# 2020 San Diego Seals season

The San Diego Seals are a lacrosse team based in San Diego, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season was their second season in the NLL. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
North Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | −50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
| 2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
| 4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | −61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
| 3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
| 5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | −43 | 9.00 | 12.31 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

## Game log
### Regular season

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 7, 2019 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 10–13 | | 10,685 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 14, 2019 | Toronto Rock | Pechanga Arena San Diego | L 6–13 | | 5,414 | 0–2 |
| 3 | December 27, 2019 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pechanga Arena San Diego | L 11–16 | | 4,088 | 0–3 |
| 4 | December 29, 2019 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | W 11–10 | OT | 6,125 | 1–3 |
| 5 | January 12, 2020 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pechanga Arena San Diego | L 9–12 | | 4,145 | 1–4 |
| 6 | January 18, 2020 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 5–8 | | 7,219 | 1–5 |
| 7 | January 25, 2020 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | W 15–11 | | 3,275 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 1, 2020 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Orleans Arena | W 17–10 | | 4,821 | 3–5 |
| 9 | February 15, 2020 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 7–10 | | 10,820 | 3–6 |
| 10 | February 22, 2020 | Vancouver Warriors | Pechanga Arena San Diego | W 15–10 | | 4,217 | 4–6 |
| 11 | February 29, 2020 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 13–12 | | 12,217 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 7, 2020 | Rochester Knighthawks | Pechanga Arena San Diego | W 19–6 | | 6,292 | 6–6 |
The eighth game of the season was a home game played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise.

## Cancelled games

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location |
| 13 | March 13, 2020 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena |
| 14 | March 20, 2020 | New England Black Wolves | Pechanga Arena San Diego |
| 15 | March 28, 2020 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018–) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) |
| 16 | April 4, 2020 | Georgia Swarm | Pechanga Arena San Diego |
| 17 | April 11, 2020 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre |
| 18 | April 25, 2020 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pechanga Arena San Diego |