The Saskatchewan Rush were solidly in first place in the NLL, having won nine straight games, on February 22. They were looking like the team to beat and well on their way to their second consecutive trip to the league championships. But since then the wheels have fallen off. The Rush have lost five of their last six games and have dropped down to a three-way tie for fourth…
The Saskatchewan Rush’s grip on first place in the NLL faltered this weekend as they lost back-to-back games for the first time all season, dropping a 11-10 contest to the Buffalo Bandits on Friday, and then losing 13-12 to the Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday. Both were overtime losses. The rough weekend drops the Rush record to 10-3, still clinging to a half-game lead in the standings over the Colorado Mammoth…
The Saskatchewan Rush overcame an early deficit to take a 9-8 overtime victory over the Vancouver Warriors on Saturday night. With the win, the Rush improve to 9-1 on the season, remaining solidly in first place in the NLL. The Warriors drop to 6-3 and sit in a tie for third place with the Georgia Swarm. Saskatchewan opened the scoring two and a half minutes into the contest with a…
Three goals in the second quarter of Saturday’s game built up enough of a lead for the Colorado Mammoth that they were able to go on to a 7-5 victory over the Georgia Swarm in a low-scoring contest. The win moves the Mammoth up to 3-2, in fourth place in the NLL while the Swarm’s loss drops them to 2-3 and ninth spot in the league. Georgia opened the scoring…
The Saskatchewan Rush won their third-straight game on Saturday night, taking an 11-7 victory over the Halifax Thunderbirds. This also marked two straight wins over the Thunderbirds following their 10-9 win in Halifax last weekend. Saskatchewan now sits atop the NLL standings with a 4-1 record while Halifax has slipped to sixth place and a 2-2 record after dropping two straight to the Rush. The Rush opened the scoring less…
Scoring seven goals in a National Lacrosse League game usually means you’re going to lose. But when your goalie only gives up four, it’s enough to win. And so it was for the Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday night as they took a 7-4 win over the Georgia Swarm in a contest that tied the league record for lowest-scoring regular season game. In a more dubious distinction, Saskatchewan’s 4,657 attendance was…
The Ottawa Black Bears exploded for six goals in the fourth quarter to take an 11-8 win over the Saskatchewan Rush on Friday night. Both teams are now 1-1 on the season. The first quarter was all about goaltending. Ottawa’s Zach Higgins and Saskatchewan’s Frankie Scigliano made big stop after big stop to keep the game scoreless until Sam Firth finally snuck one past Scigliano from a Jeff Teat feed…
The Saskatchewan Rush beat the Buffalo Bandits 11-10 in Game 2 of the NLL Finals on Sunday night, forcing a decisive Game 3 this Saturday. In a game where neither team had more than a three-goal lead at any point, it was the hometown Rush who finished the strongest. The last time the Bandits lost a playoff game was May 29, 2023, when the Colorado Mammoth beat them 16-10 in…
The Saskatchewan Rush are headed to the NLL Finals after sweeping their best-of-three series against the Halifax Thunderbirds. But the outcome was not a sure thing—a flurry of goals in the final 3:23 of the second game nearly resulted in Halifax forcing a Game Three. Instead, the Rush tied the game in the dying seconds, and won 10-9 in overtime. The game looked like it might be a blowout in…
The Saskatchewan Rush took a 13-9 win in their opening round playoff matchup against the Georgia Swarm. The Rush move on to a three-game series against the Halifax Thunderbirds next weekend, while the Swarm will pack up and start looking to next year. Georgia’s Jacob Hickey opened the scoring just a minute into the contest on a fast break, with Brendan Bomberry adding to the lead a few minutes later….