What to watch for vs. San Diego Seals

Rock take aim at a western weekend sweep

San Diego, CA – The first-place Toronto Rock (9-2) go head-to-head with one of the top teams in the NLL, the San Diego Seals (8-3) tonight at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA.  Both teams played last night, the Rock downed Las Vegas 16-11, while the Seals went to overtime to get a 10-9 win at Panther City.

Fans can watch the game vs. San Diego at 10:00pm ET on TSN’s digital platform TSN+ via TSN.ca and the TSN App as well as ESPN+.  To stream the game, you need a TSN+ subscription.

Here’s what to watch for in Saturday’s matchup.

• Last night, Mark Matthews became just the 15^th player in NLL history to reach the 1,000 career point plateau. He picked up a first quarter assist on a Chris Boushy goal for the milestone moment.
• A Rock win tonight will equal the best Rock record through 12 games in franchise history. Currently, the 2015 Toronto Rock hold that distinction having started 10-2.
• The Rock are now 5-0 on the road this season after last night’s win in Las Vegas. The Rock are a +18 GF/GA in the five wins away from Rock City.
• Chris Boushy’s 7 goals last night tied a Rock single-game franchise record. Rob Hellyer (2016 vs. Calgary) and Brett Hickey (2015 vs. Vancouver) are the other two players to score 7 goals in a game in Rock franchise history.
• With 26 faceoff wins last night, TD Ierlan passed Stephen Hoar for 2^nd all-time in Rock franchise FO wins. TD is now just 127 FO wins away from passing Patrick Merrill for the all-time franchise lead.
• Rock rookie Justin Martin leads the NLL with 3 shorthanded goals.
• It’s a top tier faceoff battle tonight. TD Ierlan leads the league at 78% and he’ll go up against the Seals’ Trevor Baptiste who is third at 71%.
• Injury Report: Josh Jubenville (UBI), Challen Rogers (UBI), Dan Craig (UBI) are listed as out. Mitch de Snoo (LBI) is questionable for tonight’s game. Tyler Hendrycks, Latrell Harris, Chase Schiavon and Jordan McKenna all remain on the PUP List.
• The Rock will return home next Saturday night to host the Colorado Mammoth at a special 5pm start time for Kidz Night. It’s also Dan Dawson Bobblehead night!

Fans should also check out the latest episode of Rock City Unplugged, streaming now on the Rock’s YouTube Channel and on TSN+.

Get primed for tonight’s game with the latest episode of the Toronto Rock Total Access podcast.  This week, we find out who would win Survivor: Toronto Rock edition.

For more information on Toronto Rock tickets, please contact a Toronto Rock account executive by phone at 416-596-3075, by email at tickets@torontorock.com or visit torontorock.com.