NLL 2024-25 Week 7 Preview
All seven games on deck for week 7 of the 2024-25 NLL season
Photo Credit: Trevor MacMillian/Halifax Thunderbirds
There’s a loaded docket ahead for week 7 of the 2024-25 NLL season, with every team seeing action this weekend. Hopefully wintry weather doesn’t derail the momentous matchups ahead and gives us more of that chaos we crave. Only two teams remain with a zero in either their win or loss column (the Toronto Rock have the chance to do the funniest thing), and the rest are either trying to build off recent wins or get back in that better column.
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: Kyle Hess/Georgia Swarm
Ottawa Black Bears (2-2) vs. Georgia Swarm (4-1)
Friday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gas South Arena
Last 5 Meetings (as New York Riptide):
4-1 in Swarm’ favor
Black Bears
8.8 GF/GAME | 10.0 GA/GAME
Swarm
11.2 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
Black Bears Top Scorers
Jeff Teat, 18 PTS (8G, 10A)
Jacob Dunbar, 15 PTS (10G, 5A)
Connor Kearnan, 9 PTS (3G, 6A)
Swarm Top Scorers
Lyle Thompson, 25 PTS (14G, 11A)
Andrew Kew, 24 PTS (9G, 15A)
Bryan Cole, 18 PTS (10G, 8A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Black Bears
Zach Higgins — 9.70 GAA | .802 Sv% | 3.28 GSAA | 235:08 min.
Swarm
Brett Dobson — 11.02 GAA | .788 Sv% | 0.60 GSAA | 277:40 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Black Bears O | D
TrueES — 10.9/69.0/9.1 | 11.3/70.6/9.0
TruePP — 17.1/68.3/16.7 | 14.9/68.1/17.9
TrueFB — 20.8/62.5/15.6 | 22.7/70.5/19.2
TrueSH — 6.3/56.3/4.5 | 6.3/68.8/4.5
Swarm O | D
TrueES — 11.8/68.0/10.2 | 14.4/69.1/12.8
TruePP — 19.6/78.6/18.0 | 21.6/75.7/23.5
TrueFB — 24.2/71.0/21.4 | 23.9/78.3/19.3
TrueSH — 25.0/62.5/13.3 | 0.0/66.7/0.0
Toronto Rock (0-4) vs. Buffalo Bandits(3-0)
Friday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center
Last 5 Meetings:
5-0 in Bandits’ favor
Rock
7.3 GF/GAME | 12.0 GA/GAME
Bandits
15.3 GF/GAME | 6.7 GA/GAME
Rock Top Scorers
Josh Dawick, 14 PTS (9G, 5A)
Mark Matthews, 12 PTS (1G, 11A) (currently on the Injured Reserve List)
Chris Boushy, 11 PTS (7G, 4A)
Bandits Top Scorers
Dhane Smith, 28 PTS (7G, 21A)
Josh Byrne, 26 PTS (6G, 20A)
Kyle Buchanan, 11 PTS (6G, 5A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Rock
Nick Rose — 11.67 GAA | .765 Sv% | -3.66 GSAA | 221:00 min.
Bandits
Matt Vinc — 6.85 GAA | .865 Sv% | 11.82 GSAA | 175:13 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Rock O | D
TrueES — 6.6/70.5/5.9 | 12.4/68.0/10.6
TruePP — 12.5/70.8/14.6 | 20.0/72.5/17.8
TrueFB — 18.8/66.7/15.5 | 27.5/80.0/23.4
TrueSH — 4.3/52.2/3.6 | 23.5/58.8/14.8
Bandits O | D
TrueES — 19.0/69.0/16.9 | 8.6/66.4/8.2
TruePP — 14.3/57.1/16.1 | 7.0/54.5/8.9
TrueFB — 19.4/83.9/17.6 | 6.3/62.5/5.7
TrueSH — 16.7/91.7/11.8 | 9.5/52.4/8.3
San Diego Seals (3-2) vs. Vancouver Warriors (2-1)
Friday, Jan. 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Seals’ favor
Seals
11.6 GF/GAME | 11.0 GA/GAME
Warriors
10.3 GF/GAME | 9.3 GA/GAME
Seals Top Scorers
Rob Hellyer, 24 PTS (10G, 14A)
Ryan Benesch, 22 PTS (11G, 11A)
Wes Berg, 22 PTS (10G, 12A)
Warriors Top Scorers
Kevin Crowley, 12 PTS (6G, 6A)
Keegan Bal, 12 PTS (6G, 6A)
Two tied with 7 PTS
Probable Starting Netminders
Seals
Chris Origlieri — 10.78 GAA | .772 Sv% | -2.84 GSAA | 283:45 min.
Warriors
Aden Walsh — 9.00 GAA | .806 Sv% | 2.88 GSAA | 179:59 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Seals O | D
TrueES — 13.7/70.5/11.6 | 15.0/68.2/11.4
TruePP — 21.2/78.8/22.4 | 16.4/74.6/15.9
TrueFB — 24.2/78.8/19.5 | 20.7/69.0/19.0
TrueSH — 3.8/61.5/3.0 | 14.3/78.6/11.1
Warriors O | D
TrueES — 9.2/73.1/7.8 | 8.5/56.6/7.4
TruePP — 18.4/71.1/20.0 | 14.5/66.1/15.5
TrueFB — 30.0/76.7/27.3 | 16.0/72.0/14.3
TrueSH — 26.7/80.0/18.2 | 10.0/80.0/5.9
Photo Credit: Vancouver Warriors
Calgary Roughnecks (2-1) vs. Philadelphia Wings (3-1)
Saturday, Jan. 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center
Last 4 Meetings:
2-2
Roughnecks
13.7 GF/GAME | 14.3 GA/GAME
Wings
15.3 GF/GAME | 12.0 GA/GAME
Roughnecks Top Scorers
Jesse King, 23 PTS (3G, 20A)
Curtis Dickson, 21 PTS (11G, 10A)
Dane Dobbie, 20 PTS (15G, 5A)
Wings Top Scorers
Joe Resetarits, 34 PTS (10G, 24A)
Mitch Jones, 32 PTS (9G, 23A)
Holden Cattoni, 27 PTS (13G, 14A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Roughnecks
Cam MacLeod — 14.71 GAA | .737 Sv% | -7.32 GSAA | 163:06 min.
Wings
Nick Damude — 12.10 GAA | .785 Sv% | 0.08 GSAA | 233:06 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Roughnecks O | D
TrueES — 16.8/71.4/14.2 | 19.1/74.3/16.8
TruePP — 22.0/67.8/23.2 | 20.0/86.7/17.1
TrueFB — 18.5/81.5/17.2 | 25.0/81.3/24.2
TrueSH — 0.0/50.0/0.0 | 17.6/64.7/15.0
Wings O | D
TrueES — 24.1/73.8/20.0 | 13.8/71.8/11.7
TruePP — 29.0/77.4/25.0 | 14.9/70.2/16.3
TrueFB — 17.2/69.0/13.9 | 16.3/74.6/14.9
TrueSH — 16.7/58.3/10.0 | 18.8/56.3/12.5
Halifax Thunderbirds (1-3) vs. Rochester Knighthawks (2-4)
Saturday, Jan. 11 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Blue Cross Arena
Last 5 Meetings:
4-1 in Thunderbirds’ favor
Thunderbirds
13.0 GF/GAME | 13.8 GA/GAME
Knighthawks
10.3 GF/GAME | 12.2 GA/GAME
Thunderbirds Top Scorers
Randy Staats, 28 PTS (3G, 25A)
Clarke Petterson, 26 PTS (6G, 20A)
Dawson Theede, 22 PTS (13G, 9A)
Knighthawks Top Scorers
Ryan Lanchbury, 34 PTS (12G, 22A)
Connor Fields, 32 PTS (10G, 22A)
Ryan Smith, 22 PTS (14G, 8A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Thunderbirds
Warren Hill — 13.58 GAA | .745 Sv% | -6.25 GSAA | 176:45 min.
Knighthawks
Riley Hutchcraft — 11.56 GAA | .795 Sv% | 3.23 GSAA | 342:33 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Thunderbirds O | D
TrueES — 14.7/68.6/13.1 | 17.5/65.0/15.5
TruePP — 22.7/72.7/21.3 | 16.7/69.7/17.5
TrueFB — 21.7/78.3/18.2 | 22.7/75.0/20.0
TrueSH — 18.8/56.3/12.5 | 11.1/77.8/10.0
Knighthawks O | D
TrueES — 12.7/69.0/11.9 | 12.9/69.2/12.0
TruePP — 10.4/69.8/12.5 | 14.1/66.3/16.0
TrueFB — 11.9/68.7/11.3 | 20.8/76.4/18.1
TrueSH — 11.1/63.9/9.3 | 15.8/73.7/11.5
Las Vegas Desert Dogs (1-4) vs. Saskatchewan Rush (3-1)
Saturday, Jan. 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET at SaskTel Centre
Last 3 Meetings:
3-0 in Rush’s favor
Desert Dogs
10.4 GF/GAME | 14.8 GA/GAME
Rush
11.0 GF/GAME | 10.3 GA/GAME
Desert Dogs Top Scorers
Jack Hannah, 23 PTS (12G, 11A)
Jon Donville, 23 PTS (4G, 19A)
Casey Jackson, 17 PTS (7G, 10A)
Rush Top Scorers
Zach Manns, 21 PTS (14G, 7A)
Brock Haley, 15 PTS (6G, 9A)
Austin Shanks, 14 PTS (7G, 7A)
Probable Starting Netminders
Desert Dogs
Landon Kells — 14.39 GAA | .747 Sv% | -10.59 GSAA | 295:58 min.
Rush
Frank Scigliano — 9.61 GAA | .799 Sv% | 2.86 GSAA | 256:05 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
Desert Dogs O | D
TrueES — 11.2/75.2/9.9 | 19.1/71.6/16.9
TruePP — 13.8/64.6/15.0 | 23.4/85.1/22.9
TrueFB — 15.5/71.4/13.1 | 9.1/69.7/7.7
TrueSH — 17.6/47.1/13.0 | 20.0/65.0/16.7
Rush O | D
TrueES — 13.4/67.3/11.6 | 11.9/65.8/10.1
TruePP — 11.8/74.5/11.5 | 16.1/77.4/15.2
TrueFB — 19.6/68.6/18.5 | 27.5/80.0/23.4
TrueSH — 18.2/72.7/13.3 | 23.5/58.8/14.8
Albany FireWolves (1-4) vs. Colorado Mammoth (3-2)
Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET at Ball Arena
Only Meeting:
1-0 in FireWolves’ favor
FireWolves
11.2 GF/GAME | 10.4 GA/GAME
Mammoth
13.6 GF/GAME | 11.4 GA/GAME
FireWolves Top Scorers
Alex Simmons, 27 PTS (9G, 18A)
Tye Kurtz, 20 PTS (7G, 13A)
Ethan Walker, 19 PTS (9G, 10A)
Mammoth Top Scorers
Connor Kelly, 30 PTS (15G, 15A)
Will Malcom, 27 PTS (13G, 14A)
Connor Robinson, 23 PTS (8G, 15A)
Probable Starting Netminders
FireWolves
Doug Jamieson — 9.83 GAA | .815 Sv% | 8.26 GSAA | 305:18 min.
Mammoth
Dillon Ward — 10.91 GAA | .790 Sv% | 1.25 GSAA | 297:03 min.
Offensive & Defensive Stats
FireWolves O | D
TrueES — 10.7/65.3/9.7 | 12.7/76.0/11.3
TruePP — 20.3/76.3/18.8 | 18.5/73.8/19.0
TrueFB — 23.9/80.4/20.0 | 14.5/67.3/13.3
TrueSH — 20.0/77.1/18.9 | 8.0/48.0/6.3
Mammoth O | D
TrueES — 20.6/64.0/16.9 | 12.9/72.4/11.2
TruePP — 11.7/67.5/13.8 | 20.3/70.3/20.6
TrueFB — 20.5/79.5/17.4 | 24.4/78.0/18.2
TrueSH — 5.6/72.2/4.3 | 20.0/55.0/13.8