NLL 2024-25 Week 20 Preview
All 6 games on deck for week 20 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: Saskatchewan Rush
The penultimate weekend of the 2024-25 National Lacrosse League regular season, week 20’s six-game docket has the Knighthawks and Roughnecks chilling before everyone plays in week 21 to cap the season.
We’re at the point where those on the fringe of the postseason are hoping other contests benefit them while they try their damndest to take care of their own business. Three other hopefuls slid to .500 and need wins to keep afloat. Other like the Thunderbirds and Knighthawks seek a home playoff berth.
Nine teams in contention, four postseason spots left. Six games disbursed unevenly across three days will write the end of some teams’ stories for this season unless they wrest the pen from the author’s hand and ink the next few pages themselves.
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: Vancouver Warriors
Vancouver Warriors (9-7) vs. Toronto Rock (5-10)
Friday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Rock’s favor
Warriors
10.8 GF/GAME | 9.8 GA/GAME
Rock
10.6 GF/GAME | 11.3 GA/GAME
Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 100 PTS (39G, 61A)
Adam Charalambides, 70 PTS (24G, 46A)
Kevin Crowley, 50 PTS (20G, 30A)
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 62 PTS (36G, 26A)
Chris Boushy, 52 PTS (29G, 23A)
Tom Schreiber, 43 PTS (13G, 30A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Warriors
Christian Del Bianco — 9.25 GAA | .820 Sv% | 8.41 GSAA | 240:00 min.
Rock
Troy Holowchuk — 11.66 GAA | .751 Sv% | -5.93 GSAA | 267:34 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 13.2/70.8/10.7 | 11.7/64.8/10.1
TruePP — 16.6/64.3/18.6 | 17.5/68.6/18.7
TrueFB — 23.4/78.5/20.2 | 14.0/72.0/11.7
TrueSH — 19.3/70.2/12.8 | 15.7/68.6/10.8
Rock O | D
TrueES — 11.2/69.8/10.0 | 13.9/70.0/11.7
TruePP — 21.2/71.2/20.9 | 15.9/63.1/16.0
TrueFB — 21.8/75.0/18.1 | 19.9/78.8/17.1
TrueSH — 7.8/65.6/5.7 | 20.0/68.0/12.5
Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-12) vs. Ottawa Black Bears (7-9)
Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre
Last Meeting (as New York Riptide):
13-11 Riptide win
Desert Dogs
10.6 GF/GAME | 14.4 GA/GAME
Black Bears
10.2 GF/GAME | 11.0 GA/GAME
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jonathan Donville, 75 PTS (20G, 55A)
Jack Hannah, 74 PTS (34G, 40A)
Casey Jackson, 50 PTS (24G, 26A)
Black Bears Top Scorers
Jeff Teat, 98 PTS (45G, 53A)
Connor Kearnan, 58 PTS (16G, 42A)
Jacob Dunbar, 38 PTS (23G, 15A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 14.28 GAA | .746 Sv% | -20.98 GSAA | 659:32 min.
Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 10.67 GAA | .793 Sv% | 10.79 GSAA | 944:56 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 13.2/71.6/11.1 | 17.4/72.3/15.3
TruePP — 18.9/70.1/18.5 | 23.0/77.6/23.8
TrueFB — 16.5/72.3/13.8 | 21.4/74.8/17.7
TrueSH — 20.4/59.2/14.7 | 12.0/60.0/8.1
Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 13.3/70.4/11.2 | 14.1/71.7/11.8
TruePP — 20.1/74.3/19.5 | 11.0/67.6/11.8
TrueFB — 18.8/72.2/15.3 | 23.4/78.3/21.0
TrueSH — 6.6/62.3/4.4 | 11.1/68.3/8.2
San Diego Seals (8-8) vs. Albany FireWolves (6-10)
Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. ET at MVP Arena
Last 4 Meetings:
3-1 in FireWolves’ favor
Seals
12.1 GF/GAME | 11.7 GA/GAME
FireWolves
10.6 GF/GAME | 11.8 GA/GAME
Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 87 PTS (28G, 59A)
Wes Berg, 80 PTS (44G, 36A)
Two tied with 60 PTS
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 85 PTS (33G, 52A)
Tye Kurtz, 73 PTS (28G, 45A)
Ethan Walker, 65 PTS (24G, 41A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 11.54 GAA | .768 Sv% | -8.80 GSAA | 919:53 min.
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 11.21 GAA | .793 Sv% | 10.90 GSAA | 893:28 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Seals O | D
TrueES — 15.1/69.2/13.4 | 15.1/71.4/12.1
TruePP — 18.5/71.3/20.6 | 19.7/72.2/19.3
TrueFB — 21.3/80.9/17.9 | 21.5/78.5/19.3
TrueSH — 4.9/61.7/4.3 | 11.4/70.5/7.4
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 11.5/67.1/10.4 | 14.9/74.1/13.0
TruePP — 19.2/72.3/19.4 | 18.6/74.9/19.5
TrueFB — 20.6/78.6/16.6 | 18.1/73.5/16.3
TrueSH — 13.2/73.7/10.9 | 8.5/66.2/6.5
Photo Credit: Kyle Hess/Georgia Swarm
Georgia Swarm (8-8) vs. Philadelphia Wings (6-10)
Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Wings favor
Swarm
11.7 GF/GAME | 11.9 GA/GAME
Wings
11.6 GF/GAME | 12.9 GA/GAME
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 86 PTS (39G, 47A)
Shayne Jackson, 69 PTS (29G, 40A)
Andrew Kew, 62 PTS (22G, 40A)
Wings Top Scorers
Joe Resetarits, 110 PTS (37G, 73A)
Mitch Jones, 102 PTS (29G, 73A)
Brennan O’Neill, 53 PTS (23G, 30A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.77 GAA | .772 Sv% | -5.84 GSAA | 917:12 min.
Wings
Nick Damude — 12.96 GAA | .784 Sv% | 3.31 GSAA | 828:27 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 14.2/68.8/12.5 | 15.9/70.5/13.4
TruePP — 15.4/75.3/15.2 | 15.8/66.1/17.8
TrueFB — 20.1/72.2/17.6 | 22.0/76.1/17.6
TrueSH — 15.0/70.0/10.5 | 5.5/72.6/4.4
Wings O | D
TrueES — 17.6/71.9/15.2 | 13.3/69.9/12.1
TruePP — 21.0/72.7/19.9 | 20.3/76.4/21.1
TrueFB — 12.7/68.7/11.4 | 22.0/79.1/19.4
TrueSH — 17.5/70.0/11.7 | 13.8/65.5/8.9
Halifax Thunderbirds (10-6) vs. Buffalo Bandits (12-4)
Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Bandits’ favor
Thunderbirds
13.2 GF/GAME | 11.8 GA/GAME
Bandits
13.5 GF/GAME | 10.6 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 86 PTS (26G, 60A)
Clarke Petterson, 86 PTS (27G, 59A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 53 PTS (28G, 25A)
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 118 PTS (29G, 89A)
Josh Byrne, 118 PTS (39G, 79A)
Two tied with 47 PTS
Probable Starting Netminders
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 11.42 GAA | .769 Sv% | -5.93 GSAA | 714:17 min.
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 10.43 GAA | .785 Sv% | 4.29 GSAA | 960:51 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 13.0/71.3/11.4 | 14.5/68.9/12.1
TruePP — 18.9/74.4/18.8 | 17.1/71.5/16.7
TrueFB — 27.2/81.7/23.6 | 22.3/80.2/19.6
TrueSH — 20.6/69.8/13.1 | 15.6/73.3/11.1
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 17.2/72.0/15.5 | 13.0/64.8/12.2
TruePP — 15.0/68.8/15.8 | 15.9/57.5/18.1
TrueFB — 23.9/88.1/20.6 | 17.3/74.5/14.6
TrueSH — 12.3/68.4/7.3 | 8.7/60.9/7.3
Saskatchewan Rush (11-5) vs. Colorado Mammoth (8-8)
Sunday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. ET at Ball Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Rush’s favor
Rush
11.6 GF/GAME | 10.4 GA/GAME
Mammoth
11.5 GF/GAME | 11.9 GA/GAME
Rush Top Scorers
Zach Manns, 67 PTS (32G, 35A)
Ryan Keenan, 65 PTS (23G, 42A)
Austin Shanks, 61 PTS (29G, 32A)
Mammoth Top Scorers
Ryan Lee, 88 PTS (33G, 55A)
Will Malcom, 75 PTS (32G, 43A)
Connor Robinson, 65 PTS (22G, 43A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 9.81 GAA | .794 Sv% | 9.38 GSAA | 837:33 min.
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 11.10 GAA | .795 Sv% | 12.57 GSAA | 897:38 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rush O | D
TrueES — 14.4/68.8/12.4 | 12.3/67.2/10.4
TruePP — 15.1/66.7/16.2 | 16.8/73.6/17.1
TrueFB — 18.2/75.0/16.0 | 21.8/74.8/18.2
TrueSH — 12.5/67.5/9.3 | 18.5/72.3/12.4
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 16.1/66.4/14.0 | 14.5/71.4/13.2
TruePP — 12.6/66.7/14.0 | 20.2/75.4/19.6
TrueFB — 17.0/79.3/14.7 | 19.0/78.2/15.5
TrueSH — 11.1/68.3/8.3 | 11.4/65.9/7.8