

NLL Semifinals Game 2 — Halifax Thunderbirds vs Georgia Swarm. This is the home game of a best-of-three series. HALIFAX LEADS THE SERIES 1-0 after a 12-7 road win in Atlanta on May 2. A win on Saturday May 9 at the Scotiabank Centre clinches a trip to the NLL Cup Final. Clarke Petterson dropped a career playoff-best 9 points (2G/7A) in Game 1. Jason Knox scored four goals for the second straight playoff game. Warren Hill made 35 saves and held Georgia to seven goals — the second consecutive playoff game in which the Halifax defense has held the opposition under 10. If Halifax wins this game, the season's biggest celebration happens on the floor of the Scotiabank Centre. If Georgia wins, Game 3 is at the Scotiabank Centre on Sunday May 10 — same venue, with the entire series on the line. This is the biggest home pro sporting event Halifax has hosted in a generation. Doors at 6 PM. Tickets via Ticketmaster.
The Swarm dismantled the T-Birds 21-10 Saturday at Scotiabank Centre, evening the playoff series at 1-1 with a dominant third-quarter performance. Georgia outscored Halifax 5-1 in the third period to break the game open, and Shayne Jackson led the way for the visitors alongside Lyle Thompson and Kaleb Benedict. Halifax mounted a late surge with four goals in the fourth, but it came far too late. Warren Hill was pulled during the Swarm's third-quarter onslaught, with Hutchis closing out the final frame.
AI-generated recap
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Swarm | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 |