NLL 2024-25 Week 13 Preview
All 7 games on deck for week 13 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: Caroline Sherman/Buffalo Bandits
Ottawa, the city of, is colder than a witch’s teat, but it kicks off the festivities of NLL week 13, as Jeff Teat and the suddenly explosive Black Bears offense try to keep the powder kegs booming against the run-and-gun Thunderbirds. It’s the first of a full slate of games, with all 14 teams in action and fighting for their place in the postseason.
Here’s how this works: I’ll tell you the matchups, the results of their five most recent contests (if applicable), top three scorers on each team, probable starting netminders, and team offensive and defensive shift stats as slash lines (S%/SOG%/E%) (offense on the left, defense on the right). All stats are based off my work for this site.
This is intended to be bare bones, quick and easy content to get you caught up before the weekend’s games. No analysis or storylines, just the stats.
If you’re in the US, all games are available on ESPN+; if you’re in Canada, you can catch the games on the TSN app or NLLplus.com.
Here’s what’s ahead.
Photo Credit: Trevor MacMillan
Halifax Thunderbirds (5-4) vs. Ottawa Black Bears (5-4)
Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre
Last 5 Meetings (as New York Riptide):
5-0 in Thunderbirds’ favor
Thunderbirds
13.0 GF/GAME | 12.4 GA/GAME
Black Bears
9.8 GF/GAME | 9.6 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 58 PTS (13G, 45A)
Clarke Petterson, 46 PTS (156G, 31A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 33 PTS (17G, 16A)
Black Bears Top Scorers
Jeff Teat, 48 PTS (19G, 29A)
Jacob Dunbar, 32 PTS (20G, 12A)
Connor Kearnan, 28 PTS (9G, 19A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 11.37 GAA | .766 Sv% | -3.12 GSAA | 416:45 min.
Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 9.31 GAA | .812 Sv% | 16.01 GSAA | 535:07 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 12.9/69.2/11.8 | 15.8/67.3/13.5
TruePP — 21.9/76.0/21.4 | 17.0/67.0/16.7
TrueFB — 27.0/82.0/23.4 | 24.5/78.4/21.6
TrueSH — 18.8/68.8/11.1 | 14.3/75.0/10.8
Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 11.4/69.4/9.6 | 13.6/70.2/11.2
TruePP — 21.8/70.1/20.9 | 9.1/65.5/10.4
TrueFB — 23.3/71.7/17.5 | 17.8/73.3/15.7
TrueSH — 8.1/56.8/5.3 | 3.6/67.9/2.5
Las Vegas Desert Dogs (2-8) vs. Colorado Mammoth (6-4)
Friday, Feb. 21 at 9:00 p.m. ET at Ball Arena
Last 4 Meetings:
2-2
Desert Dogs
10.3 GF/GAME | 14.8 GA/GAME
Mammoth
12.5 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jack Hannah, 53 PTS (25G, 28A)
Jon Donville, 42 PTS (10G, 32A)
Casey Jackson, 32 PTS (17G, 15A)
Mammoth Top Scorers
Ryan Lee, 53 PTS (15G, 38A)
Connor Kelly, 52 PTS (26G, 26A)
Will Malcom, 49 PTS (22G, 27A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 14.72 GAA | .733 Sv% | -15.07 GSAA | 387:09 min.
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 10.85 GAA | .797 Sv% | 11.56 GSAA | 602:41 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 12.2/70.4/10.3 | 18.7/71.7/16.3
TruePP — 18.8/68.4/19.0 | 24.5/81.4/25.0
TrueFB — 16.5/72.9/13.4 | 18.3/76.1/14.6
TrueSH — 20.0/53.3/14.6 | 14.7/64.7/11.1
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 18.3/66.4/15.5 | 12.6/70.9/11.4
TruePP — 13.6/63.6/15.3 | 23.1/75.0/22.7
TrueFB — 16.7/78.9/14.3 | 19.1/79.8/15.3
TrueSH — 5.6/69.4/4.2 | 13.5/70.3/10.2
Saskatchewan Rush (8-2) vs. Vancouver Warriors (5-5)
Friday, Feb. 21 at 10:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Arena
Last 5 Meetings :
3-2 in Rush’s favor
Rush
12.9 GF/GAME | 10.4 GA/GAME
Warriors
10.4 GF/GAME | 9.7 GA/GAME
Rush Top Scorers
Zach Manns, 48 PTS (25G, 23A)
Robert Church, 44 PTS (18G, 26A)
Ryan Keenan, 44 PTS (13G, 31A)
Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 55 PTS (21G, 34A)
Adam Charalambides, 46 PTS (16G, 30A)
Kevin Crowley, 31 PTS (13G, 18A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 9.92 GAA | .793 Sv% | 6.91 GSAA | 496:00 min.
Warriors
Aden Walsh — 9.52 GAA | .799 Sv% | 10.97 GSAA | 598:40 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rush O | D
TrueES — 16.2/71.2/13.7 | 12.2/65.8/10.3
TruePP — 17.2/65.6/19.0 | 16.5/76.5/15.7
TrueFB — 20.2/75.6/17.8 | 22.0/72.5/17.4
TrueSH — 16.0/72.0/10.8 | 11.9/76.2/8.6
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 11.8/72.2/9.6 | 10.5/65.4/9.0
TruePP — 15.7/64.0/17.3 | 20.0/67.5/20.3
TrueFB — 26.5/80.4/23.3 | 16.3/74.4/13.6
TrueSH — 16.1/67.7/11.4 | 17.9/75.0/12.5
Georgia Swarm (5-4) vs. Toronto Rock (3-7)
Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Paramount Fine Food’s Centre
Last 5 Meetings :
4-1 in Rocks’ favor
Swarm
11.7 GF/GAME | 12.2 GA/GAME
Rock
9.8 GF/GAME | 11.2 GA/GAME
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 50 PTS (23G, 27A)
Andrew Kew, 38 PTS (12G, 26A)
Two tied with 30 PTS
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 37 PTS (22G, 15A)
Chris Boushy, 34 PTS (20G, 14A)
Tom Schreiber, 28 PTS (10G, 18A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.97 GAA | .764 Sv% | -5.22 GSAA | 521:06 min.
Rock
Nick Rose — 10.91 GAA | .784 Sv% | 4.21 GSAA | 571:44 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 14.8/70.0/12.8 | 16.2/70.8/13.8
TruePP — 17.2/73.7/16.5 | 18.4/65.8/20.6
TrueFB — 20.4/70.4/17.1 | 28.4/82.4/22.1
TrueSH — 18.8/81.3/11.1 | 4.8/69.0/4.1
Rock O | D
TrueES — 10.4/67.6/9.3 | 13.8/70.7/11.8
TruePP — 20.4/71.0/20.0 | 15.5/63.6/15.3
TrueFB — 22.8/74.8/20.0 | 21.5/86.0/18.3
TrueSH — 4.3/58.7/3.4 | 21.9/65.6/12.3
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Philadelphia Wings (5-5) vs. Albany FireWolves (2-8)
Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m. ET at MVP Arena
Last 5 Meetings :
3-2 in FireWolves’ favor
Wings
13.4 GF/GAME | 13.3 GA/GAME
FireWolves
11.4 GF/GAME | 12.8 GA/GAME
Wings Top Scorers
Mitch Jones, 79 PTS (26G, 53A)
Joe Resetarits, 77 PTS (26G, 51A)
Holden Cattoni, 57 PTS (20G, 37A)
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 59 PTS (23G, 36A)
Tye Kurtz, 50 PTS (19G, 31A)
Ethan Walker, 46 PTS (18G, 28A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Wings
Nick Damude — 12.92 GAA | .783 Sv% | 4.09 GSAA | 580:35 min.
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 12.26 GAA | .774 Sv% | -0.79 GSAA | 533:18 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Wings O | D
TrueES — 20.6/72.0/18.0 | 13.6/68.9/12.2
TruePP — 26.3/73.7/23.8 | 17.9/72.4/19.7
TrueFB — 10.8/68.8/9.7 | 21.7/79.0/19.6
TrueSH — 23.1/73.1/14.3 | 16.2/70.3/11.1
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 12.1/67.6/10.9 | 16.3/74.0/14.6
TruePP — 20.0/73.3/19.7 | 22.5/72.9/23.2
TrueFB — 20.9/77.0/17.0 | 15.7/73.1/14.4
TrueSH — 18.0/76.0/15.8 | 8.2/57.1/6.0
Rochester Knighthawks (4-7) vs. Calgary Roughnecks (6-4)
Saturday, Feb. 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Saddledome
Last 3 Meetings:
3-0 in Knighthawks’ favor
Knighthawks
11.3 GF/GAME | 12.8 GA/GAME
Roughnecks
13.3 GF/GAME | 12.5 GA/GAME
Knighthawks Top Scorers
Connor Fields, 68 PTS (23G, 45A)
Ryan Lanchbury, 67 PTS (18G, 49A)
Ryan Smith, 45 PTS (26G, 19A)
Roughnecks Top Scorers
Curtis Dickson, 63 PTS (27G, 36A)
Jesse King, 63 PTS (18G, 45A)
Dane Dobbie, 48 PTS (29G, 19A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Knighthawks
Rylan Hartley — 14.83 GAA | .667 Sv% | -9.14 GSAA | 113:18 min.
Roughnecks
Cam MacLeod — 12.71 GAA | .752 Sv% | -10.11 GSAA | 509:44 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 13.0/67.8/11.9 | 15.3/70.0/14.0
TruePP — 13.8/70.4/15.9 | 17.5/66.7/19.2
TrueFB — 17.5/74.2/15.9 | 20.5/75.0/17.8
TrueSH — 10.2/69.4/8.6 | 14.7/79.4/10.0
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 16.7/70.2/13.9 | 15.2/70.4/13.6
TruePP — 22.8/68.4/23.5 | 20.2/76.2/19.8
TrueFB — 21.3/81.3/18.6 | 21.5/75.3/18.2
TrueSH — 9.9/73.5/6.4 | 21.2/63.6/14.9
Buffalo Bandits (7-1) vs. San Diego Seals (5-5)
Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10:00 p.m. ET at Pechanga Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Bandits’ favor
Bandits
15.3 GF/GAME | 10.4 GA/GAME
Seals
11.0 GF/GAME | 11.3 GA/GAME
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 74 PTS (18G, 56A)
Josh Byrne, 65 PTS (24G, 41A)
Ian MacKay, 32 PTS (21G, 11A)
Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 44 PTS (19G, 25A)
Wes Berg, 39 PTS (23G, 16A)
Two tied with 34 PTS
Probable Starting Netminders
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 10.37 GAA | .783 Sv% | 2.76 GSAA | 480:15 min.
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 11.21 GAA | .768 Sv% | -3.62 GSAA | 567:25 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 18.8/70.2/16.9 | 13.6/70.1/12.1
TruePP — 17.3/65.3/18.3 | 14.8/54.1/17.1
TrueFB — 25.0/87.5/21.4 | 18.8/68.8/16.7
TrueSH — 19.4/77.4/11.8 | 9.1/59.1/7.8
Seals O | D
TrueES — 14.1/72.6/12.1 | 14.7/69.7/11.4
TruePP — 15.7/70.4/17.0 | 20.5/70.5/19.4
TrueFB — 24.1/81.0/19.4 | 23.7/77.2/20.9
TrueSH — 5.3/68.4/4.5 | 9.4/71.9/6.8