SETTIN’ IT UP
Looking to finish strong.
The Roughnecks host their final game of the season on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome when they welcome Panther City at 7 p.m. on TSN. (TICKETS)
The Riggers (7-10) fell out of playoff contention after their 14-7 loss to Buffalo last weekend.
PCLC (9-8) are in the playoffs with a win and would need quite a few things to go wrong to miss even with a loss.
As for milestones, Christian Del Bianco can set a few. He needs three assists to move into fourth all-time in points by a goaltender with 94, 46 saves to break Anthony Cosmo’s single-season saves record, and just over 58 minutes played to break his own NLL record for minutes played in a season.
Jesse King needs three-points to get to 100 for the second straight year, and four points to set a new career high of 101.
Zach Currier will play in his 100th career game.
This is the only matchup between these two this regular season. The Riggers went 2-0 against Panther City last year.
Players To Watch
Roughnecks: G Christian Del Bianco : For all the reasons listed above you should keep your eye on CDB Saturday night.
PCLC: F Will Malcom: Malcolm has his first career 100-point season and sits tied for sixth in the NLL in points heading into the final weekend.
2023-24 Scoring Leaders:
Roughnecks:
Jesse King – 97 points (30g, 67a)
Tyler Pace – 81 points (33g, 48a)
Tanner Cook – 60 points (24g, 36a)
Haiden Dickson – 44 points (26g, 18a)
PCLC:
Will Malcom – 100 points (35g, 65a)
Callum Crawford – 88 points (41g, 47a)
Jonathan Donville – 77 points (27g, 50a)
Goaltending 2023-24 Head-to-Head:
Christian Del Bianco: 7-10
GAA: 10.74
SV %: .794
Nick Damude: 9-6
GAA: 11.04
SV %: .798
