Seals Host the Buffalo Bandits in a Game with Playoff Implications and a 20-Man Professional Wrestling Royal Rumble
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Seals Host the Buffalo Bandits in a Game with Playoff Implications and a 20-Man Professional Wrestling Royal Rumble

Published on March 18, 2026 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
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Excitement will be brewing as soon as the doors open at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m., the Seals will take the turf and go to battle against the three-time reigning National Lacrosse League Champion Buffalo Bandits in a game that will have playoff implications for both teams. And as soon as the final whistle blows, players will head to the locker rooms and construction crews will take the field and assemble a wrestling ring at midfield and 20 of the most bad-ass pro wrestlers in the sport will take the field for a 20-man Royal Rumble that'll be sure to put a surge in The Electric Factory.

Before we get to the Seals and Bandits, let's break down Seals Mania, which will feature some of the top names in professional wrestling from Future Stars of Wrestling. The FSW wrestling card includes Danger Ross, Livewire Charlie, Mathias, Chris Masters, Hammerstone, Brian Cage, Tito Escondido and more than a dozen superstars of wrestling. And just yesterday it was announced that another superstar, WWE Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion The Miz will be in the house at The Electric Factory for an exclusive meet-and-greet.

Tickets for Saturday night's Seals Mania, including The Miz meet-and-greet, are on sale at https://sealslax.com/. Also, the first 2,000 fans in attendance will get a free Seals Luchador mask.

Back to the Seals and Bandits, Saturday night's game is a huge showdown in the NLL with the playoffs just weeks away. Currently with five games remaining, the Seals are 6-7 and they sit in eighth place in the League standings with Buffalo a game ahead at 7-6. Only the League's top eight teams make the playoffs and Las Vegas and Rochester are both 5-7, just a half-game behind the Seals in that fight for the last playoff spots.

This game against the Bandits, especially with its playoff implications, is one that the Seals have had circled on their calendar. Last season, it was the Bandits that ended the Seals season with a 5-4 victory in the NLL quarterfinals in the lowest-scoring playoff game in League history.

And timing-wise, the Seals come into this weekend's game with a bad taste in their mouth and they'll look to take it out on the Bandits as they've lost three straight, including a heartbreaking 10-9 loss to League-leading Saskatchewan last Saturday night in Saskatoon. Buffalo meanwhile comes in on the opposite end of the spectrum having won their last three to get to 7-6 after starting their season just 4-6. To slow down the Bandits, the Seals will look to contain forward Dhane Smith, who's tied for 11th in the League with a team-leading 29 goals while ranking third in the NLL this season with 88 total points.

The Seals will look to fill the net against Bandits goaltender Matt Vinc, who's allowing 10.74 goals against this season, and the Seals have scored 9-or-more in all six of their wins. Seventeen (17) different players have scored goals for the Seals this season with forwards Tre Leclaire (27), Dylan Watson (19), Wes Berg (18) and Connor Robinson (18) leading the way. Berg comes into Saturday's game with 299 career goals and needs just one more to reach 300. And Leclaire and Berg haven't just been scoring, they've been helping too as they rank 1-2 on the squad in assists and total points. Leclaire has 28 assists for 55 total points and Berg's right behind with a team-leading 36 assists for 54 points.

The Seals will also lean heavily on faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste and Zach Currier, two of the League's top transition players. Baptiste leads the League in both faceoff wins (245) and faceoff win percentage (76%) and in all honesty, it's not even close. Calgary's Justin Inacio is second in faceoff wins (220), 25 behind Baptiste, while Halifax's Jake Withers is second in faceoff win percentage (70%), a full six points behind the Seals' faceoff dynamo.

And Currier, who just recorded his 1,500th career regular-season loose ball recovery last Saturday night in Saskatchewan, ranks second to Withers in loose balls secured (160 to 154) with Ottawa's Callum Jones a distant third with 136, and he's had 10-or-more in seven of the Seals' last eight games. Currier's also forced a team-leading 17 turnovers, one ahead of Danny Logan, who's second with 14, and he's second on the team with 9 blocked shots, three behind James Barclay, who paces the Seals' defense with 12.

The Seals will also look to get a great effort in net from goaltender Chris Origlieri, who's allowed nine-or-fewer goals in six of the team's last nine games and whose 10.16 goals against average is fifth-lowest among netminders who've played 650-or-more minutes this season. Origlieri comes into Saturday night's contest with 1,995 career saves and will likely eclipse 2,000 saves during the contest.

Broadcast Information

For those unable to make to Pechanga Arena on Saturday night, the game will be broadcast locally in San Diego on Spectrum Cable Channel 4 and streamed to a global audience on ESPN+.

Regular-Season Milestones and Round Numbers on the Horizon

- Trevor Baptiste has 1,867 career faceoff wins, sixth-most in NLL history. Baptiste has a ways to go but needs 228 more to pass Jamie Hanford (2,091) for fifth.

- Chris Origlieri has 1,995 career saves and needs just 5 more to reach 2,000 for his career.

- Wes Berg comes into Saturday night's game with 299 career goals and needs just 1 more to reach 300.

- Eli Gobrecht has 96 career forced turnovers and needs just 4 more to reach 100.

- Gobrecht also has 470 career loose balls secured and needs just 30 more to reach 500.

- Zach Currier is 14th in NLL history with 1,503 career loose ball recoveries. Buffalo's Steve Priolo, who will share the field with Currier on Saturday night, is 13th with 1,512 (9 ahead of Currier), while further up the list, Steve Toll (retired) is 12th with 1,562 and Halifax's Jake Withers is 11th with 1,587.

- Tre Leclaire has 89 career goals and needs 11 more to reach 100.

- Ben McIntosh has 685 career points on 350 goals and 335 assists and needs 15 points to reach 700.

- McIntosh also has 688 loose balls secured and needs just 12 more to reach 700.

- James Barclay has 92 career forced turnovers and needs just 8 more to reach 100.

- Barclay has played in 99 career games and is expected to play in his 100th on Saturday night..

- Connor Robinson has scored 141 career goals and needs just 9 more to reach 150.

- Corey Small has scored 962 career points on 421 career goals and 541 career assists. He needs 38 more points to reach 1,000. He ranks 19th all-time in NLL annals in points scored

- Small's 421 career goals is 17th all-time in NLL history. With two more, he'll pass Rhys Duch (422) for 16th all-time.

- Dylan Watson has 92 career points on 49 goals and 43 assists and needs just 8 more points to reach 100.

- Watson also has 92 career loose ball recoveries and needs just 11 more to reach 100.

Seals Head-to-Head vs. Buffalo

Including playoffs, Buffalo is 6-1 all-time against the Seals and 3-0 in games played inside Pechanga Arena.

Last season, the teams split a pair of regular-season meetings with each team winning on the other's home floor. The Seals beat the Bandits 14-13 in overtime at the KeyBank Center on Feb. 15 and a week later, the Bandits returned the favor, downing the Seals 13-12 at Pechanga Arena.

Roster Breakdown

The Seals' current 21-man regular season roster sees the team carrying nine forwards, seven defenders, four transition men and two goalies. The breakdown is below:

Forwards: Wes Berg, Ben McIntosh, Tre Leclaire, Chris Kavanagh, Pat Kavanagh, Dylan Watson, Connor Robinson, Corey Small, and Noah Armitage.

Defensemen: Danny Logan, Graydon Bradley, Eli Gobrecht, Patrick Shoemay, James Barclay, Zack Deaken, Marquez White and Matt Wright.

Transition: Zach Currier, Trent DiCicco, faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste and rookie Ari Steenhuis.

Goaltenders: Chris Origlieri and Cam Dunkerley

Pat Kavanagh and Wright are currently on Injured-Reserve. Kellen LeClair is on the League's holdout list while he completes his probationary period as a firefighter. Jake Govett, Tyden Redlick and Cam Acchione are on the practice squad.

Berg and Leclaire win the Farmers Insurance Open Pro-am

Seals forwards Wes Berg and Tre Leclaire had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Jan. 28th when they were invited to compete in the Pro-Am ahead of the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open at the world-famous Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. Paired with PGA pros Jhonattan Vegas and Erik van Rooyen, the Seals duo was part of this year's winning team with a score of 16 under par.

Team Captains

Wes Berg is a team captain for the third straight season. Danny Logan and Graydon Bradley are the assistant captains for home games, while Zach Currier and Eli Gobrecht are the assistant captains for the team's road contests.

Seals Head Coach and General Manager Patrick Merrill

Seals Head Coach and General Manager Patrick Merrill owns a career regular-season won-loss ledger of 68-47 (.591) since joining the Seals in 2018. He has guided the Seals to the playoffs in each of the five full seasons he's been at the helm.

Follow the Seals on Social Media

For the latest info on the Seals, visit https://www.sealslax.com/ and follow the team on social media at @SealsLax on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

2025-26 Game Recaps

Game 1 at Ottawa: The Seals opened their 2025-26 NLL in Ottawa and needed every one of the 16 goals they scored as they held off a feisty Black Bears squad, 16-13, to earn their first win of the season. It was a thrilling game that saw the teams combine for an unbelievable 14 goals in the fourth quarter, and it wasn't decided until James Barclay scored an empty-netter with 23 seconds left to seal the win. Tre Leclaire scored a game-high five goals for the Seals, including a clutch goal with 2:12 left in the game that halted a late 4-0 run by Ottawa. It was part of a monster night for the veteran forward, who added four assists for a team-leading nine points.

The Seals came roaring out the gates scoring to start the season, scoring the game's first six goals. Newcomers Corey Small and Connor Robinson didn't waste any time making an immediate impression on their new teammates by scoring the game's first three goals. Small netted a pair, scoring his first 1:51 into the game before scoring again 46 seconds later, while Robinson scored 5:10 into the first to put the Seals up 3-0.

The onslaught continued to begin the second quarter. Faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste won the battle for the ball to open the second quarter and took it in unassisted for a goal that put the Seals up 4-0. Leclaire would then score his first of the night at the 11:08 mark before rookie Noah Armitage, playing in his first career NLL game, scored to put the Seals up 6-0.

Looking for a spark down 6-0 early in the second, Ottawa's Luc Magnan dropped the gloves with Seals defender Patrick Shoemay with both drawing five-minute major penalties. The move seemed to work as just three minutes later, Ottawa found the back of the net for the first time on the night and the Black Bears would procced to go on a three-goal run to trim the deficit in half and get within 6-3. Leclaire halted the run with his second of the night, but Ottawa's Riley O'Connor countered 42 seconds later and the teams went to the halftime break with the Seals on top, 7-4.

The teams traded goals in the third with each side scoring a pair. Both of the Black Bears' goals were scored on no-look shots, while the Seals' goals came from Dylan Watson and Small on a power play. Small's goal, his third of the night for the hat trick, also came on a rare 4-on-3 power play.

Then came the fireworks with the teams combining for the 14 fourth quarter goals with each team scoring seven times. The Seals outscored Ottawa 5-3 over the first 7:45 of the period before the Black Bears answered with the aforementioned four-goal run to get within 14-13, but Leclaire and Barclay's goals sealed the deal for the visitors who escaped with the win.

Notable: With 28 faceoff wins, Baptiste ran his career total to 1,650, moving him into a tie with Stephen Hoar for eighth-most in NLL history.

Game 2 vs Rochester: The San Diego Seals fell to the Rochester Knighthawks by a score of 15-7 before a crowd of more than 8,000 in their home opener at Pechanga Arena.

Rochester got the better of the Seals early on, scoring the game's first goal 37 seconds into the first and led 3-1 after one period. The Seals' lone goal came off the stick of forward Pat Kavanagh.

After giving up three more goals to Rochester to open the second period, Seals team captain and forward Wes Berg gave the home side a much-needed lift, scoring over the top of Knighthawks goaltender Rylan Hartley at the 8:12 mark to make it a 6-2 game. After giving up a couple more goals to Rochester to fall behind 8-2, the Seals pulled goaltender Chris Origlieri at the 4:12 mark and replaced him with Cam Dunkerley. The move seemed to give the team a spark as Dunkerley was able to get things settled down on the back end, while the offense got goals from Connor Robinson and Kavanagh's second of the afternoon to cut the deficit in half and make it an 8-4 game at the half.

The Seals struck first in the second half with Tre Leclaire scoring from the point off a beautiful feed from Kavanagh at the 11:18 mark of the third and just 21 seconds later, Dylan Watson scored his first of the afternoon to get the Seals within 8-6. Undeterred, Rochester answered the Seals' early goals with a 5-0 run to close out the period, including a goal on a penalty shot by Ryan Smith, and the Knighthawks jumped out to a 13-6 lead after three quarters.

Unfortunately, the Seals weren't able to regain their momentum in the fourth and Rochester outscored them 2-1 with the lone San Diego goal scored by Watson.

Game 3 vs. Calgary: The Seals hosted Calgary at Pechanga Arena and the teams traded goals, gloves, fists and just about everything but New Year's greetings and when it was all said and done, it was Calgary that rode a five-goal fourth period and came away with a 15-11 win.

Things were chippy right from the get-go and Calgary got the best of it early, jumping out to a 4-1 lead after one quarter. That chippiness carried over into the second quarter and set the stage for a massive fight between the Seals' Eli Gobrecht and Calgary's Justin Inacio with 3:55 remaining in the half and the Seals down 6-2. The fisticuffs lit a fire in the Seals and ignited the Pechanga Arena crowd and the Seals rallied with two late goals to draw within 7-4 to close out the half.

The hostilities settled down in the second half and the Seals found their rhythm offensively. They scored five goals to Calgary's two and tied the game at 9-9 with 3:06 left in the quarter on a Tre Leclaire goal off a beautiful behind-the-back pass from Wes Berg that sent the Electric Factory into a frenzy.

Unfortunately though, the Seals couldn't keep the pendulum swinging in their direction as Calgary scored a goal late in the third and outscored the home side 3-1 over the first 3:33 of the fourth to jump back ahead by three at 13-10. Matt Wright scored with 8:08 left in the contest to get the Seals back within two, but Calgary answered with two late goals and kept the Seals off the scoreboard as they walked away with the 15-11 victory.

Notable: A total of 20 penalties were called in the contest with the Seals nabbed for 12 and Calgary eight. There were eight power play goals on the night with five from Calgary and three by the Seals. Berg paced the Seals with three goals and two assists, while Leclare scored three times and had one assist. Seals goaltender Chris Origlieri was forced from the game early in the third quarter due to cramps and was replaced by Cam Dunkerley.

Game 4 vs. Toronto: The Seals fell to the Rock at Pechanga Arena by a score of 12-7.

The Seals got off to a fast start, scoring the game's first goal and jumping out to a 4-2 lead early in the second quarter behind two goals from Wes Berg, including a power play goal, and goals from Corey Small (PP) and Tre Leclaire. The Seals went scoreless though for the final 9:47 of the second quarter while Toronto scraped together three goals in a 3:52 stretch late in the second and took a 5-4 lead into the locker room at the half.

Leclaire scored two more goals in the third quarter to keep it a close game but Toronto netted two late scores over the final 0:47 to surge ahead 8-6 going into the fourth. Neither team was able to dent the scoreboard early in the fourth until Toronto scored goals with 8:29 and 4:06 remaining to jump ahead 10-6. Zach Currier scored with 3:47 left to get the Seals back within three, but Toronto countered with two late goals just 33 seconds apart and took the 12-7 win.

Despite the loss, faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste had a memorable night for the Seals, going a perfect 23-of-23 in the faceoff circle.

Notable: Cam Dunkerley started in net for the Seals for an injured Chris Origlieri (illness) and made 33 saves on the night. Berg led the Seals with four points on two goals and two assists. CJ Kirst paced Toronto with six points on five goals and one assist.

Game 5 at Vancouver: There were a few heart-stopping moments late, but the Seals went on the road and ended Vancouver's three-game winning streak with a hard-fought 11-9 win before a packed house at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The win snapped the Seals' three-game losing streak.

The Seals got off to a terrific start, outscoring Vancouver 3-1 during the opening 15 minutes. Tre Leclaire contributed to the Seals' fast start, scoring a goal just 32 seconds in on the first shot of the night by either team. The Seals' special teams were responsible for their next two goals with Connor Robinson scoring on a power play and Zach Currier on a delayed penalty just 32 seconds later. The Seals were stout on defense and Chris Origlieri solid in net as the Seals held Vancouver off the scoreboard for the first 14:07 of the game with the Warriors' lone goal coming off a rare San Diego turnover with 53 seconds left in the quarter.

The second quarter started just as fast for the Seals. Right off the opening faceoff, Leclaire slipped a behind-the-back pass to Danny Logan, who beat Warriors goaltender Christian Del Bianco in the top right corner for his first goal of the season. A little more than two minutes later, the Seals scored again on a delayed penalty with Pat Kavanagh bouncing one between Del Bianco's legs for a 5-1 advantage. That lead didn't last however as the middle of the second quarter was dominated by the Warriors. Adam Charalambides scored a goal at the 10:16 mark that ignited the Warriors and Rogers Arena. Vancouver proceeded to go on a 5-1 run of their own to tie the game at 6-6. Charalambides added a power play goal, while Reid Bowering, Keegan Bal and former Seal Curtis Dickson also scored. The Seals stopped the Vancouver run with a much-needed goal by Dylan Watson with 4:13 remaining in the quarter. Watson made a terrific play, snagging a loose ball out of mid-air in front of the Vancouver crease and he slipped one by Del Bianco to give the lead back to the Seals, 7-6. They would hold onto that lead going into the locker room at halftime.

The Seals struck fast again in the third quarter and outscored Vancouver 2-1 to go up by a score of 9-7. The Seals dented the scoreboard just 1:13 in when Kavanagh slipped a behind-the-back no-look pass to Leclaire who scored from the top of the circle to put the Seals back up by two, 8-6. The Seals' other goal was scored by Watson, while the Vancouver goal was scored by Charalambides, his third of the night for the hat trick.

Not quite as fast as the first three quarters but the Seals struck first again in the fourth. Currier was the beneficiary this time as he got his stick on a loose ball in front of the net and steered it past Del Bianco for a 10-7 lead.

The score remained as such until the 1:04 mark and that's when things got interesting. Bal scored for Vancouver to get the Warriors back within two and just eight seconds later off the ensuing faceoff, Marcus Klarich stripped Trevor Baptiste from behind and bounced one in in front of Origlieri and a three-goal lead was down to one. After another Vancouver steal, Dickson took off down field and got off a shot while diving thru the crease. The shot appeared to sneak by Origlieri, but Dickson was called for a crease violation and the goal was wiped away. The Seals responded with an empty-netter by Eli Gobrecht with just four seconds remaining and that would be the final goal in the 11-9 win.

Notable: Zach Currier had nine loose ball recoveries to run his career tally to 1,405. He became just the 17th player all-time in NLL history to record 1,400.

Game 6 at Philadelphia: The San Diego Seals spent their second consecutive week on the road and came away with a nearly improbable 9-7 win at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia behind a big effort from Ben McIntosh, who returned from a three-game stint on injured-reserve to deliver a game-leading three goals on the night.

It took nearly three full quarters for the Seals to find their footing offensively, but once they did, they outscored Philadelphia 7-2 over the final 20:48 to steal the win.

It was a second consecutive win for the Seals, who evened their record at 3-3. The Seals also improved their road record on the season to a perfect 3-0.

The game was a tale of two halves and though close, Philadelphia controlled the game's opening 30 minutes as they jumped out to a 4-1 lead. It doesn't happen often and it was the first time it happened this season, but the Wings held the Seals scoreless in the game's opening quarter. The last regular season game that the Seals went scoreless in a quarter was nearly a year ago, Feb. 21, 2025 in a game against Saskatchewan. Joe Resetarits and Brennan O'Neill both scored for Philadelphia in the first quarter with Resetarits' goal coming on a power play.

It didn't take long for the Seals to break the scoring drought in the second quarter with Wes Berg doing so 1:19 in, beating Wings goalie Nick Damude to the stick side. The Wings would outscore the Seals 2-1 in the second quarter with goals by Michael Sowers and Resetarits once again on the power play.

It took until 5:48 remained in the third quarter but the Seals finally got their second goal of the night on a diving shot by McIntosh off a great feed from Berg during a power play. The assist was the 700th point of Berg's highly-decorated career and it came on McIntosh's first goal of the season and in his first game since Dec. 14th as he'd missed the Seals' previous three contests due to injury.

After taking 39:12 seconds of game time to get their second goal, it took the Seals just 56 seconds to get their third as Connor Robinson took a pass from Pat Kavanagh and scored from just inside the restraining line and what had been a 5-1 Philadelphia lead was suddenly cut in half to 5-3.

Philadelphia would quiet the Seals run with a goal by Eric Fannell less than a minute later, but the Seals came right back with a goal of their own just 26 seconds following as McIntosh took a behind-the-back pass from Tre Leclaire for his second of the quarter to once again make it a two-goal game, 6-4. Then with 1:24 left in the third quarter, Dylan Watson hauled in a loose ball in front of the net and beat Damude for his first of the night to make it a 6-5 game going into the fourth.

Thirty-eight seconds into the fourth quarter, the Seals came all the way back to tie the game when Zach Currier, who earlier in the contest had a goal wiped away due to a crease violation, showed some nifty stickwork to beat Damude for the game-tying goal. Brennan O'Neill, the first overall pick in the 2024 NLL Draft, gave the Wings the lead back on a goal 57 seconds later but that lead would last just 10 seconds as off the ensuing faceoff, Robinson took a pass from Currier as he took the field from the bench and beat Damude low to tie the game once again at 7-7.

The game remained tied 7-7 for nearly five minutes until the 8:33 mark, which is when Robinson found Leclaire, who popped out from behind the net for a point blank goal and Robinson was cross-checked as he delivered the pass and the Seals went straight from a goal to a two-minute power play with their first lead of the night, 8-7. The Seals weren't able to take advantage of the power play from the Robinson hit but less than three minutes later, Berg drew a holding penalty against the Wings and 15 seconds after Philadelphia's Chris Corbeil was sent to the penalty box, Berg found McIntosh in front of the net and McIntosh scored his third of the night to give the Seals their final goal in the 9-7 win.

Game 7 vs. Philadelphia: A week after falling to the Seals on their home floor, the Wings came into Pechanga Arena and started hot, scoring a goal with 1:28 left in the first quarter to take a 4-2 lead. That would be the last goal the Wings would score though for the next 34:07 of game time as the Seals would score the game's next 10 goals on their way to cruising to a 13-7 victory.

Chris Origlieri was fantastic in between the pipes in picking up his fourth win of the season as the team's starting netminder. Origlieri turned away 34 of the Wings' 41 shots on a night when more than 7,000 fans packed Pechanga Arena, creating an electric atmosphere. The Seals' defense caused havoc throughout the night forcing seven turnovers, while every Seal who suited up scooped up at least one loose ball, including a game-high 16 by Zach Currier, who also had a pair of goals and three assists to complement his effort.

On the offensive side, Trevor Baptiste continued his dominance in the faceoff circle winning 18 of the game's 24 faceoffs, while six different Seals scored goals, led by Connor Robinson and Tre Leclaire, who each recorded hat tricks with three goals apiece. Dylan Watson and Pat Kavanagh both scored twice, while Ben McIntosh had a goal to go along with four assists, matching Wes Berg for the most assists on the night.

Philadelphia scored the game's first goal 43 seconds in and led 4-2 after one quarter with Kavanagh and Currier scoring for the Seals.

The second period was all Seals. It took 8:44 into the second to relight the lamp and relight it they did as the Seals caught fire and scored three goals in a 23-second span to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead. McIntosh scored the first after taking a pass from Berg just outside the crease and scoring on a diving shot that beat Wings goaltender Nick Damude to the glove side. Just eight seconds later after Baptiste controlled the ensuing faceoff, the ball found Leclaire, who scored to tie the game 4-4, and 15 seconds after another Baptiste faceoff win, Robinson took a pass from Currier to give the Seals their first lead of the night. Those two would link up again with 2:24 left in the half when Currier served up a quick strike to Robinson, who scored from the top of the crease to give the Seals a 6-4 lead at the break.

The Seals seized control of the game in the third quarter, again outscoring the Wings 4-0. Watson, McIntosh, Leclaire and Kavanagh all scored for the home side as the Seals staked out to a 10-4 advantage going into the fourth.

The Seals scored the first two goals of the fourth period to increase their lead to 12-4 on a pair of power play goals by Robinson and Leclaire. Philadelphia finally ended the scoring drought on a power play goal 2:39 into the quarter and would add a couple of late goals, but Currier slammed the door shut, smashing one home from behind Damude with exactly 5:00 left in the contest as the Seals closed out the win.

Game 8 vs. Saskatchewan: The Seals went toe-to-toe at Pechanga Arena with the NLL's top team, the Saskatchewan Rush, but came up on the short end, 12-9. Saskatchewan outscored the Seals 8-3 in the second half and it proved to be the difference. It was a penalty filled game that featured 16 penalties and eight power-play goals, including 10 penalties against the Seals and it helped the Rush overcome an early 5-1 deficit to claim the win.

The Seals were firing on all cylinders right from the opening whistle. No surprise, Trevor Baptiste won the game's opening faceoff and early on it was all Seals. It took the home side just 1:06 to score the game's opening goal when Trent DiCicco found a hard-charging Dylan Watson on a 3-on-2 fast break for a 1-0 lead. Just 13 seconds later, Pat Kavanagh found Tre Leclaire driving toward the net and Leclaire beat Rush goaltender Frank Scigliano on a low bouncing shot for a 2-0 Seals lead. The Seals stretched the lead to 3-0 just inside the 5:00 mark when Zach Currier found the team's leading scorer on the season, Connor Robinson, who beat Scigliano to the glove side, and three and a half-minute later, Robinson struck again, firing a blast from just inside the restraining line to give the Seals a 4-0 lead.

It took the Rush 17:29 to score their first goal of the night and they needed a two-man advantage to do it, capitalizing on a couple of Seals penalties to score their first goal to draw within 4-1 early in the second. Three minutes and change later, Rush defenseman Mike Messenger was called for a five-minute major penalty for an illegal cross check on Wes Berg in front of the Saskatchewan net that was reduced to a two minute penalty after review, but Berg still made the Rush pay, scoring a power play goal off a pass from Robinson 1:37 later. After Saskatchewan scored to get within 5-2, Watson, scored his second of the night while driving toward the net to put the Seals back up by four, 6-2. The Rush scored on a power play inside of four minutes and they struck again on the man advantage with 41 seconds remaining in the half, capitalizing on a five-minute major penalty against Seals transition player Ari Steenhuis for an illegal cross check to get within two at 6-4 going into the half.

The Rush outscored the Seals 4-1 in the third quarter to go ahead, 8-7. Still on the power-play to open the quarter, Saskatchewan's Robert Church scored 33 seconds in to draw the Rush within a goal, 6-5. A short time later, the Seals returned the favor, capitalizing on an illegal substitution penalty against Saskatchewan and Berg found Leclaire to put the Seals back up by two, 7-5. Saskatchewan scored again midway through the third and then after Currier was called for goaltender interference, the Rush scored their second power play goal of the quarter to tie the game, 7-7. A double-minor penalty against Messenger gave the Seals a four-minute power play late in the third but it was the Rush who got the best of it, scoring a late shorthanded goal to take their first lead of the night, 8-7.

The Seals still weren't able to take advantage of the double-minor against Messenger to open the fourth and Saskatchewan made them pay, scoring a goal 1:58 in to stretch their lead to two at 9-7. The Seals went nearly a full quarter in between goals, but finally got back on the scoreboard with 11:45 remaining when Kavanagh found Robinson for his third of the night to draw the Seals drew back to within one, 9-8. Unfortunately though 1:21 later, Church would score his third of the night and the Rush would go back up by two, 10-8.

The game could've gotten away from the Seals midway through the fourth when they were called for a pair of minor penalties, but the Rush were unable to take advantage of the two-man advantage and the game remained 10-8. Unfortunately, though, the Seals' Matt Wright was called for an illegal cross-checking penalty with 5:33 remaining and Church's fourth of the night gave the Rush an 11-8 lead with just 4:05 remaining. It was Saskatchewan's sixth power play goal of the night. Showing no quit, Robinson slammed home his fourth of the night for the Seals with 1:28 left off a pass from Berg to get the Seals back within two at 11-9 but that was as close as the Seals would get as Saskatchewan would add a late empty netter to close out the win.

Notable: Baptiste had 17 faceoff wins to raise his career total to 1,785 and in the process, he moved past Peter Jacobs (1,774) for sixth all-time in NLL annals. Currier had 16 loose ball recoveries, raising his career total to 1,448 and in the process, he moved past Ian Hawksbee (1,445) for 15th all-time.

Game 9 at Oshawa: The Seals scored two power play goals in the opening 4:46 and never looked back, rolling to a 13-7 win over the Oshawa FireWolves at the Tribute Communities Centre in Canada.

Ben McIntosh led the way for the Seals, who improved to a perfect 4-0 on the road this season. Big No. 90 for the visitors scored a game-high five goals in powering the Seals to the win. Wes Berg had a night as well for the Seals, tallying a game-high nine points on two goals, including a rare "Around the World" wraparound goal, and a season-best seven assists.

Dylan Watson and Tre Leclaire scored the opening goals of the contest, both on the power play, while Zach Currier and McIntosh both scored a pair as the Seals staked out to a 6-1 lead after one quarter.

Berg scored 34 seconds into the second and Watson added a pair to earn a hat trick as the Seals outscored the FireWolves 3-0 in the quarter to take a 9-1 lead into the locker room at intermission.

Oshawa tried to make a game of it in the third, outscoring the Seals 3-0 during the first 7:11, but McIntosh scored his third of the night with 2:28 left in the quarter to halt the Oshawa run and give the Seals a 10-4 lead going into the fourth.

Both teams scored three goals in the fourth quarter, the Seals off the sticks of Berg and McIntosh, who scored his fourth and fifth of the night to close out the victory.

Notable: Baptiste continued his dominance for the Seals in the faceoff circle, winning 18-of-24 on the night and in the process, he surpassed 1,800 career faceoff wins, becoming only the 6th player in NLL history to do so. Origlieri stopped 40-of-47 shots (.851) in goal. Currier had three points on the night on two goals and one assists to raise his career point total to 200. Connor Robinson had three points on three assists to raise his career total past 300 to 302.

Game 10 vs. Halifax: The Seals overcame an early 3-0 deficit and went on a 5-0 run late in the third en route to a 9-8 win over Halifax before more than 5,200 screaming fans celebrating Margaritaville Night at Pechanga Arena.

The Seals trailed for nearly three full quarters until Tre Leclaire scored his third of the night to give the Seals their first lead on the way to the win.

Halifax came out firing early in the contest and jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Cody Jamieson scored twice and Randy Staats once for the visitors. It took until 2:54 remained in the first quarter, but the Seals finally got their first goal of the night on a power play when Corey Small, who had a season-high four assists, fired a crossing pass to Wes Berg who scored from just outside the Thunderbirds crease.

Both teams scored twice in the second quarter. Up 3-1 to start the quarter, Halifax scored an early goal before Leclaire scored for the Seals on a long shot from inside the restraining line during a 4-on-4 with exactly 10:00 remaining. And then coincidentally, 2:54 later and on another 4v4, Berg scored while diving through the crease to get the Seals within a goal at 4-3. On the ensuing faceoff, the Seals' Trevor Baptiste was called for a holding penalty on a breakaway attempt and Halifax was awarded a penalty shot that Staats converted and Halifax went back on top 5-3, which is where the teams went to the locker room at halftime.

Goals remained elusive for both sides to open the third quarter and then each team scored 11 seconds apart midway through. Jason Knox scored for Halifax and Berg registered a hat trick with his third of the night on a running shot from just inside the restraining line, the latter of which ignited a five-goal Seals run to close out the quarter. Less than a minute after Berg's goal, Leclaire blasted one from inside the restraining line to get the Seals within a goal at 6-5 and then 1:20 after it, Connor Robinson delivered a backhanded pass to Dylan Watson who scored on a power play to tie the game at 6-6. Fast forward to the 3:02 mark and Leclaire scored his third of the night to match Berg's hat trick and give the Seals their first lead of the night at 7-6, and then with 1:08 remaining, Watson returned the favor, delivering a backhanded pass of his own to Robinson, who scored as the Seals took a two-goal lead (8-6) going to the fourth.

Halifax scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter to come back and tie the game at 8-8, but with 8:37 left in the game, Graydon Bradley broke out from the defensive end and flipped an underhand to pass Watson who scored his second of the night and the eventual game-winner to put the Seals back on top, 9-8.

Game 11 at Colorado: The Colorado Mammoth rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to shock the Seals, 14-12, at Denver's Ball Arena.

Colorado trailed 6-1 after one period and 9-6 at the half, but they outscored Seals 8-3 over the game's final 30 minutes to cap off the comeback. The Seals got a hat trick from Dylan Watson and two goals apiece from Wes Berg, Tre Leclaire, Zach Currier and Connor Robinson, but Colorado got big performances from Andrew Kew who scored four, including the game-winner, and three from Jack Hannah and they proved to be the difference.

The Seals came roaring out of the locker room, scoring the game's first five goals on their way to jumping out to a 6-1 lead after one quarter. Watson scored 1:32 in for the visitors and it was all Seals early on. Robinson scored twice, while Leclaire, Berg and Ben McIntosh each scored once. Berg and McIntosh both scored their goals while diving through the air. McIntosh's in particular was a thing of beauty as he came flying around from behind the Colorado net during a power play and with just one second left in the quarter, he beat Mammoth goaltender Dillon Ward to the stick side. Berg, the team's season assists leader, assisted on three of the Seals' early goals and finished the night with a game-high five helpers, while Robinson and Currier both recorded a pair of early assists. Trevor Baptiste continued his dominance early on, winning five of six first-quarter faceoffs, while Chris Origlieri stopped 11 of the 12 first-quarter shots that he faced.

Colorado's offense came to life during a second quarter that featured runs by both teams as the Mammoth outscored the Seals 5-3 to get back into the contest. The Mammoth scored the quarter's first three goals over the opening 7:04, but the Seals took just 41 seconds to erase all the work put in by the home team. Berg scored his second of the night on a power play with 6:08 left in the quarter, and just 28 seconds later, Currier scored his first of the night. Having seen enough, Mammoth Head Coach Pat Coyle pulled Ward and replaced him with Nathan Whittom, but it didn't make much difference as just 13 seconds later after Baptiste won the ensuing faceoff, Watson scored his second of the night while diving through the crease and his goal put the Seals back on top, 9-4. Colorado would score twice over the final 4:11, including a power play goal, and the teams went to the locker room at the half with the Seals leading, 9-6.

The Mammoth got the better of the Seals in the third quarter, outscoring them 3-1 to get back within a goal. Leclaire scored first for the Seals on a beautiful no-look shot from the top of the crease, but Colorado countered with three goals in a 3:17 stretch and trailed just 10-9 going into the fourth. In a relatively penalty-free game, Colorado was called for two third-quarter penalties but the Seals weren't able to capitalize on either power play opportunity against Whittom and the Mammoth.

The Seals inability to convert on their third quarter power plays would come back to haunt them in the fourth.

Colorado completed the comeback from the early 5-0 deficit just 2:17 into the fourth, tying the game 10-10 on a goal by Tim Edwards. Just 47 seconds later, the Mammoth thought they'd taken their first lead of the night, but Hannah had a goal taken off the board due to a crease violation and just 21 seconds later, Currier scored on a driving shot to instead give the lead back to the Seals, 11-10. It came 2:05 later, but the Mammoth finally got their goal on Andrew Kew's third of the night but instead of a go-ahead goal, it instead re-tied the game at 11-11.

The teams would go back and forth over the final 9:30. First it was Watson who scored for the Seals, his third of the night for the hat trick on a shot that squirted by Whittom and survived a Colorado challenge, but again the Mammoth had an answer, responding with a power play goal just 49 seconds later to again knot things up, 12-12. Colorado's go-ahead goal didn't come on a penalty but immediately after one ended as the Mammoth were able to take advantage of a long run from the Seals' penalty box as Kew scored his fourth of the night to put the Mammoth back on top, 13-12, and Colorado would add a late goal with just 11 seconds left to put the game on ice.

Game 12 vs. Vancouver: The visiting Vancouver Warriors exploded for four goals in the fourth quarter and rallied to stun the San Diego Seals, 9-7, at Pechanga Arena.

The Seals pitched a first-quarter shutout on their way to taking a 2-0 lead and they did it by unconventional means. Down a man just 50 seconds into the contest after Graydon Bradley was sent to the penalty box for cross-checking, the Seals scored a pair of short-handed goals 1:50 apart. The first off the stick of Connor Robinson off a beautiful pass from Wes Berg and the second by Pat Kavanagh the latter of which was assisted on the defensive end by goaltender Chris Origlieri and Patrick Shoemay.

Each team scored a pair of goals in the second quarter as San Diego took a 4-2 lead into the locker room at halftime. Vancouver finally cracked the scoreboard 34 seconds into the quarter when Steph Charbonneau scored on a delayed penalty, but the Seals got a goal back at the 8:35 mark when Berg scored from point-blank range off a pass from Kavanagh. Vancouver's Keegan Bal scored a power-play goal at the eight-minute mark to get Vancouver within a goal at 5-4, but just 1:32 later, Pechanga Arena erupted into the Electric Factory when rookie Marquez White, who was making his NLL debut on Sunday afternoon, scooped up a loose ball and took it the length of the field and beat Warrior's netminder Christian Del Bianco for his first-career NLL goal.

Vancouver outscored the Seals 3-2 in the third to again get within a goal. Special teams were on display for both teams early. Vancouver struck first, scoring a shorthanded goal during a 4-on-3 power play, but just 28 seconds later after starting the game 0-for-5 on the power-play, Berg finally got the Seals on the board a man up, powering one home on a goal that was assisted by Robinson and Tre Leclaire. The teams would trade goals again later in the quarter with Bal scoring his second of the afternoon for Vancouver at the 5:39 mark before Zach Currier slammed one home 33 seconds later to put the Seals back up by a pair at 6-4. Adam Charalambides scored the last goal of the quarter for the Warriors at 3:19 to get them back within one.

Vancouver scored three goals during the first 5:48 of the fourth quarter to jump out to an 8-6 lead. Taking advantage of the short run from the visitors bench, Vancouver scored its first two on quick runouts just one minute and 22 seconds apart before Charalambides scored his second of the day. Jesse King scored for Vancouver with 7:27 left to put them up 9-6. Noah Armitage scored a late goal for the Seals but it wouldn't be enough as Vancouver would hold on for the 9-7 victory.

Game 13 at Saskatchewan: Rookie Ari Steenhuis scored his first career NLL goal and Ben McIntosh buried four, including the 350th of his career, but a late furious rally by the Seals against the League's top team came up just short as they fell late in Saskatchewan by a score of 10-9.

Just like they did in the first meeting of the season at Pechanga Arena on Feb. 7, the Seals got off to a fast start, scoring the game's first three goals in jumping out to a 3-0 lead 10:34 into the game. Steenhuis started the scoring with the first of his career 5:06 into the game before Tre Leclaire scored, along with McIntosh's first of the night. The Seals had all the momentum early, but that momentum would shift to the Saskatchewan bench after Eli Gobrecht was called for a slashing penalty with 3:09 left in the quarter. Rush forward Robert Church would make the Seals pay with a power play goal just 24 seconds later that ignited a three-goal run in 1:37 and the quarter would end with the game tied 3-3.

Undeterred, the Seals reclaimed momentum in the second quarter, outscoring Saskatchewan 3-1 to take a 6-4 lead into the locker room at halftime. McIntosh scored his second and third of the night for a first-half hat trick, while Connor Robinson would also score for the Seals. The Rush's lone goal was scored by Church.

Momentum shifted back to the home side in the third quarter as the Seals struggled to find the back of the net. The Rush outscored the Seals 4-0 over the opening 11:29, including a second power play goal by Church. Down 8-6, the Seals' Graydon Bradley scored with 2:17 left made it a one-goal game going into the fourth.

Goals were at a premium early in the fourth with the only one scored by the Rush's Zach Manns to put the home side back up by two, 9-7. A short time later, the Seals' Zach Currier appeared to score a goal to get the team back within one, but the officials ruled it wasn't a good goal and officials determined that too much time had elapsed before the Seals could throw the challenge flag and it would prove to be pivotal. The Seals would finally get back within one on a power play goal by Leclaire with 2:05 remaining, but instead of the game being tied, they still trailed by one. Forced to pull goaltender Chris Origlieri in the final minute, the Rush scored an empty netter with 20 seconds remaining to go back up by two. McIntosh would score his fourth of the night with five seconds left in the game but that was all the offense for the Seals as they fell by a final score of 10-9.

Notable: Currier recorded 10 loose ball recoveries against Saskatchewan, raising his career total to 1,503. He became the 15th player in NLL history to record 1,500 and also moved past Shawn Evans (1,502) and into 14th on the NLL's all-time loose balls recovered list.

San Diego Seals 2025-26 Regular-Season Schedule

6-7 Overall; 2-5 Home; 4-2 Road

Date Opponent Arena Theme Broadcast Info Faceoff

Saturday, Nov. 29 at Ottawa Black Bears Canadian Tire Centre W, 16-13

Sunday, Dec. 14 ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS Pechanga Arena Opening Night L, 7-15

Saturday, Jan. 3 CALGARY ROUGHNECKS Pechanga Arena Country Night L, 11-15

Friday, Jan. 9 TORONTO ROCK Pechanga Arena Retro Night L, 7-12

Friday, Jan. 16 at Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena Spectrum 4& ESPN+ W, 11-9

Friday, Jan. 23 at Philadelphia Wings Xfinity Mobile Arena Spectrum 4& ESPN+ W, 9-7

Friday, Jan. 30 PHILADELPHIA WINGS Pechanga Arena Heroes Night Spectrum 4& ESPN+ W, 13-7

Saturday, Feb. 7 SASKATCHEWAN RUSH Pechanga Arena Rock the Box Night Spectrum 4& ESPN+ L, 9-12

Saturday, Feb. 14 at Oshawa FireWolves Tribute Communities Centre Spectrum 4& ESPN+ W, 13-7

Saturday, Feb. 21 HALIFAX THUNDERBIRDS Pechanga Arena Margaritaville Night Spectrum 4& ESPN+ W, 9-8

Friday, Feb. 27 at Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena Spectrum 4& ESPN+ L, 12-14

Sunday, March 1 VANCOUVER WARRIORS Pechanga Arena Celebrate San Diego Night Spectrum 4& ESPN+ L, 7-9

Saturday, March 14 at Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre Spectrum 4& ESPN+ L, 9-10

Saturday, March 21 BUFFALO BANDITS Pechanga Arena Seals Mania Spectrum 4& ESPN+ 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 at Toronto Rock Paramount Foods Centre Spectrum 4& ESPN+ 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 12 at Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena Spectrum 4& ESPN+ 12:00 p.m.

Friday, April 17 LAS VEGAS DESERT DOGS Pechanga Arena Fan Appreciation Night ESPNU 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 18 at Las Vegas Desert Dogs Lee's Family Forum Spectrum 4& ESPN+ 7:00 p.m.

All Times Pacific.

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