Coming off of one of their biggest wins in a long time, the Philadelphia Wings (3-8) will look to take a second straight win when they host the Boston Blazers (6-5) Saturday evening at the Wachovia Center. Faceoff is at 7 PM and the game will also be shown live on the NLL Network.
History
The Wings are 1-4 against the current Blazers franchise and 1-1 this season. The Wings won their first game of the 2010 season when they held Boston to one goal in the second half enroute to a 12-8 victory on January 16. Two weeks later on January 30, the Blazers were victorious 11-9 at Boston's TD Garden. The Wings are 1-2 at home vs. Boston.
Last Game
Following a loss the previous night in Orlando, the Wings broke open a close game at halftime with a 7-0 third quarter to defeat the Minnesota Swarm 20-11 on March 13 in Philadelphia. Geoff Snider, Dan Teat and Kyle Wailes each scored four goals while Drew Westervelt and Bill McGlone each added three to lead the Wings offense. Snider and McGlone each had their own highlight reel goal in this game. Brandon Miller recovered from an early hook in Orlando to record 37 saves. Boston defeated Edmonton 12-5 on March 20 in Edmonton.
Wheeling and dealing
The Wings and Blazers made a trade just before the NLL's trade deadline on March 16 when Philly sent Mat Giles to Boston, receiving Dave Cutten and a second round pick in the 2010 entry draft. Giles was in his second season with the Wings and had 31 points (13G, 18A) in nine games in 2010 after leading the Wings with 70 points (23G, 47A) in 2009.
Notes
The last time the Wings scored 20+ goals in a game was April 7, 2007 against New York.
Boston is 6-2 after starting the season 0-3.
Quotes from the Minnesota game
Bill McGlone: "I guess the (green) laces are sticking. To have all those people there from Headstrong and the Ridley area, it was definitely a big game for us. A lot of emotions for me. Me and Brett Moyer knew Nick (Colleluori) very well and to go out and play the way we did represents Nick and how he was as a player."
Kyle Wailes: "Everything finally clicked for us. Last night (at Orlando) was tough. Except for that one stretch in the second quarter I thought we played pretty well. Tonight we got a lot of goals from a lot of different guys."
Next Game
The Wings return home on April 3 when they face the Toronto Rock.
