2026 National Lacrosse League The playoffs are scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday with the quarterfinals taking place.
The top-seeded Vancouver Warriors will host the No. 8-seeded Halifax Thunderbirds on Friday at 10 p.m., followed by three games on Saturday.
The defending champion Buffalo Bandits enter the bracket as the No. 5 seed, looking to win their fourth consecutive title.
Here’s the full schedule of quarterfinal games, along with key stats and players from each matchup.
quarterfinal schedule
Note: All games are available to stream espn app and in the nll streaming hub. Eastern all the time.
Friday, April 24
Halifax Thunderbirds at Vancouver Warriors 10 pm
Saturday, April 25
Buffalo Bandits in Georgia Swarm | 7:30 pm
Toronto Rock in Saskatchewan Rush | 9 pm
San Diego Seals at Colorado Mammoth | 9 pm
friday game
No. 8 Halifax Thunderbirds at No. 1 Vancouver Warriors
10 PM ET | Rogers Arena
Leading scorer:
Thunderbirds: Clarke Pietersen (40g, 50a) | Warriors: Keegan Ball (45g, 79a)
Goaltender:
Thunderbirds: Warren Hill (686 saves, 0.81 SV%) | Warriors: Christian Del Bianco (724 saves, 0.81 SV%)
saturday games
No. 5 Buffalo Bandits at No. 4 Georgia Swarm
7:30 PM ET | Gas South Arena
Leading scorer:
Outlaws: Dhane Smith (39g, 79a) | Herd: Shayne Jackson (32G, 50A)
Goaltender:
Outlaws: Matt Vince (654 saves, 0.79 SV%) | Herd: Brett Dobson (742 saves, 0.85 SV%)
No. 6 Toronto Rock and No. 3 Saskatchewan Rush
9 PM ET | SaskTel Center
Leading scorer:
Rock: CJ Kirst (34g, 37a), Mark Matthews (18g, 53a) | Rush: Ryan Keenan (35g, 60a)
Goaltender:
Rock: Nick Rose (408 saves, 0.81 SV%) | Rush: Frank Scigliano (604 saves, 0.79 SV%)
No. 7 San Diego Seals at No. 2 Colorado Mammoth
9 PM ET | ball arena
Leading scorer:
Seals: Wesley Berg (26g, 48a) | Mammoth: Will Malcolm (36g, 53a)
Goaltender:
Seals: Christopher Origlieri (576 saves, 0.78 SV%) | Mammoth: Dillon Ward (688 saves, 0.81 SV%)
