By Tom Hoffman
After Saturday's 15-10 loss to the Minnesota Swarm the playoff bound Philadelphia Wings have now lost four straight games. Yet they still have a chance for not only a home playoff game, but they can still win the National Lacrosse League's East Division. The Wings (7-8) will need to defeat the Rochester Knighthawks next Saturday for the first time since January 2009 to secure a home game in the 2012 NLL Playoffs and can also claim the East title with a Toronto Rock loss at Edmonton as the Wings own the tie breaker with Toronto. A Wings loss and they will open the postseason on the road.
Dan Dawson led the Wings with a five goal performance yet for a second straight game goalie Brandon Miller was chased from the nets in favor of backup Steve Fryer.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
2012 Wings Lacrosse (4-21-12 at Minnesota)
by Tom Hoffman
With two games remaining in the regular season, the Philadelphia Wings (7-7) will look to put an end to their current three game losing skid when they travel to the Xcel Energy Center to face the Minnesota Swarm (7-7) on Saturday night. Game time is at 8 PM and the game can be seen on the NLL Network at NLL.com.
History
The Wings are 7-9 all time in regular season play against the Swarm, 3-5 on the road. In their previous meeting this season, the Wings were defeated at the Wells Fargo Center 13-9 on April 6. The Wings last win at Xcel was on April 17, 2012 (13-12 in OT). Since that game the Wings have lost two straight to the Swarm.
Last Game
The Wings suffered a 17-7 rout at the hands of the Buffalo Bandits on April 7 concluding a weekend of back to back games. Brodie Merrill (three goals), Max Seibald and Drew Westervelt (two goals each) made up the offense for the Wings.
The Opponent
Minnesota defeated the Washington Stealth last Saturday by a score of 14-9 at Xcel Energy Center. The victory clinched a spot in the 2012 NLL Playoffs for the Swarm. Callum Crawford tallied four goals and three assists while Ryan Benesch returned to the Swarm lineup after missing three games due to a concussion.
Playoff Scenario
The Wings can clinch the East Division with two wins OR one win AND one Toronto loss AND one Rochester loss. They can also clinch a home game with a win Saturday and a Rochester loss.
Milestones within reach
Dan Dawson needs seven points to set a Wings record for points in a season. Athan Iannucci set the current record with 100 points in 2008.
Career highs in points can be set by Brendan Mundorf (with two points) and Mike Hominuck (with six points).
Career highs in goals can be set by Drew Westervelt (with one goal) and Brodie Merrill (with two goals).
On this date
This will be the first time the Wings have played on April 21.
Next Game
The Wings will conclude the 2012 regular season when they face the Rochester Knighthawks at Blue Cross Arena on April 28.
With two games remaining in the regular season, the Philadelphia Wings (7-7) will look to put an end to their current three game losing skid when they travel to the Xcel Energy Center to face the Minnesota Swarm (7-7) on Saturday night. Game time is at 8 PM and the game can be seen on the NLL Network at NLL.com.
History
The Wings are 7-9 all time in regular season play against the Swarm, 3-5 on the road. In their previous meeting this season, the Wings were defeated at the Wells Fargo Center 13-9 on April 6. The Wings last win at Xcel was on April 17, 2012 (13-12 in OT). Since that game the Wings have lost two straight to the Swarm.
Last Game
The Wings suffered a 17-7 rout at the hands of the Buffalo Bandits on April 7 concluding a weekend of back to back games. Brodie Merrill (three goals), Max Seibald and Drew Westervelt (two goals each) made up the offense for the Wings.
The Opponent
Minnesota defeated the Washington Stealth last Saturday by a score of 14-9 at Xcel Energy Center. The victory clinched a spot in the 2012 NLL Playoffs for the Swarm. Callum Crawford tallied four goals and three assists while Ryan Benesch returned to the Swarm lineup after missing three games due to a concussion.
Playoff Scenario
The Wings can clinch the East Division with two wins OR one win AND one Toronto loss AND one Rochester loss. They can also clinch a home game with a win Saturday and a Rochester loss.
Milestones within reach
Dan Dawson needs seven points to set a Wings record for points in a season. Athan Iannucci set the current record with 100 points in 2008.
Career highs in points can be set by Brendan Mundorf (with two points) and Mike Hominuck (with six points).
Career highs in goals can be set by Drew Westervelt (with one goal) and Brodie Merrill (with two goals).
On this date
This will be the first time the Wings have played on April 21.
Next Game
The Wings will conclude the 2012 regular season when they face the Rochester Knighthawks at Blue Cross Arena on April 28.
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