NLL 2024-25 Week 19 Preview
All 7 games on deck for week 19 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: James Bennett/Halifax Thunderbirds
Evan Schemenauer over at Lacrosse Culture Daily did an excellent job explaining how 11 teams make or miss the postseason over the next three weeks, saving me from having to pretend to be Dr. Strange in the last Marvel movie I saw. Spider-man? I don’t remember.
I do remember that the Swarm are wearing their Marvel-themed (Spider-man) uniforms this weekend, as they welcome the win-or-go-home Wings to town. Philadelphia has the easiest path to elimination — lose again, and those playoff dreams are pipe. Toronto and Albany also need to win out and get some help, but they’re not automatically eliminated unless other teams win. It gets complicated fast; read Schemenauer’s article. After you read this one on all seven games in week 19 of the 2024-25 National Lacrosse League regular season.
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14 teams play seven games across three days, capping off with the Rock at Desert Dogs on Sunday afternoon. The top of the NLL standings are almost crystalline; all that’s left to figure out is who’s first overall. The middle of the standings are muddier, with six teams hovering on one side or the other of .500 ball. This weekend either wipes the mud away or throws more detritus in it.
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: Calgary Roughnecks
Calgary Roughnecks (7-8) vs. Saskatchewan Rush (11-4)
Friday, April 4 at 9:00 p.m. ET at SaskTel Centre
Last 5 Meetings:
3-2 in Roughnecks’ favor
Roughnecks
12.4 GF/GAME | 12.6 GA/GAME
Rush
12.0 GF/GAME | 10.4 GA/GAME
Roughnecks Top Scorers
Curtis Dickson, 93 PTS (40G, 53A)
Jesse King, 88 PTS (26G, 62A)
Tanner Cook, 60 PTS (25G, 35A)
Rush Top Scorers
Zach manns, 64 PTS (32G, 32A)
Ryan Keenan, 63 PTS (22G, 41A)
Austin Shanks, 58 PTS (27G, 31A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Roughnecks
Nick Rose — 11.26 GAA | .783 Sv% | 3.01 GSAA | 868:13 min.
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 9.95 GAA | .792 Sv% | 8.46 GSAA | 777:35 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 15.4/69.1/13.2 | 16.1/71.6/15.4
TruePP — 19.7/69.5/21.1 | 17.1/76.7/17.6
TrueFB — 19.3/78.9/16.9 | 21.6/77.6/18.2
TrueSH — 7.3/70.7/5.2 | 14.3/64.3/10.8
Rush O | D
TrueES — 15.1/68.6/12.9 | 12.3/67.1/10.4
TruePP — 15.2/65.5/16.4 | 17.0/73.2/16.8
TrueFB — 19.5/73.8/17.2 | 21.5/74.3/17.9
TrueSH — 13.9/66.7/10.0 | 19.4/72.6/13.3
Albany FireWolves (6-9) vs. Vancouver Warriors (8-7)
Friday, April 4 at 10:00 p.m. at Rogers Arena
Last 2 Meetings:
2-0 in FireWolves’ favor
FireWolves
11.1 GF/GAME | 11.9 GA/GAME
Warriors
10.9 GF/GAME | 10.2 GA/GAME
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 83 PTS (32G, 51A)
Tye Kurtz, 71 PTS (27G, 44A)
Ethan Walker, 64 PTS (23G, 41A)
Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 93 PTS (35G, 58A)
Adam Charalambides, 67 PTS (23G, 44A)
Kevin Crowley, 48 PTS (19G, 29A)
Probable Starting Netminders
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 11.32 GAA | .794 Sv% | 11.55 GSAA | 837:39 min.
Warriors
Christian Del Bianco — 11.00 GAA | .799 Sv% | 3.30 GSAA | 180:00 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 11.8/68.1/10.6 | 14.7/74.2/12.9
TruePP — 21.1/72.0/21.1 | 18.9/74.8/20.1
TrueFB — 21.1/78.0/17.1 | 18.2/73.0/16.7
TrueSH — 12.3/74.0/10.6 | 7.6/65.2/5.8
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 12.9/70.7/10.4 | 12.1/65.7/10.4
TruePP — 16.9/63.5/19.4 | 18.8/68.1/20.0
TrueFB — 23.8/78.1/20.8 | 14.3/71.4/12.0
TrueSH — 19.2/69.2/12.5 | 14.6/68.8/10.4
San Diego Seals (8-7) vs. Halifax Thunderbirds (9-6)
Saturday, April 5 at 6:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Centre
Last 2 Meetings:
Tied at 1-1
Seals
12.3 GF/GAME | 11.6 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds
13.2 GF/GAME | 11.9 GA/GAME
Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 82 PTS (27G, 55A)
Wes Berg, 77 PTS (42G, 35A)
Ryan Benesch, 56 PTS (22G, 34A)
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 80 PTS (22G, 58A)
Clarke Petterson, 79 PTS (26G, 53A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 49 PTS (26G, 23A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 11.51 GAA | .769 Sv% | -6.73 GSAA | 859:54 min.
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 11.17 GAA | .775 Sv% | -2.17 GSAA | 703:43 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Seals O | D
TrueES — 15.2/69.0/13.6 | 15.1/71.2/12.3
TruePP — 19.4/72.0/21.5 | 18.8/71.2/18.7
TrueFB — 21.7/80.5/17.8 | 22.2/78.9/19.7
TrueSH — 5.1/60.8/4.3 | 9.8/68.3/6.3
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 12.9/71.1/11.6 | 14.6/68.7/12.2
TruePP — 17.8/73.2/17.9 | 17.9/72.3/17.1
TrueFB — 28.3/82.3/24.2 | 22.7/80.0/19.7
TrueSH — 20.0/68.3/12.6 | 16.3/72.1/11.5
Ottawa Black Bears (7-8) vs. Rochester Knighthawks (9-7)
Saturday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Blue Cross Arena
Last Meetings:
18-8 Knighthawks win
Black Bears
10.5 GF/GAME | 10.9 GA/GAME
Knighthawks
12.9 GF/GAME | 12.0 GA/GAME
Black Bears Top Scorers
Jeff Teat, 94 PTS (43G, 51A)
Connor Kearnan, 55 PTS (15G, 40A)
Jacob Dunbar, 38 PTS (23G, 15A)
Knighthawks Top Scorers
Connor Fields, 110 PTS (41G, 69A)
Ryan Lanchbury, 104 PTS (25G, 79A)
Ryan Smith, 75 PTS (43G, 32A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 10.58 GAA | .796 Sv% | 13.11 GSAA | 884:56 min.
Knighthawks
Rylan Hartley — 11.55 GAA | .768 Sv% | -3.26 GSAA | 358:22 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 13.4/71.5/11.3 | 14.0/72.0/11.7
TruePP — 21.9/74.8/20.8 | 9.0/67.1/9.6
TrueFB — 19.7/72.4/16.0 | 23.3/77.8/20.9
TrueSH — 6.9/63.8/4.7 | 12.3/64.9/9.6
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 14.7/70.2/13.5 | 14.2/69.3/12.9
TruePP — 16.0/71.1/17.9 | 19.4/69.4/21.1
TrueFB — 21.5/76.2/19.6 | 19.6/74.2/17.3
TrueSH — 9.2/67.7/8.0 | 10.0/71.7/7.7
Photo Credit: Kyle Hess/Georgia Swarm
Philadelphia Wings (5-10) vs. Georgia Swarm (8-7)
Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gas South Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Wings’ favor
Wings
11.4 GF/GAME | 12.9 GA/GAME
Swarm
11.6 GF/GAME | 11.7 GA/GAME
Wings Top Scorers
Mitch Jones, 102 PTS (29G, 73A)
Joe Resetarits, 99 PTS (33G, 66A)
Brennan O’Neill, 47 PTS (21G, 26A)
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 79 PTS (36G, 43A)
Shayne Jackson, 63 PTS (26G, 37A)
Andrew Kew, 57 PTS (20G, 37A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Wings
Nick Damude — 12.81 GAA | .786 Sv% | 5.63 GSAA | 810:20 min.
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.48 GAA | .776 Sv% | -1.65 GSAA | 872:57 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Wings O | D
TrueES — 16.9/71.9/14.7 | 13.3/70.1/12.0
TruePP — 22.7/73.4/21.2 | 19.2/75.0/20.0
TrueFB — 13.0/68.2/11.6 | 22.5/79.8/19.6
TrueSH — 17.9/71.8/12.1 | 13.0/66.7/8.3
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 14.3/69.0/12.5 | 15.1/70.5/12.7
TruePP — 14.0/73.8/13.8 | 16.7/66.0/18.9
TrueFB — 20.5/72.2/17.7 | 23.1/76.2/18.2
TrueSH — 13.9/72.2/9.8 | 5.6/73.6/4.5
Buffalo Bandits (11-4) vs. Colorado Mammoth (8-7)
Saturday, April 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET at Ball Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Bandits’ favor
Bandits
13.4 GF/GAME | 10.6 GA/GAME
Mammoth
11.6 GF/GAME | 11.7 GA/GAME
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 111 PTS (27G, 84A)
Josh Byrne, 108 PTS (37G, 71A)
Ian MacKay, 44 PTS (30G, 14A)
Mammoth Top Scorers
Ryan Lee, 82 PTS (30G, 52A)
Will Malcom, 70 PTS (29G, 41A)
Connor Robinson, 62 PTS (21G, 41A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 10.46 GAA | .785 Sv% | 4.81 GSAA | 900:51 min.
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 10.89 GAA | .797 Sv% | 13.79 GSAA | 837:39 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 17.3/71.6/15.6 | 13.0/65.7/12.1
TruePP — 15.1/68.1/15.9 | 15.9/57.5/18.1
TrueFB — 22.7/87.5/19.6 | 17.3/74.0/14.8
TrueSH — 12.3/68.4/7.3 | 9.5/61.9/7.9
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 16.4/67.5/13.9 | 14.3/70.98/13.1
TruePP — 12.6/66.7/14.0 | 20.5/75.0/19.9
TrueFB — 17.1/79.1/14.9 | 17.6/77.2/14.4
TrueSH — 12.3/70.2/9.0 | 11.4/65.9/7.8
Toronto Rock (5-9) vs. Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-12)
Sunday, April 6 at 5:00 p.m. ET at Lee’s Family Forum
Last Meeting:
16-11 Rock win
Rock
10.4 GF/GAME | 11.1 GA/GAME
Desert Dogs
10.4 GF/GAME | 14.5 GA/GAME
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 56 PTS (31G, 25A)
Chris Boushy, 49 PTS (29G, 20A)
Tom Schreiber, 43 PTS (13G, 30A)
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jack Hannah, 71 PTS (32G, 39A)
Jonathan Donville, 68 PTS (18G, 50A)
Casey Jackson, 50 PTS (24G, 26A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rock
Troy Holowchuk — 11.05 GAA | .759 Sv% | -3.03 GSAA | 206:18 min.
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 14.63 GAA | .742 Sv% | -20.83 GSAA | 602:53 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rock O | D
TrueES — 10.8/69.3/9.6 | 14.0/69.8/11.8
TruePP — 22.0/74.0/21.7 | 15.9/62.9/15.9
TrueFB — 22.0/75.7/18.1 | 19.7/81.0/16.8
TrueSH — 8.1/64.5/6.0 | 17.4/65.2/10.5
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 13.2/71.5/11.3 | 17.5/72.1/15.4
TruePP — 19.0/70.3/18.4 | 23.8/80.0/24.5
TrueFB — 16.1/73.4/13.4 | 21.6/75.9/17.7
TrueSH — 17.8/55.6/12.5 | 12.5/58.3/8.5