# 2011 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the 17th in franchise history. The Knighthawks finished tied with Buffalo and Toronto with the top record in the East, but finished in third place due to tiebreakers. They lost to the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the Division Semifinals.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 169 | 159 | +10 | 10.56 | 9.94 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 187 | 168 | +19 | 11.69 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 11.00 | 9.94 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 166 | 155 | +11 | 10.38 | 9.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 143 | 179 | −36 | 8.94 | 11.19 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 198 | 181 | +17 | 12.38 | 11.31 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 187 | 180 | +7 | 11.69 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 203 | 198 | +5 | 12.69 | 12.38 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 9.44 | 10.75 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 175 | 204 | −29 | 10.94 | 12.75 |
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

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 8, 2011 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 11–10 | OT | 8,242 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 2011 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–12 | | 6,025 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 22, 2011 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Garden | W 11–10 | OT | 10,422 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 29, 2011 | Boston Blazers | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–16 | | 4,945 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 5, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–6 | | 4,560 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 12, 2011 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–10 | | 4,940 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 18, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 5–10 | | 9,408 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 19, 2011 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 6–13 | | 5,656 | 4–4 |
| 9 | February 26, 2011 | Edmonton Rush | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–9 | | 5,371 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 5, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 8–11 | | 18,690 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 26, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–10 | | 6,875 | 6–5 |
| 12 | April 2, 2011 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Garden | W 19–8 | | 9,008 | 7–5 |
| 13 | April 9, 2011 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–9 | | 9,216 | 7–6 |
| 14 | April 10, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center | W 10–6 | | 9,595 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 16, 2011 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 18–10 | | 5,161 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 23, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 15–9 | | 18,690 | 10–6 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2011 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–10 | | 10,228 | 0–1 |