What to watch for vs. San Diego Seals

Rock Need To Bounce Back

HAMILTON, ON – The Toronto Rock (9-6) will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss at Philadelphia when they host the San Diego Season (6-8) on Fan Appreciation Night at TD Coliseum on Saturday night.

Fans can watch the game vs. San Diego at 7:00pm ET on NLL+ for FREE! Alternatively, tune in on TSN’s digital platform TSN+ via TSN.ca and the TSN App as well as ESPN+.  To stream the game on TSN+ or ESPN+, a paid subscription is required.

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

• This is the second and final regular season meeting between the Rock and the San Diego Seals. The Rock turned in one of their best performances of the season back on January 9^th in California beating the Seals 12-7.
• The Rock can clinch a playoff berth tonight with a win over the Seals AND a Rochester loss to Halifax.
• When the Rock and Seals met earlier in the season, Toronto did not win a single faceoff. Josh Jubenville (0-20), Justin Martin (0-1), Sam English (0-1), and Phil Mazzuca (0-1) combined to go 0-for-23 against San Diego’s Trevor Baptiste.  Since then, the Rock have added faceoff specialist Nick Rowlett who earlier this season while with the Wings went 8-for-19 against Baptiste for a 42% win rate.
• Nick Rose on a heater. Since returning from injury, Rosey has been on an absolute heater going 3-0 and beating Vancouver, Halifax, and Saskatchewan.  His season stat line now includes a GAA of 10.12 and a save percentage of .801.
• Special teams battle: The Rock have the league’s 8^th best power play at 48% while the Seals check-in at 39% good for 11^th The Rock have been on the man advantage the second fewest times at just 44 PP opportunities.  Only Buffalo at 42 has been on the man-up less times.
• INJURY REPORT: TD Ierlan is on the PUP List. Zack Kearney, Kobe Handsor, and Robert Hudson are on the Season Ending Injured Reserve List. Justin Martin (Lower), Dan Craig (Lower), and Phil Mazzuca (Upper) are on the Injured Reserve List.
• The Rock will finish the regular season with a pair of road games. The first will be Friday, April 10 at Ottawa.

A new episode of the Toronto Rock Total Access Podcast is out now!  Challen Rogers and Mike Hancock talk about the mindset of playing afternoon games in the NLL and there’s a shallow dive into the Listener Mailbag!

Check out the latest episode of Rock City Unplugged which is out now!

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