Late last year the National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league in North America, announced a new playoff format for the 2017-2018 season.
The new format will now feature sudden death games throughout both the divisional semi-finals and finals. The NLL Finals will remain a best-of-three series between the East and West Division champions.
The 2017-2018 playoff schedule is below:
| Divisional Semi-Final | New England at Rochester | May 4th, 7:30pm ET |
| Divisional Semi-Final | Calgary at Colorado | May 5th, 9:00pm ET |
| Divisional Final | NE/ROC at Georgia | May 12th, 7:05pm ET |
| Divisional Final | CGY/COL at Saskatchewan | May 13th, 7:00pm ET |
Current NLL Finals Scenarios:
| GA vs. SAS | ROC vs. SAS | CGY vs. GA | CGY vs. ROC | |
| Game 1 | Saturday, 5/26 at SAS | Saturday, 5/26 at SAS | Saturday, 5/19 at GA | Sunday, 5/20 at ROC |
| Game 2 | Sunday, 6/3 at GA | Saturday, 6/2 at ROC | Saturday, 5/26 at CGY | Saturday, 5/26 at CGY |
| Game 3 | Saturday, 6/9 at SAS | Saturday, 6/9 at SAS | Sunday, 6/3 at GA | Saturday, 6/2 at ROC |
Home playoff games, if any, are yet to be confirmed. Watch for updates here and on social media.
