Things to Watch For: Swarm at Black Wolves

The Georgia Swarm (4-1) became the last NLL team to lose a game on Friday night at Scotiabank Arena. The Toronto Rock won 14-9, entering into a tie with Georgia for first in the East Division.

Now the Swarm travels east for the back half of its first doubleheader of the season. The Swarm will do battle against the New England Black Wolves (2-1), another important East Division matchup and another team that has not lost since its only loss to the Swarm in December. With a faceoff of 7:00 p.m. ET, fans can catch the game on the B/R Live app available through iTunes, Google Play, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire.

Here are some key notes to be aware of ahead of tonight’s game:

• Click here for last night’s game recap.
• The Swarm won their first game of the season 16-12 against the Black Wolves. Hosting Star Wars Night, the Swarm wore special Star Wars themed uniforms and held the Black Wolves scoreless in the second quarter to earn their first win of the season and fourth-straight Home Opener win. Full recap here.
• The last time the Swarm played in Mohegan Sun Arena, they defeated the Black Wolves 16-11. In doing so, the Swarm claimed first place in the East Division for the 2017-18 season – automatically advancing to and hosting the East Division Finals – and dropped New England to third place. Full recap here.
• If the Swarm win tonight, they will move back into sole possession of first place in the East Division
• The Swarm’s top five scorers: Lyle Thompson – 26 points (14G, 12A); Randy Staats – 25 points (8G, 17A); Holden Cattoni – 23 points (7G, 16A); Shayne Jackson – 14 points (6G, 8A); Miles Thompson – 10 points (6G, 4A)
• The Black Wolves top five scorers: Callum Crawford – 20 points (7G, 13A); Reilly O’Connor – 16 points (11G, 5A); Stephan Leblanc – 15 points (4G, 11A); Tyler Digby – 12 points (5G, 7A); Seth Oakes/JP Kealey – 9 points (3G, 6A/2G, 7A)
• Between the pipes for Georgia: Mike Poulin – 4-1, 259:59 min., 11.00 GAA, .776 SV%
• Between the pipes for New England: Alex Buque – 1-0, 60:00 min., 11.00 GAA, .776 SV% | Doug Jamieson – 1-1, 119:59 min., 12.50 GAA, .779 SV%
• GEORGIA SWARM RECENT RECORD AGAINST NEW ENGLAND
  

  DATE	RESULT	GOALIE – GA	GOALIE – NE	MOST PTS – GA	MOST GF – GA	MOST PTS – NE	MOST GF – NE
  Dec. 15, 2018	W, 16-12	Poulin (12 GAA)	Jamieson (15 GAA)	Staats 8	Jackson 3	Crawford 6	Digby, O’Connor 3
  April 29, 2018	W, 16-11	Poulin (11 GAA)	Bold (16 GAA)	L. Thompson 8	L. Thompson 4	Leblanc 7	Ky. Buchanan 4
  March 24, 2018	W, 17-12	Poulin (12 GAA)	Bold (17 GAA)	Matisz 7	Staats, L. Thompson 3	Crawford 6	Crawford, Crowley 3
  Dec. 8, 2017	L, 13-11	Poulin (13 GAA)	Bold (11 GAA)	King, Matisz, Staats 5	King 3	Evans 9	Crowley 4
  April 7, 2017	W, 21-12	Poulin (11.92 GAA)	Jamieson (18.37 GAA)	Staats 11	Staats 5	Crowley 6	Crowley 3