Buffalo Bandits, NLL, lacrosse

[Alaska Darin]

 

[Taro T]

Best of 3 Finals start tomorrow night in Banditland.  Rematch of last year's championship.  With Colorado coming to Buffalo to open the series.  1st 2 games will be on Cable/ Satellite.  Game 3, if necessary is on ESPN+.

 

Saturday's game is 7PM on ESPNU ESPN2.

Monday's game is at 4PM on the Deuce (ESPN2).

Should game 3 be necessary, it'll be next Satuday at 7:30PM on ESPN+.

 

Let's GO Ban- Dits!

Edited May 27, 2023 by Taro T
TV Schedule Changed.

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TV Network Scheduling Change.  Don't know if the NLL website was wrong or if ESPN changed stuff up last minute, but 

 

TONIGHT's GAME IS ON ESPN2 AT 7PM NOT ESPNU.

 

Monday's game is still set for ESPN2 at 4PM Eastern.

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No Josh Byrne tonight.  Upper body injury.  

 

Hadn't heard anything about a potential injury until just now.  Bummer.  

 

Need Buchanan and Fraser to step up and fill in for his missing offense.

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The Great Dhane from Cloutier 40 seconds in.  1-0.

 

Let's go Ban-dits!

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And then Dhane follows it up about a minute later from MacKay.  2-0.

 

2:02 into the game, Bandits have a 2 goal lead.

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And Fraser follows his own rebound and makes it 3-0 less than 5 minutes into the game.

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And the Great Dhane nets his 50th playoff goal and his 3rd of the game on the PP from Cloutier.

 

6:44 left in the 1st, 4-0.

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Bandits mauled in front of Colorado goal but no harm no foul per the refs. 

Zed Williams gets the ball and springs Downie on a fast break.  Colorado on the board.  Less than 5 minutes left in the 1st, 4-1.

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And Ryan Lee follows that one up.  4-2 Bandits.  202 seconds left in the 1st.

 

Dhane Smith with his 4th.  5-2.

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And Vinc wisely crawls out of the net on his butt making sure a Colorado shot following up a Zed Williams crossbar doesn't count.  (Ball probably wasn't in the net, but Matt was taking no chances.)  Just over 2 mintues left in the 1st, still 5-2.

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Zed Williams scores in the final minute and so does McLaughlin with only 2.9 seconds left in the 1st.

 

Bandits 5 - Mammoth 4 through 1.

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MacKay "dancing through the D."  Bandits up by 2 again.

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McLaughlin with another. 6-5.

 

Bandits are running across the top of the box a lot on offense as there aren't many passes open.  This has been effective so far as when Ward has to move across the top of the crease he leaves some openings.  Colorado's unorthodox defensive style gave the Bandits fits in the playoffs last year and in their earlier match up this year.

 

Robinson scores on a PP for the Mammoth.  6-6.

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Fraser with the wrap around.  7-6 Bandits.

 

10:13 left in the 2nd.

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Looks like it's coming back.  His toe was JUST on the line.

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Great save by Vinc.  Still tied.  8:40 left in the 2nd.

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Nick Weiss called for roughing on Robinson behind the Bandits net.  This one is starting to get physical.

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Gibson with a seeing eye shot from out very high.  7-6 bad guys.  6:15 left in the 2nd.

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McCulley with 5:16 left in the 2nd.  Tied at 7.