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NLL Super Post! Match-ups, Video, Scenarios + Updates!
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Your NLL Super Post:
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Games of the Week
- Vancouver Stealth at Colorado Mammoth
- Vancouver Stealth at Georgia Swarm
- New England Black Wolves at Buffalo Bandits
- Saskatchewan Rush at Rochester Knighthawks
- Toronto Rock at Calgary Roughnecks
- Rochester Knighthawks at New England Black Wolves
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Playoff Scenarios
Video Explosion
Weekend Update
TV Schedule
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Get to the clickin’!
Vancouver Stealth (5-11) at Colorado Mammoth (11-6)
When: 4/29/2016 – 9:30 pm ET
Where: Pepsi Center – Denver, Colorado
Watch: Watch ESPN
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 4th in Western Conference
Points Leader:Rhys Duch – 42 goals, 56 assists
Playoff Implications: The Stealth have no more wiggle room, they must win their last two games to get in. If they get by Colorado, they have Georgia the next night. If they get by them, their fate is in the hands of Toronto to beat Calgary.
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 2nd in Western Conference
Points Leader: Callum Crawford – 32 goals, 75 assists
Playoff Implications: None. They’ve already clinched the #2 seed and the home playoff game. They can’t catch the Rush, so they’re now in prep mode.
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Vancouver Stealth (5-11) at Georgia Swarm (7-10)
When: 4/30/2016 – 7:00 pm ET
Where: Infinite Energy Center – Gwinnett, Georgia
Watch: Fox Sports GO
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 4th in Western Conference
Points Leader: Rhys Duch – 42 goals, 56 assists
Playoff Implications: If Vancouver beat Colorado the night before, they can keep themselves alive but they must win this one too. If they do get out of both matches alive, they’ll count on the Rock beating the Roughnecks. Of course, if they lost the night before, this game means nothing to them.
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 3rd in Eastern Conference
Points Leader: Randy Staats – 34 goals, 54 assists
Playoff Implications: If they can just beat the Stealth on Saturday, they’ll claim the #3 seed in the East. If they can’t pull it off, they will need to count on the Knighthawks losing at least once this weekend.
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New England Black Wolves (10-6) at Buffalo Bandits (12-5)
When: 4/30/2016 – 7:30 pm ET
Where: First Niagara Center – Buffalo, New York
Watch: Fox Sports GO
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 2nd in Eastern Conference
Points Leader:Shawn Evans – 49 goals, 68 assists
Playoff Implications: If they win this game, they can put themselves in position to lock up the top seed in not only the East Division, but the entire league. They will have one more game this weekend to get it done if it works out for them.
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 1st in Eastern Conference
Points Leader: Dhane Smith – 68 goals, 63 assists
Playoff Implications: They can clinch the top seed in the East Division with a win over New England on Saturday and the NLL’s top seed. If that doesn’t work, they count on a New England loss to Rochester to win the East. A loss means they’ll also have to bank on the Rush losing on Saturday and the Black Wolves losing on Sunday.
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Saskatchewan Rush (12-5) at Rochester Knighthawks (6-10)
When: 4/30/2016 – 7:30 pm ET
Where: Blue Cross Arena – Rochester, New York
Watch: Fox Sports GO
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 1st in Western Conference
Points Leader: Mark Matthews – 39 goals, 63 assists
Playoff Implications: With the West Division’s top seed already clinched, Saskatchewan can clinch the top overall seed in the league with this win plus some help from the Bandits going down to the Black Wolves.
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 4th in Eastern Conference
Points Leader: Cody Jamieson – 31 goals, 58 assists
Playoff Implications: This is the first of two tests the Knighthawks have to get through to make it into the playoffs. They’re in a win or go home scenario and also count on the Swarm to lose this weekend to stay alive.
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Toronto Rock (5-12) at Calgary Roughnecks (7-10)
When: 4/30/2016 – 9:00 pm ET
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, Alberta
Watch: Fox Sports GO
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 5th in Eastern Conference
Points Leader:Rob Hellyer – 38 goals, 63 assists
Playoff Implications: None. Toronto has been eliminated from the postseason hunt.
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 3rd in Western Conference
Points Leader: Curtis Dickson – 57 goals, 44 assists
Playoff Implications: Win and in. If they can’t pull it out, they’re counting on the Stealth to drop at least one this weekend to get in.
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Rochester Knighthawks (6-10) at New England Black Wolves (10-6)
When: 5/1/2016 – 6:00 pm ET
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Connecticut
Watch: Fox Sports GO
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 4th in Eastern Conference
Points Leader: Cody Jamieson – 31 goals, 58 assists
Playoff Implications: In the event that they beat Saskatchewan the night before and Georgia lost in the same night, winning this game would be their only ticket to the postseason.
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[mks_one_half]Standing: 3rd in Eastern Conference
Points Leader: Shawn Evans – 49 goals, 68 assists
Playoff Implications: If they won their first game of the weekend, winning this one would mean a clinch of the #1 seed in the East. If they didn’t, this game doesn’t hurt or help them. In the event that they win both games, a Rush loss would mean a clinch of the NLL’s overall top seed.
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East Division
Buffalo Bandits: The Bandits have already clinched their home playoff game and they can clinch the top seed in the East Division with a win over New England on Saturday. If they can’t get it done then, a New England loss to Rochester would also lock up that top spot. They can still win the NLL’s top seed by winning Saturday’s game or banking off the Rush losing on Saturday and the Black Wolves losing on Sunday.
Georgia Swarm: All they have to do is beat the Vancouver Stealth on Saturday and they’re in. If that goes sour, they will need to count on Rochester losing at least once this weekend.
New England Black Wolves: The Wolves have already clinched a playoff spot and home playoff game, but the East’s top seed is still within reach. If they can capture two wins this weekend, first at Buffalo then at home against Rochester, they will steal it away from the Bandits. If they do get those two wins, and the Rush come up short, they will lock up the overall top seed in the NLL.
Rochester Knighthawks: They aren’t out yet, they can still clinch a playoff spot with a win against Saskatchewan and at New England. But that’s not all, they’ll need Georgia to go down this weekend too to make it onward.
Toronto Rock: The only team currently eliminated from the postseason.
West Division
Calgary Roughnecks: If the Necks can win, they’re in. If not they can clinch with just one loss from Vancouver.
Colorado Mammoth: They can’t go up or down. The Mammoth locked in the #2 seed in the West and the home game in the first round.
Saskatchewan Rush: The top seed in the West Division is already theirs, but if they take down Rochester and Buffalo loses to New England, they can tie up the overall top seed in the NLL.
Vancouver Stealth: The Stealth have the thickest path to the playoffs. They must win not only both games this weekend, but they’ll need Calgary to lose to the already eliminated Toronto.