Welcome to 2026. New beginnings, fresh starts, resolutions to attempt to keep, it’s a great time to try and focus on what you want to change in your life. Some NLL teams will be looking to turn the page and start fresh after some tough sledding early in the year, others will lean into what has led to success so far and stick to it. Whether your team is in need of a fresh outlook or not, the first weekend of the new year has plenty of quality games to watch. Here’s the rundown

Power plays with games If you wanted to really get nit picky, you could knock the Rush schedule a bit. They were 2-1 through their first three games, but the opponents were Calgary, Ottawa, and Georgia. Not exactly murderer’s row. No easy games in the NLL, but that’s a trio of games the Rush would be expected to win. This week, things got considerably tougher. They made the trip to Halifax to play a Thunderbirds team that had just notched an OT win in Banditland and looked th

It’s the season of giving. Or maybe also taking a little bit. Whether that’s assists, goals, big hits, or maybe those grinchy goalies stealing all the cheer from the offense, it’s the holidays in the NLL. There are five games on the slate, no Friday night this week but a stacked Saturday and then a fun game on Sunday night.  SATURDAY Who: Saskatchewan Rush (2-1) vs Halifax Thunderbirds (2-0) Where: Scotiabank Centre, Halifax When: 6:00pm, EST The Spread: Halifax favored by 1.

There’s a lot of season left but there’s nothing left to say about Oshawa… The futility is staggering. In fact, it’s historic.  According the Graeme Perrow and NLLStats, Oshawa’s 21 goals through four games is the lowest total in NLL history. In the early going this week it looked like maybe they had bucked the trend. The FireWolves were out to a 3-0 lead, and up 4-1 after the first quarter. And then they went right back into the deep freeze. They went scoreless in the second

The PLL has released the entirety of the annual Top 50. Voted on by the players only, it ranks the top 50 players in the sport. It’s always an interesting list, because of it gives fans a glimpse into the how the players see their peers. Unlike postseason awards, this is ONLY picked by PLL pros; there are no votes from media, coaches, anyone else. You’ll have instances where a player who is voted attackman of the year finishes behind other attackman, things like that.  My fav

After three weeks, we have rapidly arrived at the “are we sure we actually know who is good and who isn’t” portion of the NLL season. Everyone has now played at least one game, though some clubs still haven’t had their home opener.  Rochester and Las Vegas will both play their home opener this weekend, while Philly and Vancouver go on the road for the first time. Last week we had the full gamut of seven games with all 14 teams in action, this week it’s just four games. Here’s