Jason Clark, the newest member of the Philadelphia Wings (1-0), capped a 2 goal, 4 assist Game MVP Performance with the game winning goal at :52 of overtime, defeating the Albany Attack (0-1) in front of a crowd of 11,201 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia. Tom Marechek and Jake Bergey each had 3 goals and 2 assists for the Wings, while the Attack were led by Josh Sanderson (3G, 4A), Ted Dowling (4G,1A) and Darris Kilgour (4A). One game into the season, and already referee issues. Albany had 4 goals disallowed last night, including one where the man was clearly not in the crease.
| 2000 Record | vs. Opponent | vs. Opp at site | ||||
| Team | W | L | W | GF | W | GF |
| Pittsburgh Crossefire | 0 | 0 | 14 | 347 | 5 | 180 |
| New York Saints | 0 | 0 | 13 | 362 | 9 | 197 |
The Pittsburgh Crossefire (1-0) blew open a 4-4 game with an 11 goal second quarter, then never looked back in their 23-12 rout over the New York Saints (0-1) in front of 6,101 fans at Nassau Colosseum. Gary Gait led the way with 6 goals and 3 assists for the Crossefire, as did Jesse Hubbard. New York scored 5 power play goals in the first half, keeping the game close. Rod Colsey (3G, 1A) and Darren Lowe (2G,2A) led the way for the Saints.
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| 2000 Record | vs. Opponent | vs. Opp at site | ||||
| Team | W | L | W | GF | W | GF |
| Toronto Rock | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 25 |
| Buffalo Bandits | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 26 |
The Toronto Rock (1-0) opened their 2000 title defense with a hard fought 17-14 victory over the Buffalo Bandits in front of 7,457 fans at the Marine Midland Arena. Buffalo's John Tavares scored his 250th goal of his career as he helped lead the Bandits effort with 3 goals and 3 assists. Former Bandit Jim Veltman came back in a big way, dishing out 7 assists. Kim Squire also had a 10 point night, which is 40% of his output for all of last season.
| 2000 Record | vs. Opponent | vs. Opp at site | ||||
| Team | W | L | W | GF | W | GF |
| Rochester Knighthawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 29 |
| Syracuse Smash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 29 |
The Rochester Knighthawks jumped out to a 5-2 first quarter lead, then scored the only 6 goals of the 2nd to coast to a 16-6 lead over the Syracuse Smash (0-1) in front of the 5,213 at the Onondaga County War Memorial. Paul Gait (2G, 2A) had the only two goals of the first half for Syracuse. Rochester overcame 36 minutes in penalties for their first win of the season. Pat O'Toole made an incredible 54 of 60 saves. Rochester was led by Kruger (3G,2A) and Powell (3G,1A)