2011 Washington Stealth season
# 2011 Washington Stealth season

The Washington Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the second season in Washington, and the 12th in franchise history (previously the San Jose Stealth and Albany Attack). The Stealth finished third in the West division, but defeated the Minnesota Swarm and Calgary Roughnecks in the playoffs to advance to their second NLL Championship in as many years. They played the Toronto Rock once again, but this time the Rock prevailed 8-7.

## 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 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | OT | 17,029 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 9, 2011 | Calgary Roughnecks | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 11–13 | | 5,364 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 14, 2011 | Minnesota Swarm | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 8–16 | | 3,362 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 22, 2011 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 19–14 | | 9,362 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 29, 2011 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 10–11 | OT | 8,911 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 5, 2011 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 10–8 | | 14,091 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 11, 2011 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 12–14 | | 6,100 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 12, 2011 | Edmonton Rush | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 14–15 | | 4,088 | 3–5 |
| 9 | February 18, 2011 | Colorado Mammoth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 20–7 | | 3,160 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 5, 2011 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 18–10 | | 7,370 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 13, 2011 | Calgary Roughnecks | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 13–17 | | 3,441 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 25, 2011 | Boston Blazers | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 9–8 | | 3,616 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 1, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 12–13 | OT | 11,424 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 2, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 10–9 | OT | 18,690 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 9, 2011 | Minnesota Swarm | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 16–15 | OT | 4,854 | 8–7 |
| 16 | April 16, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 10–18 | | 5,161 | 8–8 |

## Playoffs

### Game log

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Semifinal | April 30, 2011 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 14–8 | 5,878 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 7, 2011 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 10–8 | 10,125 | 2–0 |
| Championship Final | May 14, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 7–8 | 14,488 | 2–1 |
