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Saskatchewan Rush score late and outlast Halifax Thunderbirds to advance to NLL Championship

After one of the craziest comebacks in lacrosse history, the Saskatchewan Rush advanced to the finals with a 10-9 overtime win over the Halifax Thunderbirds in the 2025 NLL Playoffs.
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Saskatchewan Rush captain Ryan Keenan

After one of the craziest comebacks in lacrosse history, the Saskatchewan Rush advanced to the finals with a 10-9 overtime win over the Halifax Thunderbirds in the 2025 NLL Playoffs.

Matt Hossack tied the game for Saskatchewan with three seconds left after a crazy six-on-five sequence to send the game to overtime, before Austin Shanks scored the overtime winner to send the Rush to the finals.

Next up, a rematch of the 2016 NLL Championship. Saskatchewan will face Buffalo in a best-of-three series, starting on Friday, May 16th. 

 

Full Schedule:

Game 1 – Friday, May 16th – KeyBank Centre - 5:30PM

Game 2 – Sunday, May 18th – Co-op Field - 6:00PM 

Game 3 – Saturday, May 24th – KeyBank Centre - 2:30PM