
By: Riley Pollock – 22.02.25
The Roughnecks couldn’t battle back after a slow start on Saturday, falling 15-10 to the Rochester Knighthawks.
It was the Knighthawks who struck first with a high shot late in the shot-clock to make the score 1-0.
The next goal didn’t come until there was 7:16 left in the quarter as Rochester found the net again to make it 2-0.
After another goal by the visitors, Haiden Dickson found the net from in tight to make the score 3-1.
Curtis Dickson bounced one five-hole with 1:33 to go in the first-quarter to make the score 3-2.
Rochester found the net one more time as the game headed into the second-quarter 4-2.
The Knighthawks struck twice quickly in the second on the short-side to put them up 6-2.
It was Rochester again with a behind-the-back shot to make it 7-2.
Curtis Dickson ended the Knighthawks run with his second of the night to make it 7-3.
The Knighthawks struck on their first powerplay of the night to answer back and make it 8-3.
Dane Dobbie fired home his 30th of the season on the powerplay to make it 8-4.
Dobbie’s 30th! pic.twitter.com/21smOMEdB2
— Calgary Roughnecks (@NLLRoughnecks) February 23, 2025
Haiden Dickson found his second of the night to make it 8-5 but Rochester would quickly answer putting the score at 9-5.
Rochester found the net on a set play out of a timeout to send the score to the half 10-5.
The Knighthawks struck first in the second-half to make it 11-5.
Brayden Mayea scored his first of the night making the score 11-6.
Curtis Dickson found the short-side for his hat-trick goal putting his season total at 30 to tie Dobbie for the league-lead. The score was 11-7.
The rookie’s got moves! Brayden Mayea dips, dodges and delivers ✉️@NLLRoughnecks pic.twitter.com/7CwIxOkbTV
— NLL (@NLL) February 23, 2025
The Knighthawks answered once again putting them back up by five, 12-7.
Curtis Dickson wired home his fourth of the night to send the score 12-8 into the fourth-quarter.
Dickson from distance! He’s got half of @NLLRoughnecks goals tonight 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NKzMzPubn6
— NLL (@NLL) February 23, 2025
Rochester found the net once again to go up five less than a minute into the fourth.
After the Knighthawks scored again, Jesse King found the back of the net on the powerplay to make it 14-9 with just under seven-minutes to play.
Rochester would add one more before Tanner Cook found the back of the net late to make the final 15-10.
NEXT UP
The Riggers head on the road to Colorado to battle the Mammoth Saturday March 1 at 7 p.m. MT.
STAT PACK
Curtis Dickson: 4g, 5a
Brayden Mayea: 1g, 3a
Haiden Dickson: 2g, 1a
Jesse King: 1g, 2a
Tanner Cook: 1g, 2a
Dane Dobbie: 1g, 2a