NLL 2024-25 Week 17 Preview

All 7 games on deck for week 17 of the 2024-25 NLL season

Photo Credit: Jordan Leigh/Vancouver Warriors

If you normally wear green, take a seat this week. Everyone else, get out of that St. Patrick’s Day mindset — it’s time for some action.

It’s another seven-game weekend spread across three days for NLL week 17, although those contests tend to overlap more than last week’s games did. Second screens are mandatory, and they’ll feature plenty of the Bandits and Black Bears, who both have doubleheaders this weekend.

The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are officially eliminated from the postseason. Others are closer to the edge with every loss and passing week — the potential to see more eliminated from playoff contention before the month’s over is very real. Week 17 will factor into that future — if you’re not the Bandits, Rush, Mammoth, or Thunderbirds, then you’re fighting for your playoff lives right now.

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: Andrea Cardin/Ottawa Black Bears

Ottawa Black Bears (5-7) vs. Halifax Thunderbirds (8-5)

Friday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Centre

Last Meeting:
14-9 Thunderbirds’ win

Black Bears
9.5 GF/GAME | 11.1 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds
13.0 GF/GAME | 11.5 GA/GAME

Black Bears Top Scorers
Jeff Teat, 66 PTS (28G, 38A)
Connor Kearnan, 40 PTS (12G, 28A)
Jacob Dunbar, 38 PTS (23G, 15A)

Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 71 PTS (20G, 51A)
Clarke Petterson, 67 PTS (23G, 44A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 44 PTS (23G, 21A)

Probable Starting Netminders

Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 10.64 GAA | .793 Sv% | 7.91 GSAA | 704:56 min.

Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 10.80 GAA | .780 Sv% | 0.21 GSAA | 633:17 min.

Offensive & Defensive Stats

Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 11.8/71.1/9.9 | 14.5/71.9/12.1
TruePP — 21.8/70.9/20.5 | 9.6/66.2/10.3
TrueFB — 18.6/72.5/15.0 | 22.5/76.8/19.9
TrueSH — 6.0/68.0/4.1 | 10.5/63.2/7.8

Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 13.2/70.8/11.7 | 14.3/68.1/12.1
TruePP — 20.8/76.2/20.5 | 17.4/69.1/16.7
TrueFB — 27.2/83.5/23.6 | 21.4/79.9/18.5
TrueSH — 19.6/63.0/11.4 | 16.2/73.0/11.5


Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-11) vs. Buffalo Bandits (10-2)

Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center

Last Meeting:
14-5 Bandits’ win

Desert Dogs
10.4 GF/GAME | 14.6 GA/GAME
Bandits
13.8 GF/GAME | 10.4 GA/GAME

Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jack Hannah, 70 PTS (32G, 38A)
Jonathan Donville, 62 PTS (15G, 47A)
Casey Jackson, 44 PTS (22G, 22A)

Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 91 PTS (22G, 69A)
Josh Byrne, 88 PTS (32G, 56A)
Chase Fraser, 38 PTS (18G, 20A)

Probable Starting Netminders

Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 14.12 GAA | .750 Sv% | -16.87 GSAA | 590:36 min.

Bandits
Matt Vinc — 10.46 GAA | .788 Sv% | 4.61 GSAA | 717:19 min.

Offensive & Defensive Stats

Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 13.5/71.9/11.3 | 17.4/72.2/15.4
TruePP — 18.9/69.6/18.3 | 24.3/78.4/25.2
TrueFB — 16.3/74.5/13.5 | 21.1/75.4/17.4
TrueSH — 17.5/57.5/12.1 | 12.8/57.4/9.1

Bandits O | D
TrueES — 17.5/71.8/15.9 | 12.7/65.9/11.8
TruePP — 16.4/65.6/17.2 | 15.5/56.9/17.6
TrueFB — 23.4/88.8/20.3 | 17.9/72.6/15.5
TrueSH — 15.6/71.1/9.2 | 8.0/58.0/7.0


Philadelphia Wings (5-8) vs. Toronto Rock (4-9)

Saturday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. at Paramount Fine Foods Centre

Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Rock’s favor

Wings
12.2 GF/GAME | 12.8 GA/GAME
Rock
10.1 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME

Wings Top Scorers
Mitch Jones, 95 PTS (29G, 66A)
Joe Resetarits, 94 PTS (31G, 63A)
Brennan O’Neill, 44 PTS (19G, 25A)

Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 48 PTS (29G, 19A)
Tom Schreiber, 43 PTS (13G, 30A)
Chris Boushy, 43 PTS (26G, 17A)

Probable Starting Netminders

Wings
Nick Damude — 12.58 GAA | .789 Sv% | 6.96 GSAA | 739:13 min.

Rock
Troy Holowchuk — 12.30 GAA | .741 Sv% | -4.47 GSAA | 146:18 min.

Offensive & Defensive Stats

Wings O | D
TrueES — 18.2/71.7/15.9 | 13.0/69.7/11.8
TruePP — 23.8/75.2/22.2 | 18.1/74.8/19.0
TrueFB — 12.7/69.0/11.4 | 21.2/80.1/18.9
TrueSH — 21.2/72.7/14.0 | 13.3/71.1/9.0

Rock O | D
TrueES — 10.6/68.2/9.4 | 14.4/69.8/12.2
TruePP — 21.1/73.2/21.0 | 15.3/63.5/15.6
TrueFB — 20.5/75.8/17.1 | 20.0/83.2/17.1
TrueSH — 6.9/65.5/5.3 | 18.2/65.9/11.0


Buffalo Bandits vs. Albany FireWolves (5-9)

Saturday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. ET at MVP Arena

Last 5 Meetings:
3-2 in Bandits’ favor

FireWolves
11.1 GF/GAME | 12.0 GA/GAME

FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 79 PTS (30G, 49A)
Tye Kurtz, 65 PTS (25G, 40A)
Ethan Walker, 60 PTS (21G, 39A)

Probable Starting Netminders

FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 11.54 GAA | .788 Sv% | 5.38 GSAA | 769:31 min.

Offensive & Defensive Stats

FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 11.4/68.3/10.3 | 14.9/73.6/13.1
TruePP — 21.6/73.9/21.4 | 19.4/74.5/20.8
TrueFB — 21.4/76.9/17.4 | 18.5/72.2/17.0
TrueSH — 13.0/72.5/11.3 | 8.1/62.9/6.2

Photo Credit: Alexis Goeller/San Diego Seals

San Diego Seals (7-6) vs. Calgary Roughnecks (7-7)

Saturday, March 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Saddledome

Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Seals’ favor

Seals
11.9 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
Roughnecks
12.4 GF/GAME | 12.4 GA/GAME

Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 69 PTS (27G, 42A)
Wes Berg, 64 PTS (35G, 29A)
Ryan Benesch, 48 PTS (19G, 29A)

Roughnecks Top Scorers
Curtis Dickson, 89 PTS (39G, 50A)
Jesse King, 83 PTS (24G, 59A)
Tyler Pace, 56 PTS (15G, 41A)

Probable Starting Netminders

Seals
Chris Origlieri — 11.27 GAA | .771 Sv% | -5.64 GSAA | 739:54 min.

Roughnecks
Nick Rose — 10.93 GAA | .789 Sv% | 6.26 GSAA | 812:22 min.

Offensive & Defensive Stats

Seals O | D
TrueES — 15.0/69.7/13.4 | 15.4/71.1/12.4
TruePP — 17.9/72.4/19.4 | 18.6/68.9/18.3
TrueFB — 21.8/80.0/17.6 | 21.0/77.1/18.8
TrueSH — 4.5/62.7/3.7 | 10.5/68.4/6.9

Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 15.6/68.9/13.5 | 15.7/71.8/14.0
TruePP — 19.7/67.7/21.1 | 15.8/78.1/15.7
TrueFB — 18.2/78.8/16.1 | 22.8/78.0/19.2
TrueSH — 7.7/71.8/5.6 | 16.0/64.0/11.8


Georgia Swarm (7-6) vs. Vancouver Warriors (6-7)

Saturday, March 22 at 10:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Arena

Last 4 Meetings:
3-1 in Swarm’s favor

Swarm
11.4 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
Warriors
10.4 GF/GAME | 9.9 GA/GAME

Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 70 PTS (31G, 39A)
Shayne Jackson, 49 PTS (20G, 29A)
Andrew Kew, 49 PTS (16G, 33A)

Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 71 PTS (28G, 43A)
Adam Charalambides, 56 PTS (22G, 34A)
Kevin Crowley, 38 PTS (15G, 23A)

Probable Starting Netminders

Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.10 GAA | .781 Sv% | 0.38 GSAA | 767:34 min.

Warriors
Christian Del Bianco — 8.00 GAA | .867 Sv% | 5.20 GSAA | 60:00 min.

Offensive & Defensive Stats

Swarm O | D
TrueES — 14.2/68.5/12.4 | 15.2/70.5/12.8
TruePP — 13.1/73.7/12.7 | 17.6/63.9/19.4
TrueFB — 20.5/71.9/17.4 | 22.8/78.0/18.2
TrueSH — 14.3/71.4/10.0 | 3.2/73.0/2.7

Warriors O | D
TrueES — 12.2/71.5/9.8 | 11.2/65.7/9.6
TruePP — 15.3/61.3/17.0 | 20.8/68.2/21.2
TrueFB — 23.9/77.5/21.2 | 14.4/72.9/11.9
TrueSH — 17.1/65.9/11.5 | 16.2/75.7/11.5


Colorado Mammoth (8-5) vs. Ottawa Black Bears

Sunday, March 23 at 3:00 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre

Last 2 Meetings (as New York Riptide):
2-0 in Mammoth’s favor

Mammoth
11.8 GF/GAME | 11.1 GA/GAME

Mammoth Top Scorers
Ryan Lee, 68 PTS (21G, 47A)
Will Malcom, 62 PTS (27G, 35A)
Connor Robinson, 56 PTS (20G, 36A)

Probable Starting Netminders

Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 10.48 GAA | .801 Sv% | 14.30 GSAA | 778:47 min.

Offensive & Defensive Stats

Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 16.8/67.8/14.3 | 13.4/70.7/12.2
TruePP — 12.7/66.7/14.1 | 20.7/73.6/20.1
TrueFB — 15.6/78.9/13.2 | 17.1/78.0/13.7
TrueSH — 6.5/71.7/4.8 | 11.9/66.7/8.5

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