NLL 2024-25 Week 15 Preview
All 6 games on deck for week 15 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: Vancouver Warriors
The Colorado Mammoth and Ottawa Black Bears get the weekend off, but the other 12 National Lacrosse League teams got their dancing shoes on for week 15 of the 2024-25 NLL season. Only five teams have records above .500; while the Buffalo Bandits and Saskatchewan Rush are the only surefire locks to make the postseason, the other six playoff berths are anyone’s to grab. As we enter get closer to the end of the regular season, now is the time to claim a spot to play in May.
Also important to keep in mind is the trade deadline this upcoming Monday. Teams have this weekend to decide if they’re in or out on the season, buyers or sellers. The Rock are the only team to sell, the FireWolves have confusingly bought, the Wings and Roughnecks have bought from the Rock, and the Mammoth have also bought from the Swarm, who had defensive depth the Mammoth needed. It’s been a jam-packed trade season already, but week 15 can really kick it into overdrive for one final push before Monday’s deadline.
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
Toronto Rock (3-8) vs. Halifax Thunderbirds (7-4)
Friday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Centre
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Rock’s favor
Rock
9.8 GF/GAME | 11.2 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds
12.7 GF/GAME | 11.5 GA/GAME
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 40 PTS (24G, 16A)
Chris Boushy, 38 PTS (23G, 15A)
Tom Schreiber, 33 PTS (10G, 23A)
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 66 PTS (17G, 49A)
Clarke Petterson, 52 PTS (18G, 34A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 36 PTS (18G, 18A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rock
Gowah Abrams (with Calgary) — 13.77 GAA | .754 Sv% | -1.63 GSAA | 65:22 min.
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 10.40 GAA | .788 Sv% | 2.97 GSAA | 536:45 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rock O | D
TrueES — 10.5/68.8/9.3 | 13.7/70.2/11.8
TruePP — 20.4/70.9/20.2 | 15.5/63.8/15.4
TrueFB — 20.9/74.8/18.0 | 18.5/82.4/16.1
TrueSH — 4.0/60.0/3.1 | 20.6/67.6/11.7
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 12.0/70.3/10.8 | 14.5/69.0/12.2
TruePP — 20.7/76.6/20.4 | 18.8/68.0/17.8
TrueFB — 27.5/82.6/24.4 | 21.1/78.9/18.6
TrueSH — 17.9/64.1/10.4 | 12.9/74.2/9.3
Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) vs. Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-9)
Friday, March 7 at 10:30 p.m. at Lee’s Family Forum
Last 3 Meetings:
2-1 in Desert Dogs’ favor
Knighthawks
11.8 GF/GAME | 12.2 GA/GAME
Desert Dogs
10.2 GF/GAME | 13.7 GA/GAME
Knighthawks Top Scorers
Connor Fields, 84 PTS (27G, 57A)
Ryan Lanchbury, 80 PTS (21G, 59A)
Ryan Smith, 56 PTS (32G, 24A)
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jack Hannah, 62 PTS (27G, 35A)
Jonathan Donville, 51 PTS (13G, 38A)
Casey Jackson, 35 PTS (19G, 16A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Knighthawks
Rylan Hartley — 11.34 GAA | .761 Sv% | -3.68 GSAA | 232:44 min.
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 13.01 GAA | .761 Sv% | -8.99 GSAA | 507:08 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 13.7/68.4/12.5 | 14.1/69.2/12.9
TruePP — 14.4/71.8/16.6 | 18.5/68.5/20.6
TrueFB — 18.8/73.6/17.1 | 19.9/72.8/17.2
TrueSH — 8.3/68.3/7.4 | 11.6/72.1/8.3
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 12.0/71.6/10.2 | 16.7/71.4/14.6
TruePP — 20.5/69.7/19.4 | 23.3/79.3/23.9
TrueFB — 16.7/75.6/13.5 | 18.9/74.4/15.6
TrueSH — 19.4/51.6/12.8 | 14.3/61.9/10.3
Vancouver Warriors (5-6) vs. San Diego Seals (5-6)
Friday, March 7 at 10:30 p.m. ET at Pechanga Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Seals’ favor
Warriors
10.1 GF/GAME | 9.7 GA/GAME
Seals
11.1 GF/GAME | 11.5 GA/GAME
Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 59 PTS (23G, 36A)
Adam Charalambides, 48 PTS (18G, 30A)
Kevin Crowley, 33 PTS (14G, 19A)
Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 48 PTS (19G, 29A)
Wes Berg, 45 PTS (25G, 20A)
Ben McIntosh, 36 PTS (13G, 23A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Warriors
Aden Walsh — 9.56 GAA | .795 Sv% | 7.41 GSAA | 658:40 min.
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 11.38 GAA | .767 Sv% | -7.25 GSAA | 627:25 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 11.2/70.8/9.1 | 10.8/65.5/9.1
TruePP — 16.1/63.4/17.9 | 19.8/67.2/20.3
TrueFB — 25.0/77.7/22.0 | 16.5/72.5/13.9
TrueSH — 16.7/63.9/12.0 | 20.0/73.3/14.3
Seals O | D
TrueES — 13.7/69.6/12.0 | 15.0/70.3/11.9
TruePP — 16.5/70.9/17.8 | 21.3/70.2/20.5
TrueFB — 23.3/81.4/19.0 | 22.0/78.7/19.7
TrueSH — 5.0/66.7/4.4 | 8.8/67.6/6.0
Photo Credit: J. Pierce/Calgary Roughnecks
Calgary Roughnecks (6-6) vs. Buffalo Bandits (9-1)
Saturday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center
Last 5 Meetings:
3-2 in Bandits’ favor
Roughnecks
12.6 GF/GAME | 12.6 GA/GAME
Bandits
14.4 GF/GAME | 10.2 GA/GAME
Roughnecks Top Scorers
Curtis Dickson, 76 PTS (33G, 43A)
Jesse King, 69 PTS (19G, 50A)
Dane Dobbie, 51 PTS (31G, 20A)
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 83 PTS (20G, 63A)
Josh Byrne, 77 PTS (27G, 50A)
Ian MacKay, 34 PTS (22G, 12A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Roughnecks
Nick Rose — 10.87 GAA | .787 Sv% | 3.50 GSAA | 695:17 min.
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 10.20 GAA | .788 Sv% | 3.39 GSAA | 600:15 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 16.1/69.4/13.6 | 15.9/71.5/14.2
TruePP — 19.7/68.2/20.9 | 17.5/77.7/17.6
TrueFB — 18.0/77.5/16.0 | 21.1/76.1/17.8
TrueSH — 8.1/70.3/5.9 | 17.1/61.0/12.5
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 18.2/71.4/16.5 | 12.6/65.8/11.6
TruePP — 18.0/64.0/19.4 | 14.8/55.7/16.8
TrueFB — 21.5/88.2/18.9 | 17.6/70.3/15.3
TrueSH — 16.7/69.4/9.4 | 8.3/56.3/7.4
Albany FireWolves (3-9) vs. Philadelphia Wings (5-6)
Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center
Last 5 Meetings:
3-2 in FireWolves’ favor
FireWolves
11.0 GF/GAME | 12.3 GA/GAME
Wings
12.7 GF/GAME | 13.1 GA/GAME
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 68 PTS (25G, 43A)
Tye Kurtz, 57 PTS (23G, 34A)
Ethan Walker, 50 PTS (19G, 31A)
Wings Top Scorers
Mitch Jones, 82 PTS (27G, 55A)
Joe Resetarits, 81 PTS (27G, 54A)
Brennan O’Neill, 38 PTS (17G, 21A)
Probable Starting Netminders
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 11.82 GAA | .786 Sv% | 2.81 GSAA | 649:31 min.
Wings
Nick Damude — 13.08 GAA | .782 Sv% | 0.63 GSAA | 619:19 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 11.3/68.2/10.3 | 15.5/74.1/13.8
TruePP — 21.0/73.9/20.7 | 21.6/74.3/23.0
TrueFB — 21.7/77.4/17.6 | 16.9/73.4/15.6
TrueSH — 15.5/72.4/13.0 | 7.0/61.4/5.3
Wings O | D
TrueES — 19.4/72.4/16.9 | 13.3/69.7/12.1
TruePP — 25.0/75.0/23.2 | 18.4/72.8/19.8
TrueFB — 11.3/70.1/10.3 | 22.1/80.0/19.8
TrueSH — 21.4/75.0/13.6 | 15.8/71.1/10.3
Saskatchewan Rush (9-3) vs. Georgia Swarm (7-4)
Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gas South Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Swarm’s favor
Rush
12.2 GF/GAME | 10.0 GA/GAME
Swarm
11.9 GF/GAME | 11.7 GA/GAME
Rush Top Scorers
Zach Manns, 56 PTS (29G, 27A)
Ryan Keenan, 49 PTS (14G, 35A)
Robert Church, 47 PTS (20G, 27A)
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 63 PTS (29G, 34A)
Andrew Kew, 47 PTS (15G, 32A)
Shayne Jackson, 41 PTS (15G, 26A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 9.45 GAA | .798 Sv% | 8.18 GSAA | 616:00 min.
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.40 GAA | .780 Sv% | -0.30 GSAA | 647:34 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rush O | D
TrueES — 15.2/69.7/13.0 | 11.9/66.1/10.0
TruePP — 16.2/64.3/17.9 | 16.1/73.1/15.8
TrueFB — 19.7/74.0/17.1 | 20.2/71.6/16.3
TrueSH — 17.9/67.9/12.5 | 12.0/70.0/8.5
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 14.9/69.2/13.1 | 15.5/71.8/13.2
TruePP — 16.1/72.3/15.0 | 17.2/65.6/19.0
TrueFB — 19.5/69.9/16.7 | 23.5/81.4/18.3
TrueSH — 18.2/72.7/12.1 | 3.9/72.5/3.3