NLL 2024-25 Week 16 Preview
All 7 games on deck for week 16 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: Kylie Rochelle/Buffalo Bandits
Everybody’s back in action for week 16 of the 2024-25 National Lacrosse League regular season, and the Albany FireWolves and Toronto Rock didn’t hear no bell. Their respective wins in week 15 threw a wrench into the NLL Trade Deadline on Monday, March 4, but we still got blockbusters galore. Now, teams have what they have the rest of the way and have to hope their tweaks and schemes are enough to get them across the finish line and into one of those final eight playoff berths.
Every team has a chance to win games and assert their place high up in the standings or upset the apple cart and create more chaos. With a game every day and all seven spread out pretty nicely from one another, there’s no worse enemy for your couch cushion than your rear planted firmly on it all weekend long as the NLL delivers tantalizing matchup after tantalizing matchup.
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: Halifax Thunderbirds
Saskatchewan Rush (10-3) vs. Halifax Thunderbirds (7-5)
Friday, March 14 at 6:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Centre
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Thunderbirds’ favor
Rush
11.9 GF/GAME | 9.8 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds
12.7 GF/GAME | 11.8 GA/GAME
Rush Top Scorers
Zach Manns, 58 PTS (30G, 28A)
Ryan Keenan, 52 PTS (16G, 36A)
Robert Church, 47 PTS (20G, 27A)
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 66 PTS (17G, 49A)
Clarke Petterson, 58 PTS (20G, 38A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 41 PTS (21G, 20A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 9.23 GAA | .805 Sv% | 13.36 GSAA | 676:00 min.
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 10.99 GAA | .774 Sv% | -2.42 GSAA | 573:17 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rush O | D
TrueES — 15.0/69.0/12.7 | 11.5/65.9/9.7
TruePP — 15.9/63.1/17.5 | 15.0/75.0/14.9
TrueFB — 19.1/72.3/16.9 | 20..8/73.3/16.8
TrueSH — 15.6/68.8/11.4 | 11.5/69.2/8.2
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 12.3/70.0/11.0 | 14.6/68.4/12.4
TruePP — 20.0/76.0/20.0 | 19.0/69.3/18.2
TrueFB — 28.1/83.6/24.3 | 22.1/79.4/19.0
TrueSH — 15.9/61.4/9.6 | 17.6/76.5/12.2
Toronto Rock (4-8) vs. Vancouver Warriors (5-7)
Friday, March 14 at 10:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
5-0 in Rock’s favor
Rock
10.3 GF/GAME | 11.3 GA/GAME
Warriors
10.2 GF/GAME | 10.0 GA/GAME
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 45 PTS (27G, 18A)
Chris Boushy, 42 PTS (25G, 17A)
Tom Schreiber, 38 PTS (11G, 27A)
Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 62 PTS (24G, 38A)
Adam Charalambides, 50 PTS (19G, 31A)
Kevin Crowley, 35 PTS (14G, 21A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rock
Troy Holowchuk — 11.45 GAA | .780 Sv% | 0.09 GSAA | 94:19 min.
Warriors
Christian Del Bianco (stats from last season with CGY) — 10.65 GAA | .795 Sv% | 11.56 GSAA | 1081:56 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rock O | D
TrueES — 10.8/68.3/9.6 | 13.9/69.8/12.0
TruePP — 20.5/72.3/20.5 | 15.4/64.6/15.5
TrueFB — 21.8/75.5/18.4 | 19.8/83.6/16.8
TrueSH — 7.5/62.3/5.7 | 17.9/64.1/10.6
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 11.6/71.6/9.4 | 11.5/65.4/9.8
TruePP — 15.4/62.5/17.0 | 20.3/67.1/20.9
TrueFB — 24.0/77.5/21.1 | 15.4/72.1/12.9
TrueSH — 16.7/63.9/11.1 | 18.8/71.9/12.8
Colorado Mammoth (7-5) vs. Philadelphia Wings (5-7)
Saturday, March 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center
Last 3 Meetings:
2-1 in Mammoth’s favor
Mammoth
11.9 GF/GAME | 11.3 GA/GAME
Wings
12.5 GF/GAME | 13.0 GA/GAME
Mammoth Top Scorers
Ryan Lee, 62 PTS (17G, 45A)
Will Malcom, 58 PTS (26G, 32A)
Connor Kelly, 56 PTS (27G, 29A)
Wings Top Scorers
Joe Resetarits, 87 PTS (28G, 59A)
Mitch Jones, 87 PTS (28G, 59A)
Brennan O’Neill, 42 PTS (17G, 25A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 10.68 GAA | .799 Sv% | 12.74 GSAA | 718:47 min.
Wings
Nick Damude — 12.81 GAA | .786 Sv% | 4.57 GSAA | 679:13 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 17.2/67.7/14.6 | 13.4/71.4/12.1
TruePP — 12.8/64.4/14.5 | 20.9/73.0/20.4
TrueFB — 15.7/78.4/13.3 | 18.3/78.9/14.7
TrueSH — 7.1/71.4/5.4 | 13.2/68.4/9.3
Wings O | D
TrueES — 18.6/72.5/16.0 | 13.0/69.8/11.9
TruePP — 24.2/75.8/22.8 | 18.7/73.4/20.2
TrueFB — 13.4/68.8/12.2 | 21.5/79.9/19.3
TrueSH — 24.1/75.9/15.6 | 14.6/70.7/9.8
Rochester Knighthawks (7-7) vs. Ottawa Black Bears (5-6)
Saturday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre
Last 5 Meetings (as New York Riptide):
3-2 in Black Bears’ (Riptide) favor
Knighthawks
12.4 GF/GAME | 12.2 GA/GAME
Black Bears
9.6 GF/GAME | 10.5 GA/GAME
Knighthawks Top Scorers
Connor Fields, 95 PTS (33G, 62A)
Ryan Lanchbury, 89 PTS (23G, 66A)
Ryan Smith, 63 PTS (36G, 27A)
Black Bears Top Scorers
Jeff Teat, 60 PTS (26G, 34A)
Connor Kearnan, 37 PTS (11G, 26A)
Jacob Dunbar, 37 PTS (23G, 14A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Knighthawks
Rylan Hartley — 12.05 GAA | .747 Sv% | -6.09 GSAA | 238:57 min.
Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 10.08 GAA | .799 Sv% | 10.89 GSAA | 655:05 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 14.1/69.3/12.8 | 14.7/69.7/13.3
TruePP — 15.8/70.9/18.0 | 19.0/69.7/21.2
TrueFB — 19.7/73.9/18.0 | 19.3/72.9/16.8
TrueSH — 8.3/68.3/7.4 | 10.4/72.9/7.5
Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 11.9/70.8/10.0 | 13.6/70.7/11.2
TruePP — 22.8/70.3/21.7 | 8.9/65.9/9.7
TrueFB — 19.5/72.0/15.1 | 21.3/76.4/18.8
TrueSH — 6.8/63.6/4.5 | 8.8/64.7/6.5
Photo Credit: Georgia Swarm
Georgia Swarm (7-5) vs. Albany FireWolves (4-9)
Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. ET at MVP Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Swarm’s favor
Swarm
11.5 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
FireWolves
11.1 GF/GAME | 12.2 GA/GAME
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 67 PTS (29G, 38A)
Andrew Kew, 47 PTS (15G, 32A)
Shayne Jackson, 43 PTS (17G, 26A)
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 75 PTS (29G, 46A)
Tye Kurtz, 61 PTS (23G, 38A)
Ethan Walker, 54 PTS (20G, 34A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.11 GAA | .782 Sv% | 1.58 GSAA | 707:34 min.
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 11.67 GAA | .786 Sv% | 4.29 GSAA | 709:31 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 14.3/68.7/12.5 | 15.2/70.9/12.9
TruePP — 15.1/73.9/14.3 | 16.7/63.5/18.4
TrueFB — 20.1/71.6/17.1 | 22.4/78.4/17.9
TrueSH — 16.7/70.8/11.4 | 3.6/72.7/3.1
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 11.2/68.5/10.3 | 15.0/74.1/13.2
TruePP — 21.3/74.5/21.0 | 21.3/74.7/22.8
TrueFB — 20.9/77.3/17.0 | 18.0/71.9/16.6
TrueSH — 14.8/72.1/12.5 | 8.6/62.1/6.6
Buffalo Bandits (9-2) vs. Calgary Roughnecks (7-6)
Saturday, March 15 at 9:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Saddledome
Last 5 Meetings:
3-2 in Roughnecks’ favor
Bandits
14.1 GF/GAME | 10.8 GA/GAME
Roughnecks
12.9 GF/GAME | 12.5 GA/GAME
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 87 PTS (22G, 65A)
Josh Byrne, 82 PTS (29G, 53A)
Chase Fraser, 36 PTS (16G, 20A)
Roughnecks Top Scorers
Curtis Dickson, 84 PTS (39G, 45A)
Jesse King, 79 PTS (23G, 56A)
Tyler Pace, 56 PTS (15G, 41A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 10.86 GAA | .778 Sv% | -0.76 GSAA | 657:19 min.
Roughnecks
Nick Rose — 10.88 GAA | .788 Sv% | 5.73 GSAA | 755:17 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 17.7/71.7/16.1 | 13.1/65.9/12.3
TruePP — 17.2/64.7/18.3 | 15.5/55.9/17.7
TrueFB — 22.5/89.2/19.8 | 18.8/71.3/16.5
TrueSH — 17.5/72.5/10.0 | 8.2/57.1/7.3
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 16.2/69.1/14.0 | 15.7/71.7/14.0
TruePP — 20.0/67.6/21.4 | 16.7/77.8/16.7
TrueFB — 18.9/77.9/17.0 | 22.0/78.0/18.7
TrueSH — 7.9/71.1/5.8 | 17.8/64.4/12.9
Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-10) vs. San Diego Seals (6-6)
Sunday, March 16 at 4:30 p.m. ET at Pechanga Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
3-2 in Seals’ favor
Desert Dogs
10.4 GF/GAME | 14.2 GA/GAME
Seals
11.3 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jack Hannah, 65 PTS (28G, 37A)
Jonathan Donville, 57 PTS (15G, 42A)
Casey Jackson, 42 PTS (21G, 21A)
Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 57 PTS (21G, 36A)
Wes Berg, 52 PTS (29G, 23A)
Ryan Benesch, 39 PTS (19G, 20A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 13.79 GAA | .750 Sv% | -14.48 GSAA | 543:47 min.
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 11.35 GAA | .770 Sv% | -5.36 GSAA | 687:25 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 13.0/72.0/10.9 | 16.9/72.0/14.8
TruePP — 21.1/69.9/20.0 | 24.4/77.1/25.0
TrueFB — 16.4/75.4/13.4 | 20.4/74.8/17.1
TrueSH — 16.7/55.6/11.1 | 14.3/61.9/10.3
Seals O | D
TrueES — 14.1/69.3/12.5 | 15.0/71.2/12.0
TruePP — 17.3/70.5/18.6 | 20.4/69.1/19.9
TrueFB — 21.2/79.8/17.4 | 21.5/78.5/19.1
TrueSH — 4.8/66.1/4.1 | 8.8/67.6/5.6