NLL 2024-25 Week 2 Preview
All five games on deck for week 2 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: NLL
Week 2 of the 2024-25 NLL regular season kicks off tonight with one game on Friday and four on Saturday. BlueSky not having any official NLL accounts on there made me realize there’s a lack of previews for lacrosse fans to quickly peruse and get caught up on what’s ahead. I’ve taken it upon myself to be that resource until someone else starts doing it better.
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 edition will have a mix of stats from last season and this season, as not every team has played a game in 2024-25. That’ll change after this weekend, and moving forward, all numbers will be based off the 2024-25 season.
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.
Simple enough. Here’s what’s ahead.
Photo Credit: Colorado Mammoth
Colorado Mammoth (1-0) vs. Las Vegas Desert Dogs (0-1)
Friday, Dec. 6 at 10:30 p.m. ET at Lee’s Family Forum
Last 3 Meetings:
2-1 in Las Vegas’s favor
Mammoth Top Scorers (2024-25):
Connor Kelly, 7 PTS (4G, 3A)
Zed Williams, 4 PTS (1G, 3A)
Will Malcom, 4 PTS (4A)
Desert Dogs Top Scorers (2024-25):
Jack Hannah, 6 PTS (4G, 2A)
Jonathan Donville, 6 PTS (6A)
Casey Jackson, 4 PTS (2G, 2A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 7.02 GAA | .833 Sv% | 1.64 GSAA
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 14.00 GAA | .811 Sv% | 1.22 GSAA
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 9.3/50.0/8.2 | 4.4/71.1/3.7
TruePP — 18.2/72.7/22.2 | 25.0/75.0/20.0
TrueFB — 22.2/77.8/18.2 | 37.5/75.0/33.3
TrueSH — 0.0/100.0/0.0 | 66.7/66.7/40.0
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 7.5/77.5/6.5 | 14.3/80.4/13.3
TruePP — 16.7/70.8/20.0 | 15.8/89.5/20.0
TrueFB — 23.5/76.5/20.0 | 0.0/77.8/0.0
TrueSH — 0.0/50.0/0.0 | 12.5/62.5/11.1
*All numbers are from the 2023-24 NLL season since neither team have played a game yet this season.
Calgary Roughnecks (8-10) vs. Halifax Thunderbirds (10-8)
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 5:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Centre
Last 4 Meetings:
3-1 in Calgary’s favor
Roughnecks Top Scorers:
Jesse King, 105 PTS (32G, 73A)
Tyler Pace, 86 PTS (36G, 50A) — currently on Holdout List
Tanner Cook, 65 PTS (26G, 39A)
Thunderbirds Top Scorers:
Clarke Petterson, 104 PTS (40G, 64A)
Austin Shanks, 85 PTS (23G, 62A) — currently plays for the Rush
Ryan Benesch, 81 PTS (42G, 39A) — currently plays for the Seals
Probable Starting Netminders
Roughnecks
Cam MacLeod — 10.99 GAA | .793 Sv% | 1.14 GSAA | 125:32 min. (spent 2023-24 season with Panther City LC)
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 10.85 GAA | .779 Sv% | -3.36 GSAA | 1039:23 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 15.1/72.8/12.4 | 11.8/67.7/10.5
TruePP — 14.9/64.7/16.5 | 19.7/74.3/19.9
TrueFB — 20.4/84.3/17.0 | 21.4/77.4/18.1
TrueSH — 13.7/68.6/9.6 | 17.9/62.5/11.8
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 13.8/66.1/12.1 | 14.2/69.0/11.3
TruePP — 20.5/77.1/21.4 | 16.2/68.4/15.2
TrueFB — 23.3/77.7/18.7 | 21.4/80.9/18.9
TrueSH — 9.9/66.2/4.9 | 12.2/70.7/10.2
*All numbers are from the 2023-24 NLL season since the Bandits have yet to play a game this season
Buffalo Bandits (11-7) vs. Rochester Knighthawks (8-10)
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Blue Cross Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Buffalo’s favor
Bandits Top Scorers:
Josh Byrne, 135 PTS (53G, 82A)
Dhane Smith, 134 PTS (33G, 101A)
Chris Cloutier, 68 PTS (30G, 38A)
Knighthawks Top Scorers:
Connor Fields, 120 PTS (56G, 64A)
Ryan Smith, 99 PTS (46G, 53A)
Ryan Lanchbury, 86 PTS (20G, 66A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 11.40 GAA | .783 Sv% | 0.46 GSAA | 957:59 min.
Knighthawks
Riley Hutchcraft — 12.82 GAA | .758 Sv% | -18.67 GSAA
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 15.8/70.3/14.4 | 13.8/68.5/12.3
TruePP — 17.8/71.3/19.4 | 16.9/67.1/18.4
TrueFB — 18.3/71.5/15.2 | 19.88/75.7/16.8
TrueSH — 12.5/67.0/9.4 | 14.9/70.2/10.3
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 13.9/69.8/12.8 | 14.1/65.1/12.9
TruePP — 18.3/73.1/19.3 | 18.6/71.5/21.6
TrueFB — 13.4/74.8/12.2 | 23.5/84.5/20.5
TrueSH — 6.1/63.3/4.7 | 14.7/69.1/10.2
Photo Credit: Toronto Rock
Albany FireWolves (0-1) vs. Toronto Rock (0-1)
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Last 5 Meetings:
5-0 in Toronto’s favor
FireWolves Top Scorers (2024-25):
Alex Simmons, 7 PTS (3G, 4A)
Ethan Walker, 4 PTS (1G, 3A)
Tye Kurtz, 3 PTS (1G, 2A)
Rock Top Scorers (2024-25):
Brian Cameron, 2 PTS (1G, 1A)
Chris Boushy, 2 PTS (1G, 1A)
7 players tied with 1 PTS
Probable Starting Netminders
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 8.93 GAA | .808 Sv% | 0.69 GSAA | 67:13 min.
Rock
Nick Rose — 10.71 GAA | .783 Sv% | -0.54 GSAA | 56:00 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 3.8/63.5/3.3 | 14.3/65.7/11.1
TruePP — 18.8/75.0/18.8 | 11.8/82.4/12.5
TrueFB — 28.6/85.7/16.7 | 16.7/75.0/16.7
TrueSH — 14.3/100.0/10.0 | 16.7/66.7/16.7
Rock O | D
TrueES — 3.3/53.3/2.8 | 10.6/72.3/8.6
TruePP — 0.0/50.0/0.0 | 27.3/81.8/23.1
TrueFB — 15.4/76.9/11.8 | 0.0/0.0/0.0
TrueSH — 12.5/75.0/11.1 | 0.0/0.0/0.0
*All numbers are from the 2023-24 NLL season since the Swarm have yet to play a game this season
San Diego Seals (13-5) vs. Georgia Swarm (10-8)
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Gas South Arena
Last 2 Meetings:
1-1
Seals Top Scorers:
Wes Berg, 108 PTS (41G, 67A)
Austin Staats, 102 PTS (50G, 52A) — currently on Suspended List
Dane Dobbie, 70 PTS (24G, 46A) — currently plays for the Roughnecks
Swarm Top Scorers:
Lyle Thompson, 87 PTS (42G, 45A)
Andrew Kew, 87 PTS (36G, 51A)
Shayne Jackson, 83 PTS (30G, 53A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 9.79 GAA | .795 Sv% | 10.55 GSAA | 1059:57 min.
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.18 GAA | .788 Sv% | 4.42 GSAA | 992:37 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Seals O | D
TrueES — 12.3/72.4/11.1 | 11.4/70.0/10.2
TruePP — 20.7/73.3/21.8 | 18.4/69.7/19.5
TrueFB — 17.9/75.7/15.4 | 21.2/75.4/17.8
TrueSH — 12.5/58.9/9.1 | 14.3/71.4/9.8
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 13.0/66.7/11.3 | 13.8/70.2/11.7
TruePP — 16.7/63.9/18.8 | 17.6/74.3/17.8
TrueFB — 21.2/79.3/18.5 | 17.3/72.3/14.2
TrueSH — 11.3/67.7/9.3 | 10.8/53.8/9.5