s defense wins the first game of back-to-back, but offense can’t keep up in second

March 11, 2024

The Albany FireWolves had the ever treacherous back-to-back this past Friday and Saturday. They have been atop the standings and looked to continue their hot play as of late. Friday night they took their home floor against a Vancouver Warriors team who was in desperate need of a winning streak of their own. Albany’s defense and goaltending was the story, as they continued to put the league on notice with…

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NLL: Bandits OT win snaps losing skid, four players net hat tricks   

March 11, 2024

It was Marvel Superhero Night in Buffalo, New York Friday night, and there were plenty of superheroes to choose from. No, not Marvel characters, actual lacrosse players that took the floor. The Bandits played host to the Saskatchewan Rush, the first meeting of these two teams in over 2000 days. If you didn’t see this game, you need to rewatch it. Highlight-reel goals, tit-for-tat scoring, a Matt Vinc return, and…

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NLL: Eight different goal scorers help FireWolves cruise past Riptide  

March 7, 2024

The March to May is officially upon us and Saturday night featured two young teams with their eyes set on the ultimate prize. The red-hot Albany FireWolves played host to the equally dynamic New York Riptide. The future of lacrosse and the NLL would be on full display in this game, and I’m sure I can speak for most in saying that we are so here for it. Albany took…

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NLL: Vancouver sneaks out with win as Walsh stands tall in final minute   

March 7, 2024

For the first time since February of 2020, the Buffalo Bandits walked into Rogers Arena in Vancouver ready to battle the Warriors. These two clubs are eerily similar when it came to needing a win, badly. Buffalo, the reigning champs may I remind you, have been an injury-ridden, sputtering mess. Vancouver, the last place team, still was not out of playoff contention, but needed to string some wins together. Buffalo…

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