NLL 2024-25 Week 3 Preview
All seven games on deck for week 3 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: Saskatchewan Rush
Week 3 is upon us, the first time this season all 14 teams will play in the same weekend. Bye weeks are for chumps. Seven games is a lot to preview, so let’s not waste any time.
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. If you’re international, NLLplus.com is the way to go.
Here’s what’s ahead.
Photo Credit: Freestyle Photography/Ottawa Black Bears
Buffalo Bandits (1-0) vs. Ottawa Black Bears (1-0)
Friday, Dec. 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre
Last 5 Meetings (Bandits vs. Riptide):
3-2 in Bandits’ favor
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 11 PTS (3G, 8A)
Josh Byrne, 5 PTS (2G, 3A)
Four players with 3 PTS
Black Bears Top Scorers
Jacob Dunbar, 6 PTS (3G, 3A)
Connor Kearnan, 5 PTS (3G, 2A)
Jeff Teat, 5 PTS (1G, 4A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 7.00 GAA | .860 Sv% | 3.89 GSAA | 60:00 min.
Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 5.00 GAA | .878 Sv% | 3.93 GSAA | 60:00 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 16.7/63.3/17.1 | 9.8/56.1/10.3
TruePP — 0.0/50.0/0.0 | 0.0/57.1/0.0
TrueFB — 10.0/80.0/9.1 | 7.7/76.9/7.7
TrueSH — 33.3/100.0/50.0 | 25.0/25.0/12.5
Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 10.6/72.3/8.6 | 3.3/53.3/2.8
TruePP — 27.3/81.8/23.1 | 0.0/50.0/0.0
TrueFB — 0.0/0.0/0.0 | 15.4/76.9/11.8
TrueSH — 0.0/0.0/0.0 | 12.4/75.0/11.1
Rochester Knighthawks (1-1) vs. Vancouver Warriors (0-1)
Friday, Dec. 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Arena
Last 2 Meetings:
1-1
Knighthawks Top Scorers
Connor Fields, 12 PTS (5G, 7A)
Ryan Lanchbury, 11 PTS (3G, 8A)
Ryan Smith, 9 PTS (5G, 4A)
Warriors Top Scorers
Keegan Bal, 3 PTS (2G, 1A)
Owen Grant, 3 PTS (3G)
Two players with 2 PTS
Probable Starting Netminders
Knighthawks
Riley Hutchcraft — 12.61 GAA | .792 Sv% | 1.13 GSAA | 119:00 min.
Warriors
Aden Walsh — 10.00 GAA | .773 Sv% | -0.42 GSAA | 59:59 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 12.4/70.1/12.1 | 13.0/69.0/12.0
TruePP — 7.5/72.5/9.7 | 11.1/63.9/13.8
TrueFB — 4.5/77.3/4.2 | 18.5/77.8/16.1
TrueSH — 16.7/50.0/11.8 | 20.0/80.0/25.0
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 4.4/71.1/3.7 | 9.3/50.0/8.2
TruePP — 25.0/75.0/20.0 | 18.2/72.7/22.2
TrueFB — 37.5/75.0/33.3 | 22.2/77.8/18.2
TrueSH — 66.7/66.7/40.0 | 0.0/100.0/0.0
Colorado Mammoth (2-0) vs. San Diego Seals (1-1)
Friday, Dec. 13 at 10:30 p.m. ET at Pechanga Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
3-2 in Seals’ favor
Mammoth Top Scorers
Connor Kelly, 14 PTS (6G, 8A)
Zed Williams, 10 PTS (6G, 4A)
Eli McLaughlin, 9 PTS (3G, 6A)
Seals Top Scorers
Ryan Benesch, 13 PTS (7G, 6A)
Rob Hellyer, 12 PTS (6G, 6A)
Ben McIntosh, 10 PTS (5G, 5A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 8.01 GAA | .837 Sv% | 5.34 GSAA | 119:50 min.
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 14.46 GAA | .722 Sv% | -5.41 GSAA | 103:46 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 16.7/59.3/14.2 | 7.3/75.0/6.3
TruePP — 14.3/78.6/15.4 | 22.2/66.7/22.2
TrueFB — 18.8/75.0/16.7 | 25.0/75.0/19.0
TrueSH — 20.0/80.0/16.7 | 60.0/60.0/42.9
Seals O | D
TrueES — 17.3/70.4/14.4 | 20.6/75.0/15.4
TruePP — 33.3/85.7/38.9 | 22.7/77.3/18.5
TrueFB — 22.2/83.3/20.0 | 27.3/75.8/25.7
TrueSH — 10.0/70.0/7.1 | 50.0/75.0/33.3
Photo Credit: K. Morrow/Las Vegas Desert Dogs
Las Vegas Desert Dogs (0-2) vs. Philadelphia Wings (0-1)
Saturday, Dec. 14 at 6:00 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center
Last 2 Meetings:
2-0 in Wings’ favor
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jack Hannah, 13 PTS (8G, 5A)
Jon Donville, 11 PTS (11A)
Casey Jackson, 7 PTS (4G, 3A)
Wings Top Scorers
Mitch Jones, 8 PTS (3G, 5A)
Holden Cattoni, 6 PTS (4G, 2A)
Joe Resetarits, 5 PTS (2G, 3A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 13.90 GAA | .777 Sv% | -0.66 GSAA | 116:32 min.
Wings
Nick Damude — 19.80 GAA | .691 Sv% | -5.03 GSAA | 51:31 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 8.8/78.0/7.8 | 19.1/74.5/16.7
TruePP — 18.4/68.4/21.2 | 13.6/90.9/15.8
TrueFB — 20.0/76.0/15.6 | 6.3/75.0/5.6
TrueSH — 25.0/50.0/25.0 | 18.2/63.6/16.7
Wings O | D
TrueES — 26.9/76.9/20.6 | 18.0/72.0/16.1
TruePP — 28.6/78.6/23.5 | 38.5/84.6/45.5
TrueFB — 25.0/75.0/23.5 | 25.0/87.5/25.0
TrueSH — 33.3/66.7/25.0 | 16.7/66.7/10.0
Calgary Roughnecks (1-0) vs. Albany FireWolves (1-1)
Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:00 p.m. ET at MVP Arena
Last Meeting:
1-0 in FireWolves’ favor
Roughnecks Top Scorers
Jesse King, 10 PTS (2G, 8A)
Dane Dobbie, 9 PTS (5G, 4A)
Curtis Dickson, 9 PTS (5G, 4A)
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 10 PTS (5G, 5A)
Tye Kurtz, 7 PTS (3G, 4A)
Travis Longboat, 7 PTS (2G, 5A)
Sam Firth, 7 PTS (5G, 2A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Roughnecks
Cam MacLeod — 18.69 GAA | .660 Sv% | -5.77 GSAA | 51:22 min.
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 6.86 GAA | .859 Sv% | 7.55 GSAA | 122:29 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 23.3/76.7/20.4 | 19.1/66.0/17.0
TruePP — 30.8/62.5/33.3 | 25.0/83.3/23.1
TrueFB — 21.4/85.7/21.4 | 33.3/80.0/29.4
TrueSH — 0.0/60.0/0.0 | 50.0/50.0/33.3
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 7.2/63.9/5.8 | 9.3/73.3/7.8
TruePP — 20.7/72.4/20.7 | 9.7/77.4/10.3
TrueFB — 31.6/89.5/24.0 | 13.6/63.6/13.0
TrueSH — 18.8/87.5/14.3 | 7.7/46.2/7.1
Toronto Rock (0-2) vs. Georgia Swarm (1-0)
Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gas South Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Rock’s favor
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 4 PTS (4G)
Brian Cameron, 3 PTS (1G, 2A)
Mark Matthews, 3 PTS (3A)
Chris Boushy, 3 PTS (1G, 2A)
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 6 PTS (4G, 2A)
Brendan Bomberry, 5 PTS (5A)
Bryan Cole, 4 PTS (1G, 3A)
Andrew Kew, 4 PTS (2G, 2A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rose
Nick Rose — 12.48 GAA | .747 Sv% | -2.93 GSAA | 101:00 min.
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.44 GAA | .774 Sv% | -0.46 GSAA | 62:55 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rock O | D
TrueES — 4.3/68.6/3.7 | 11.5/69.2/8.9
TruePP — 3.8/61.5/4.5 | 25.0/75.0/23.1
TrueFB — 13.0/65.2/10.7 | 28.6/78.6/25.0
TrueSH — 6.7/53.3/5.9 | 16.7/58.3/11.8
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 16.7/73.8/12.3 | 16.7/68.8/12.9
TruePP — 12.5/75.0/10.0 | 25.0/87.5/28.6
TrueFB — 29.4/76.5/27.8 | 20.0/80.0/16.7
TrueSH — 100.0/100.0/50.0 | 0.0/75.0/0.0
Halifax Thunderbirds (0-1) vs. Saskatchewan Rush (1-0)
Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET at SaskTel Centre
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Thunderbirds’ favor
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 9 PTS (1G, 8A)
Clarke Petterson, 9 PTS (2G, 7A)
Thomas Hoggarth, 6 PTS (4G, 2A)
Dawson Theede, 6 PTS (4G, 2A)
Rush Top Scorers
Brock Haley, 5 PTS (2G, 3A)
Zach Manns, 5 PTS (4G, 1A)
Robert Church, 4 PTS (4A)
Austin Shanks, 4 PTS (2G, 2A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 17.00 GAA | .707 Sv% | -4.37 GSAA | 59:59 min.
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 8.03 GAA | .847 Sv% | 3.85 GSAA | 67:13 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 19.1/66.0/17.0 | 23.3/76.7/20.4
TruePP — 25.0/83.3/23.1 | 30.8/61.5/33.3
TrueFB — 33.3/80.0/29.4 | 21.4/85.7/21.4
TrueSH — 50.0/50.0/33.3 | 0.0/60.0/0.0
Rush O | D
TrueES — 14.3/65.7/11.1 | 3.8/63.5/3.3
TruePP — 11.8/82.4/12.5 | 18.8/75.0/18.8
TrueFB — 16.7/75.0/16.7 | 28.6/85.7/16.7
TrueSH — 16.7/66.7/16.7 | 14.3/100.0/10.0