2019 NLL season

The 2019 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2018–2019 season, is the 33rd in the history of the NLL. It was originally scheduled to begin on December 1, 2018 and ending with the NLL final in late spring of 2019. This season is the inaugural season for the expansion teams San Diego Seals and Philadelphia Wings. This is also the final season for the Rochester Knighthawks under owner Curt Styres, as the team's operations are being relocated to Halifax for the 2019–20 season while Pegula Sports and Entertainment takes over the Knighthawks moniker with a new expansion team.

The Professional Lacrosse Players Association, who represents the NLL players, opted out of their seven-year collective bargaining agreement after the fifth season (2017–18) seeking a new deal. On November 15, 2018 the league announced that a counter-proposal submitted by the Professional Lacrosse Players Association was rejected. This came after the league suspended their Wednesday November 14 deadline to review the counter-proposal after the PLPA rejected the league's offer; the PLPA advised its members not to attend training camp and thus effectively went on strike. Subsequent to this the league announced that all games to be played in the first two weeks of the season (encompassing December 1 and 8 weekends) were cancelled. On November 24 the NLL and the PLPA came to an agreement on the CBA for 5 years, ending the labor dispute.

Teams

East Division West Division

Regular season

Reference:

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: GA = Goals Allowed; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Playoffs

Divisional SemifinalDivisional FinalNLL Final (best of 3)
           
E1Buffalo13
E4New England6
E1Buffalo12
Eastern Division
E3Toronto8
E2Georgia14
E3Toronto16
E1Buffalo713—
W3Calgary1014*—
W1Saskatchewan10
W4Colorado11*
W4Colorado4
Western Division
W3Calgary8
W2San Diego11
W3Calgary12

*Overtime

Conference Semifinal

Eastern Division

(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E4) New England Black Wolves

May 7, 2019Buffalo Bandits13–6
(4–1, 3–2, 2–2, 4–1)		New England Black WolvesKeyBank Center
Attendance: 11,776
Game reference
Matt Vinc
Zach Higgins		GoaliesDoug Jamieson
Alex Buque
MacKay – 00:451–0
Smith (Small, Cloutier) – 01:162–0
Evans (Cloutier, Smith) – 02:313–0
3–109:16 – Crawford (Leblanc, Brock) (PP)
Fraser (Smith) – 13:364–1
4–218:57 – Digby (O'Connor, Crawford)
4–320:14 – Crawford (Nishimura)
Cloutier (Weiss, Vinc) – 22:455–3
Smith (Byrne, Small) (PP) – 25:576–3
Evans (Smith, Byrne) (PP)7–3
Small (Cloutier, Byrne) (PP) – 36:488–3
8–441:05 – O'Connor (Crawford, Fournier)
Priolo (Brownwell) (SH) – 43:239–4
9–543:49 – Crawford (Leblanc, Digby) (PP)
Evans (Smith, Durtson) (PP) – 47:1010–5
10–649:52 – Crawford (Downing) (SH)
Small (Smith, Evans) (PP) – 50:4011–6
Weiss (de Snoo) (ENG) – 55:5512–6
Priolo (Spanger) (ENG) – 56:3513–6
18 minPenalties27 min
59Shots54

(E2) Georgia Swarm vs. (E3) Toronto Rock

May 6, 2019Georgia Swarm14–16
(5–4, 2–6, 1–3, 6–3)		Toronto RockInfinite Energy Arena
Attendance: 8,862
Game reference
Mike PoulinGoaliesNick Rose
L. Thompson (Jackson, Cattoni) – 00:211–0
Staats (L. Thompson, Jackson) – 02:252–0
2–103:12 – Jones (Hellyer, Harris)
2–205:45 – Schreiber (Jones, Hellyer)
2–309:03 – Powless (McArdle, Craig)
2–410:03 – Craig (McArdle, Jones)
Williams (Cole, Jackson) – 13:043–4
Staats (Wiedemann, Poulin) – 13:464–4
Bomberry (Stouros, MacIntosh) – 13:555–4
5–515:59 – Hellyer (Jones)
5–616:57 – Sorensen (Craig)
5–721:07 – Craig (Jones, Hellyer)
5–822:26 – Jones (Schreiber, Rogers) (PP)
5–923:16 – Schreiber (Jones, Hellyer)
M. Thompson (Jackson, Cattoni) (PP) – 26:166–9
6–1027:38 – McArdle (Jones)
Cattoni (Jackson, MacIntosh) – 28:267–10
7–1130:26 – Schreiber (Craig, McArdle)
7–1241:16 – McArdle (Craig, Kri) (SH)
7–1343:21 – Hellyer (Lintner, Kri)
MacIntosh – 43:308–13
Jackson (M. Thompson) – 46:459–13
L. Thompson (Jackson, Cole) – 53:2810–13
10–1454:17 – Slade
10–1556:10 – Schreiber (Slade, Jay)
Cattoni (L. Thompson, Staats) – 56:3311–15
11–1657:25 – Jones (Schreiber, Sorensen) (ENG)
Staats (L. Thompson, Cattoni) (PP) – 57:4512–16
L. Thompson (Staats) – 58:0013–16
Jackson (L. Thompson, Staats) – 58:2614–16
6 minPenalties10 min
49Shots49

Western Division

(W1) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (W4) Colorado Mammoth

May 3, 2019Saskatchewan Rush10–11 OT
(2–3, 2–1, 3–0, 3–6, 0–1)		Colorado MammothSaskTel Centre
Attendance: 11,658
Game reference
Evan KirkGoaliesDillon Ward
Shattler (Keenan) – 06:051–0
1–106:20 – Ruest (Cupido)
1–206:46 – Wardle
1–309:30 – Lee (Ruest)
Knight (Matthews, Campbell) – 12:532–3
Matthews (Shattler, Dinsdale) – 17:133–3
3–417:39 – Noble (Vitarelli)
Church (McIntosh) (SH) – 27:224–4
McIntosh (Knight, Shattler) – 32:225–4
Knight – 41:346–4
Church (Shattler, Matthews) (PP) – 44:067–4
7–546:03 – McLaughlin (Lee, Ruest)
Shattler (Corbeil, Kirk) – 48:018–5
8–648:17 – Ruest (Stuart, Hope)
8–750:01 – Lee (McLaughlin)
8–853:03 – McLaughlin (Lee)
8–953:20 – Ruest (Wardle, Stuart)
McIntosh (Matthews, Keenan) – 53:559–9
9–1057:04 – Lee (McLaughlin)
McIntosh (EA) – 59:1910–10
10–1164:04 – Cupido
6 minPenalties8 min
54Shots41

(W2) San Diego Seals vs. (W3) Calgary Roughnecks

May 6, 2019San Diego Seals11–12
(3–2, 3–4, 4–2, 1–4)		Calgary RoughnecksPechanga Arena
Attendance: 5,005
Game reference
Frankie SciglianoGoaliesChristian Del Bianco
0–100:25 – Dickson (Dobbie, King)
Jackson (Billings, Dawson) – 01:141–1
Fields (Buchanan) – 04:402–1
Evans (Buchanan, Holding) – 07:573–1
3–214:59 – Dickson (King, Dobbie) (PP)
Kearnan (Buchanan, Holding) (SH) – 16:594–2
Evans (Dawson, Jackson) – 17:295–2
5–320:32 – Dobbie (Dickson) (PP)
5–424:15 – King (Dickson, Simpson (PP)
5–526:53 – Dobbie (Dickson) (PP)
Dawson (Billings, Evans) – 27:516–5
6–628:45 – Dickson (Callies, Del Bianco)
Clelland – 32:167–6
Buchanan (Dawson) – 32:508–6
8–734:42 – Wilde (Dobbie)
Reinholdt – 39:199–7
Buchanan (Kearnan, Dawson) – 40:1210–7
10–841:26 – Dobbie (Duch, Loewen)
10–947:34 – King (Dobbie, Bell)
10–1047:42 – Burton
10–1149:33 – Loewen (Harnett)
Evans (Jackson, Buchanan) – 49:1411–11
11–1252:04 – Dickson (Wilde)
16 minPenalties8 min
54Shots43

Divisional Final

Eastern Division

(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E3) Toronto Rock

May 11, 2019Buffalo Bandits12–8
(2–2, 4–1, 2–3, 4–2)		Toronto RockKeyBank Center
Attendance: 11,635
Game reference
Matt VincGoaliesNick Rose
Smith (Martin, Vinc) – 02:271–0
1–104:08 – Jones (Rogers) (PP)
Byrne (Hoggarth, Priolo) – 04:302–1
2–204:47 – Sorensen (Edwards, Kri)
2–323:49 – Rogers (Jones) (PP)
Small (Evans, Priolo) – 24:043–3
Sweeting (Smith, Gilray) – 25:294–3
Small (Smith, Hoggarth) – 26:305–3
Evans (Priolo, Sweeting) – 29:166–3
Spanger (Gilray) – 32:057–3
Small (Smith, Durston) (PP) – 38:238–3
8–439:11 – McArdle (Schreiber, Jones)
8–540:35 – Rogers (Jones, Schreiber) (PP)
8–643:26 – Jones (Schreiber, Hellyer)
8–748:00 – Jones (Schreiber, Hellyer)
Fraser (Priolo) – 50:259–7
Evans (Hoggarth, Byrne) – 51:5610–7
Fraser (Evans, Smith) (PP) – 56:2611–7
Brownell (O'Connor) (ENG) – 57:5812–7
12–858:30 – Jones (Hellyer)
12 minPenalties4 min
57Shots51

Western Division

(W3) Calgary Roughnecks vs. (W4) Colorado Mammoth

May 11, 2019Calgary Roughnecks8–4
(0–0, 2–0, 4–3, 2–1)		Colorado MammothScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 8,900
Game reference
Christian Del BiancoGoaliesDillon Ward
Pace (Dickson, Dobbie) (PP) – 20:471–0
Dickson (Duch) – 29:512–0
King (Dickson, Duch) (PP) – 31:053–0
3–132:54 – Lee (Wardle, Edwards)
Dobbie (Duch, Pace) – 35:444–1
King (Dobbie) (PP) – 37:145–1
Dobbie (Currier) (PP) – 37:306–1
6–238:22 – McLaughlin (Vitarelli, Wardle)
6–339:30 – Vitarelli (McLaughlin, Wardle)
Dickson (Dobbie, King) (PP) – 46:437–3
7–451:55 – Lee (McLaughlin) (PP)
Callies (Dobbie) – 55:398–4
21 minPenalties19 min
54Shots51

NLL Final (best of three)

(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (W3) Calgary Roughnecks

May 18, 2019Buffalo Bandits7–10
(1–1, 1–1, 1–3, 4–5)		Calgary RoughnecksKeyBank Center
Attendance: 15,747
Game reference
Matt VincGoaliesChristian Del Bianco
0–108:35 – Duch (Loewen)
Small (Evans, Smith) – 13:371–1
Smith (Evans, Byrne) – 24:392–1
2–227:53 – Duch (Dobbie, Loewen)
Evans (Small) – 34:163–2
3–334:58 – MacRae (Callies, Del Bianco)
3–440:44 – Dickson (Dobbie, King)
3–544:50 – Dobbie (King, Duch)
3–645:34 – Dobbie (Dickson, Bell)
Small (Evans, Byrne) (PP) – 46:354–6
4–747:22 – Dobbie (King)
4–849:02 – King (Dobbie, Duch)
4–949:47 – Taylor (Loewen)
Byrne (Priolo, MacKay) – 50:395–9
Byrne (Evans, Priolo)6–9
Fraser – 54:257–9
7–1057:34 – Wilde (MacRae) (ENG)
11 minPenalties8 min
55Shots44
May 25, 2019Calgary Roughnecks14–13 OT
(3–4, 6–2, 1–4, 3–3, 1–0)		Buffalo BanditsScotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 17,038
Game reference
Christian Del BiancoGoaliesMatt Vinc
Dobbie (King, Duch) (PP) – 02:321–0
1–105:11 – Evans (Smith)
Loewen (Pace, Currier) – 08:392–1
2–209:12 – Cloutier (Evans, Small)
2–310:01 – Fraser (Smith)
2–410:48 – Small (Byrne, Evans) (PP)
Dickson (MacRae, Del Bianco) – 12:053–4
3–516:49 – Evans (Smith, Durston)
King (Loewen) (PP) – 19:564–5
Currier (Wilde) – 20:115–5
Burton – 21:386–5
Pace (Harnett) (PP) – 24:497–5
Loewen (Dobbie, King) (PP) – 26:318–5
8–629:52 – Fraser (Cloutier, Small) (PP)
Dobbie (Dickson) – 29:599–6
9–739:05 – Fraser (Cloutier) (PP)
9–839:28 – Durtson (Evans, Priolo)
9–941:26 – Spanger (Priolo)
Dobbie (King, Dickson) (PP) – 43:5710–9
10–1044:24 – Durston (Evans, Smith)
Duch (Dobbie, King) – 45:1811–10
Dickson (Dobbie, Taylor) – 46:0612–10
12–1152:49 – Durtson (Smith) (PP)
12–1256:07 – Smith (Evans)
Dobbie (Del Bianco) – 59:0513–12
13–1359:32 – Small (Smith, Cloutier)
Duch (Loewen, King) – 61:1214–13
10 minPenalties10 min
51Shots56

Roughnecks win series 2–0.

Awards

Annual awards

References: Nominees and Winners

Stadiums and locations

Attendance

Regular Season

Playoffs

See also

References

5. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=230&seasonid=18464

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