John Tavares scoress 800th career goal as Bandits fall 16-13 to Roughnecks
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bandits star John Tavares scored the 800th goal of his National Lacrosse League career on Saturday, but it was the Calgary Roughnecks who left Buffalo with a 16-13 win on the strength of four goals from Dane Dobbie.
Tavares, a 45-year-old Toronto native, scored his milestone goal at 13:49 of the third quarter. He is an uncle of NHL star John Tavares, a forward with the New York Islanders.
Shawn Evans scored two goals and assisted on five others for the Roughnecks (10-5). Daryle Veltman had two goals and two assists, and Curtis Dickson also scored twice. Karsen Leung, Garrett McIntosh, Curtis Manning, Greg Harnett, Geoff Snider and Jon Harnett added single goals and Jeff Shattler chipped in with four assists.
Ryan Benesch led the Bandits (8-6) with two goals and four assists, and Joe Resetarits and Jay Thorimbert had two goals and two assists apiece. Dhane Smith scored two and helped on one.
Mark Steenhuis, Aaron Wilson, Chad Culp, and Mitch Wilde added single goals for Buffalo, while Tavares had two assists for a three-point night.
Calgary goaltender Mike Poulin gave up 11 goals on 47 shots through 49:17. Frankie Scigliano stopped six of eight shots he faced in 10:42.
Buffalo’s Anthony Cosmo made 35 saves in the losing effort.
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