The Philadelphia Wings will hit the road for their next two National Lacrosse League matchups. First in this set of games is this Saturday afternoon when the Wings (1-2) travel to Boston to face off with the Blazers (1-3). Game time is at 1 PM and can be seen on NLL.com through the NLL Network.
History
The Wings 12-8 victory over the Blazers on January 16 was their first win over the second year Boston squad. All time the Wings are 1-3 vs the Blazers. The Wings were defeated in their only visit to Beantown in 2009 falling 11-7 to the Blazers on January 24. All time the Wings are 1-1 at TD Banknorth Garden, having defeated the original Blazers 12-11 on January 11, 1997.
Last Week
The Wings gave up two goals in the final three minutes to allow the Colorado Mammoth to tie the game at 11 before falling 12-11 in overtime Saturday night at the Wachovia Center. Mat Giles scored three goals while Kyle Wailes added five assists. Brandon Miller made 46 saves in the Wings net. Boston won their first game of the 2010 season defeating Orlando 13-9 Saturday evening in Boston.
Dealing with their opponent
Monday the Wings and Blazers completed a trade in which the Wings acquired Boston's top pick in the 2009 entry draft, Max Seibald, in exchange for the Wings top pick in the 2010 draft and future considerations.
Wings Leaders
Goals: Drew Westervelt - 7
Assists: Mat Giles and Geoff Snider - 7
Points: Westervelt - 13
Goals Against: Brandon Miller - 10.86
Save Pct.: Miller - 78.4%
Next Game
The Wings will begin a back to back weekend of games with a visit to Toronto to square off against the Rock on February 5.
