NLL 2024-25 Week 21 Preview
All 8 games on deck for week 21 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: Colorado Mammoth
Three National Lacrosse League 2025 Postseason spots left — seven teams vying for them. Week 21 of the 2024-25 NLL regular season waited until the night before to work on that huge midterm report.
The final weekend of an NLL regular season snuck up on me like seasonal Southern allergies. I knew it was coming, I saw the signs (same amount of green (Rush, Knighthawks, pollen) covering everything), I remembered how this worked in seasons past, but I merrily made my way into April thinking the eventual would never happen, only to be dismantled with the reality of no more NLL regular season/painful sinus pressure and the runniest congested nose I’ve had in a minute.
It’s been a rough week. It’ll be a rough end to the week for four NLL teams. Spring allergies/the end of the NLL regular season suck.
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: Toronto Rock
Halifax Thunderbirds (10-7) vs. Toronto Rock (5-11)
Friday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Rock’s favor
Thunderbirds
13.1 GF/GAME | 12.0 GA/GAME
Rock
10.6 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 95 PTS (30G, 65A)
Clarke Petterson, 93 PTS (30G, 63A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 57 PTS (28G, 29A)
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 66 PTS (38G, 28A)
Chris Boushy, 59 PTS (32G, 27A)
Dan Craig, 46 PTS (12G, 34A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Thunderbirds
Drew Hutchison — 12.52 GAA | .761 Sv% | -5.12 GSAA | 316:14 min.
Rock
Troy Holowchuk — 11.54 GAA | .746 Sv% | -8.30 GSAA | 327:33 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 13.2/70.7/11.7 | 14.7/69.1/12.2
TruePP — 18.6/74.0/18.8 | 17.9/71.8/17.4
TrueFB — 26.5/80.8/22.8 | 23.0/80.8/20.6
TrueSH — 20.0/69.2/12.9 | 15.6/73.3/10.9
Rock O | D
TrueES — 11.4/69.4/10.1 | 14.3/70.5/11.7
TruePP — 20.9/70.3/21.1 | 15.5/62.1/15.9
TrueFB — 21.7/74.7/18.1 | 20.3/79.1/17.4
TrueSH — 7.2/65.2/5.3 | 19.6/66.7/11.9
Calgary Roughnecks (8-8) vs. Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-13)
Friday, April 18 at 10:30 p.m. ET at Lee’s Family Forum
Last 4 Meetings:
3-1 in Roughnecks’ favor
Roughnecks
12.3 GF/GAME | 12.2 GA/GAME
Desert Dogs
10.6 GF/GAME | 14.4 GA/GAME
Roughnecks Top Scorers
Curtis Dickson, 98 PTS (43G, 55A)
Jesse King, 93 PTS (27G, 66A)
Tanner Cook, 61 PTS (25G, 36A)
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jonathan Donville, 80 PTS (20G, 60A)
Jack Hannah, 79 PTS (36G, 43A)
Casey Jackson, 52 PTS (26G, 26A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Roughnecks
Nick Rose — 10.92 GAA | .793 Sv% | 11.20 GSAA | 928:13 min.
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 14.09 GAA | .747 Sv% | -21.44 GSAA | 719:31 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 15.3/69.1/13.1 | 15.3/71.6/13.7
TruePP — 19.5/69.9/21.1 | 16.6/76.8/17.1
TrueFB — 19.6/79.5/17.3 | 19.9/78.8/16.8
TrueSH — 6.8/70.5/4.6 | 13.3/65.0/10.3
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 13.3/71.8/11.1 | 17.6/72.4/15.4
TruePP — 18.1/70.8/17.7 | 21.5/78.5/22.1
TrueFB — 16.4/72.6/13.8 | 21.0/73.9/17.3
TrueSH — 21.6/58.8/15.9 | 13.2/60.4/9.0
Albany FireWolves (7-10) vs. San Diego Seals (8-9)
Friday, April 18 at 10:30 p.m. ET at Pechanga Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in FireWolves’ favor
FireWolves
10.7 GF/GAME | 11.7 GA/GAME
Seals
12.0 GF/GAME | 11.7 GA/GAME
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 91 PTS (34G, 57A)
Tye Kurtz, 81 PTS (34G, 47A)
Ethan Walker, 68 PTS (24G, 44A)
Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 91 PTS (28G, 63A)
Wes Berg, 82 PTS (45G, 37A)
Two tied with 64 PTS
Probable Starting Netminders
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 11.14 GAA | .793 Sv% | 12.03 GSAA | 953:28 min.
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 11.57 GAA | .769 Sv% | -8.66 GSAA | 964:53 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 11.6/67.1/10.4 | 14.9/74.4/13.1
TruePP — 20.0/73.7/20.0 | 17.9/74.0/18.8
TrueFB — 21.2/79.5/17.1 | 18.2/73.9/16.3
TrueSH — 14.3/74.0/11.6 | 8.1/64.9/6.3
Seals O | D
TrueES — 15.1/69.8/13.5 | 14.9/71.2/12.1
TruePP — 17.7/70.4/19.7 | 20.4/73.5/19.8
TrueFB — 21.2/80.8/17.8 | 21.9/79.1/19.6
TrueSH — 4.8/60.7/4.1 | 13.3/71.1/8.5
Toronto Rock vs. Rochester Knighthawks (10-7)
Saturday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m. ET at Blue Cross Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Rock’s favor
Knighthawks
12.8 GF/GAME | 11.7 GA/GAME
Knighthawks Top Scorers
Connor Fields, 118 PTS (44G, 74A)
Ryan Lanchbury, 110 PTS (26G, 84A)
Ryan Smith, 80 PTS (47G, 33A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Knighthawks
Rylan Hartley — 10.76 GAA | .778 Sv% | -0.45 GSAA | 418:22 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 14.7/70.0/13.4 | 13.0/69.5/11.9
TruePP — 17.1/71.3/19.2 | 20.5/76.8/21.1
TrueFB — 21.6/76.8/19.7 | 23.8/79.9/21.2
TrueSH — 8.5/70.4/6.9 | 15.9/68.3/10.4
Photo Credit: Buffalo Bandits
Buffalo Bandits (13-4) vs. Georgia Swarm (8-9)
Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gas South Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Bandits’ favor
Bandits
13.6 GF/GAME | 10.7 GA/GAME
Swarm
11.8 GF/GAME | 12.1 GA/GAME
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 129 PTS (30G, 99A)
Josh Byrne, 126 PTS (43G, 83A)
Kyle Buchanan, 52 PTS (34G, 18A)
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 90 PTS (40G, 50A)
Shayne Jackson, 70 PTS (30G, 40A)
Andrew Kew, 66 PTS (24G, 42A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 10.52 GAA | .786 Sv% | 5.61 GSAA | 1020:51 min.
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.87 GAA | .771 Sv% | -7.05 GSAA | 965:31 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 17.2/72.0/15.5 | 13.3/64.8/12.4
TruePP — 16.0/69.1/16.7 | 15.9/58.2/18.1
TrueFB — 24.7/88.0/21.9 | 16.4/73.3/13.8
TrueSH — 12.3/68.4/7.2 | 8.5/60.6/7.1
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 13.9/68.4/12.2 | 16.1/70.8/13.6
TruePP — 15.8/75.8/15.5 | 16.6/66.3/18.4
TrueFB — 22.1/73.7/19.6 | 23.1/76.3/18.5
TrueSH — 17.8/73.3/12.7 | 5.3/72.4/4.3
Philadelphia Wings (7-10) vs. Vancouver Warriors (10-7)
Saturday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Arena
Last 4 Meetings:
Tied at 2-2
Wings
11.9 GF/GAME | 12.9 GA/GAME
Warriors
10.9 GF/GAME | 9.8 GA/GAME
Wings Top Scorers
Joe Resetarits, 120 PTS (40G, 80A)
Mitch Jones, 108 PTS (30G, 78A)
Brennan O’Neill, 58 PTS (25G, 33A)
Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 107 PTS (41G, 66A)
Adam Charalambides, 78 PTS (28G, 50A)
Kevin Crowley, 51 PTS (21G, 30A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Wings
Deacon Knott — 11.19 GAA | .783 Sv% | 0.61 GSAA | 193:03 min.
Warriors
Christian Del Bianco — 9.40 GAA | .813 Sv% | 8.36 GSAA | 300:00 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Wings O | D
TrueES — 17.7/72.1/15.3 | 13.0/69.5/11.9
TruePP — 21.6/72.5/20.2 | 20.5/76.8/21.1
TrueFB — 14.2/69.3/12.7 | 23.8/79.9/21.2
TrueSH — 16.3/69.9/10.9 | 15.9/68.3/10.4
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 13.5/71.1/10.8 | 11.9/64.6/10.2
TruePP — 16.1/63.2/18.2 | 17.6/68.2/18.9
TrueFB — 23.8/78.8/20.4 | 14.4/71.9/12.1
TrueSH — 19.0/69.0/12.2 | 14.3/67.9/9.8
Colorado Mammoth (8-9) vs. Calgary Roughnecks
Saturday, April 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Saddledome
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Mammoth’s favor
Mammoth
11.2 GF/GAME | 11.8 GA/GAME
Mammoth Top Scorers
Ryan Lee, 91 PTS (33G, 58A)
Will Malcom, 80 PTS (35G, 45A)
Connor Robinson, 66 PTS (23G, 43A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 11.09 GAA | .797 Sv% | 15.33 GSAA | 957:38 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 15.6/66.1/13.5 | 14.4/71.7/13.1
TruePP — 12.3/67.7/13.7 | 20.4/75.4/19.8
TrueFB — 17.2/80.0/14.9 | 18.7/79.4/15.5
TrueSH — 10.8/67.7/8.0 | 11.4/65.9/7.6
Ottawa Black Bears (8-9) vs. Saskatchewan Rush (12-5)
Saturday, April 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET at SaskTel Centre
Last 3 Meetings (as New York Riptide):
2-1 in Rush’s favor
Black Bears
10.4 GF/GAME | 10.9 GA/GAME
Rush
11.6 GF/GAME | 10.1 GA/GAME
Black Bears Top Scorers
Jeff Teat, 107 PTS (53G, 54A)
Connor Kearnan, 62 PTS (18G, 44A)
Reilly O’Connor, 40 PTS (15G, 25A)
Rush Top Scorers
Zach Manns, 69 PTS (33G, 36A)
Austin Shanks, 68 PTS (33G, 35A)
Ryan Keenan, 67 PTS (25G, 42A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 10.63 GAA | .794 Sv% | 12.35 GSAA | 1004:56 min.
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 9.56 GAA | .799 Sv% | 13.60 GSAA | 897:33 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 13.7/70.6/11.5 | 14.1/71.8/11.7
TruePP — 18.8/75.4/18.3 | 10.6/68.3/11.4
TrueFB — 18.6/71.4/15.0 | 22.8/78.2/20.5
TrueSH — 7.8/62.5/5.3 | 12.3/67.7/9.3
Rush O | D
TrueES — 14.3/69.3/12.3 | 12.1/66.9/10.2
TruePP — 15.4/67.0/16.5 | 16.1/74.5/16.4
TrueFB — 18.0/76.2/16.0 | 21.7/75.8/18.1
TrueSH — 12.5/67.5/8.9 | 17.9/71.6/11.9