Game 78: Buffalo Bandits @ Rochester Knighthawks (12 Apr 2008, 7:35 ET)

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Buffalo Bandits (8-5, 3rd East) @ Rochester Knighthawks (6-7, 6th East)


Playoff Implications

Neither team can clinch or be eliminated tonight.

Historical Information

Last Time Out

Buffalo's Last Game: 12-11 home victory over Colorado on 5 Apr 2008
Rochester's Last Game: 9-6 victory at Toronto on 5 Apr 2008

Streaks

Buffalo won their last game, and 5 of the last 6.
Rochester won their last game, but have lost 3 of the last 5.

All Time Matchups

All time: Rochester leads 25-14 (Last: ROC 12 @ BUF 9, 11 Jan 2008)
at ROC: Rochester leads 14-5 (Last: BUF 12 @ ROC 13 ot, 27 Apr 2007)


Team Leaders

Buffalo Stats Rochester Steenhuis - 29 Goals Grant - 40 Tavares - 49 Assists Williams - 40 Tavares - 71 Points Grant - 79 Steenhuis - 125 Shots Grant - 165 Laverty - 51 PIM Evans, Sh - 61 Steenhuis - 151 Loose Balls Toll - 140 Bomberry - 71/156 Faceoffs Hoar - 170/327 Montour -  10.25 GAA O'Toole - 11.08 Montour - 81.2% Save Pct O'Toole - 76.9%

Team Statistics

Buffalo Stats Rochester 170 Goals For 164 144 Goals Against 145 355 PIM 318 876 Loose Balls 1,003 628 Shots 685 691 Shots Against 624 79.2% Save % 76.8% 3-3 Home/Road Record 3-4 48.8% - 2nd Power Play 44.2% - 4th 59.8% - 4th Penalty Kill 67.4% - 1st

Projected Goaltending Matchup

Mike Thompson (4-1, 12.18) @ Pat O'Toole (6-5, 11.08)

NLL Simulations Results

Rochester wins 50.8% of the games.  Average score 12.4 to 12.4.