The National Lacrosse League has announced the schedule for the 2013 regular season. The 27th season of professional box lacrosse opens on Saturday, January 5th as the Washington Stealth host the Rochester Knighthawks at Comcast Arena, 10pm Eastern. The full schedule is listed below.
Eight teams will be in action on the following weekend of January 11-13.  The Edmonton Rush & Calgary Roughnecks will each host their home opener that weekend against the Toronto Rock.  The Colorado Mammoth open their season by hosting Washington at Pepsi Center.  The Philadelphia Wings host the Buffalo Bandits, who will open their home schedule the following night against the Minnesota Swarm.
Each team will play a 16-game schedule that will take place over the course of 16 weeks, with regular season play concluding on Saturday, April 20.  The regular season finishes with four games that night, including a pair of traditional rivalry matchups: Buffalo hosts Rochester while Edmonton hosts Calgary.
The 2013 NLL Playoffs begin on the weekend of April 26-28.  The playoff format remains unchanged, with eight teams advancing in a single-elimination format.  The Divisional Semifinals will be played on the weekend of April 26-28.  The Divisional Finals will take place on the weekend of May 3-5.  The Championship Game is scheduled to take place on the weekend of May 10-12.
Games to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and other networks will be announced at later date.
2013 National Lacrosse League Schedule
Week     Date           Matchup          Time (Eastern)
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Sat. Jan 5 Rochester at Washington 10pm
2 Â Â Â Â Fri. Jan 11 Buffalo at Philadelphia 7pm
Sat. Jan 12 Minnesota at Buffalo 7:30pm
Toronto at Calgary 9pm
Washington at Colorado 9pm
Sun. Jan 13 Toronto at Edmonton 4pm
3 Â Â Â Â Sat. Jan 19 Philadelphia at Toronto 7pm
Buffalo at Rochester 7:30pm
Colorado at Calgary 9pm
Sun. Jan 20 Edmonton at Washington 6pm
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fri. Jan 25 Minnesota at Toronto 7:30pm
Calgary at Colorado 9pm
Washington at Edmonton 9pm
Sat. Jan 26Â Philadelphia at Buffalo 7:30pm
Toronto at Rochester 7:30pm
Washington at Minnesota 8pm
Sun. Jan 27 Calgary at Philadelphia 4pm
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sat. Feb 2 Toronto at Buffalo 7:30pm
Washington at Rochester 8pm
Minnesota at Colorado 9pm
Calgary at Edmonton 9pm
6 Â Â Â Â Fri. Feb 8 Rochester at Philadelphia 11am
Toronto at Minnesota 8:30pm
Sat. Feb 9 Rochester at Buffalo 7:30pm
Edmonton at Calgary 9pm
Colorado at Washington 10pm
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fri. Feb 15 Calgary at Toronto 7:30pm
Washington at Edmonton 9pm
Sat. Feb 16 Calgary at Minnesota 7pm
Buffalo at Rochester 7:30pm
Edmonton at Colorado 9pm
8 Â Â Â Â Â Fri. Feb 22 Minnesota at Edmonton 9pm
Sat. Feb 23 Philadelphia at Rochester 7:30pm
Calgary at Washington 10pm
Sun. Feb 24 Edmonton at Minnesota 3pm
Colorado at Philadelphia 4pm
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thu. Feb 28 Buffalo at Toronto 7:30pm
Fri. Mar 1 Philadelphia at Buffalo 7:30pm
Sat. Mar 2 Edmonton at Calgary 9pm
Rochester at Colorado 9pm
Sun. Mar 3 Minnesota at Washington 6pm
10 Â Â Â Â Â Â Fri. Mar 8 Colorado at Toronto 7:30pm
Minnesota at Calgary 9pm
Sat. Mar 9 Colorado at Buffalo 7:30pm
Washington at Philadelphia 8pm
11 Â Â Â Â Â Â Sat. Mar 16 Toronto at Philadelphia 1pm
Edmonton at Rochester 7:30pm
Washington at Minnesota 8pm
Buffalo at Colorado 9pm
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sat. Mar 23 Edmonton at Buffalo 7:30pm
Colorado at Calgary 9pm
Sun. Mar 24 Edmonton at Toronto 3pm
13 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fri. Mar 29 Buffalo at Toronto 7pm
Philadelphia at Minnesota 8:30pm
Sat. Mar 30 Toronto at Rochester 7:30pm
Philadelphia at Colorado 9pm
Calgary at Washington 10pm
14 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sat. Apr 6 Philadelphia at Rochester 7:30pm
Buffalo at Minnesota 8pm
Washington at Calgary 9pm
Colorado at Edmonton 9pm
Sun. Apr 7 Rochester at Toronto 3pm
Minnesota at Philadelphia 4pm
15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sat. Apr 13 Toronto at Philadelphia 8pm
Rochester at Calgary 9pm
Minnesota at Colorado 9pm
Buffalo at Washington 10pm
Sun. Apr 14 Rochester at Edmonton 4pm
16 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sat. Apr 20 Rochester at Buffalo 7:30pm
Colorado at Minnesota 8pm
Calgary at Edmonton 9pm
Philadelphia at Washington 10pm
END OF REGULAR SEASON
