The third week of the 2025-26 NLL season is upon us.
After watching their colleagues open the campaign in Weeks 1 and/or 2, the Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Philadelphia Wings and Rochester Knighthawks finally get to open their seasons.
In fact, all 14 teams will be in action this weekend, with seven games on the schedule.
Here's a look at the key storylines heading into each game. And remember: All games this season can be seen on the ESPN App and in the NLL streaming hub.
Games on tap
Note: All times Eastern.
Friday, Dec. 12
Saskatchewan Rush (1-0) at Ottawa Black Bears (0-1) | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13
Colorado Mammoth (1-0) at Philadelphia Wings (0-0) | 1 p.m.
Halifax Thunderbirds (1-0) at Buffalo Bandits (1-0) | 7 p.m.
Calgary Roughnecks (0-1) at Toronto Rock (0-1) | 7 p.m.
Oshawa FireWolves (1-1) at Georgia Swarm (0-1) | 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Desert Dogs (0-0) at Vancouver Warriors (0-1) | 10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14
Rochester Knighthawks (0-0) at San Diego Seals (1-0) | 5 p.m.
FRIDAY'S GAME
Saskatchewan Rush at Ottawa Black Bears
Leading scorers:
Rush: Austin Shanks (3 G, 4 A) | Black Bears: Rob Hellyer (3 G, 5 A)
Goaltenders:
Rush: Frank Scigliano (39 saves, 0.75 SV%) | Black Bears: Zach Higgins (45 saves, 0.76 SV%)
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Colorado Mammoth at Philadelphia Wings
Leading scorers:
Mammoth: Will Malcom (6 G, 2 A) | Wings: N/A
Goaltenders:
Mammoth: Dillon Ward (39 saves, 0.85 SV%) | Wings: N/A
Halifax Thunderbirds at Buffalo Bandits
Leading scorers:
Thunderbirds: Clarke Petterson (1 G, 5 A) | Bandits: Dhane Smith (4 G, 4 A)
Goaltenders:
Thunderbirds: Warren Hill (49 saves, 0.96 SV%) | Bandits: Matt Vinc (31 saves, 0.74 SV%)
Calgary Roughnecks at Toronto Rock
Leading scorers:
Roughnecks: Tyler Pace, Haiden Dickson (3 G, 4 A) | Rock: CJ Kirst (2 G, 2 A)
Goaltenders:
Roughnecks: Aden Walsh (23 saves, 0.66 SV%) | Rock: Nick Rose (33 saves, 0.80 SV%)
Oshawa FireWolves at Georgia Swarm
Leading scorers:
FireWolves: Alex Simmons (2 G, 4 A) | Swarm: Shayne Jackson (4 G, 2 A)
Goaltenders:
FireWolves: Doug Jamieson (82 saves, 0.85 SV%) | Swarm: Brett Dobson (39 saves, 0.75 SV%)
Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Vancouver Warriors
Leading scorers:
Warriors: Keegan Bal (1 G, 7 A) | Desert Dogs: N/A
Goaltenders:
Warriors: Christian Del Bianco (36 saves, 0.78 SV%) | Desert Dogs: N/A
SUNDAY'S GAME
Rochester Knighthawks at San Diego Seals
Leading scorers:
Seals: Tre Leclaire (5 G, 4 A) | Knighthawks: N/A
Goaltenders:
Seals: Christopher Origlieri (41 saves, 0.76 SV%) | Knighthawks: N/A
Week 2 highlights
Watch the Game Highlights from Halifax Thunderbirds vs. Oshawa Firewolves, 12/05/2025
Watch the Game Highlights from Saskatchewan Rush vs. Calgary Roughnecks, 12/06/2025