The National Lacrosse League announced its semifinal matchups and schedule, pairing the eighth-seeded Halifax Thunderbirds against the fourth-seeded Georgia Swarm and the seventh-seeded San Diego Seals against the sixth-seeded Toronto Rock. The San Diego-Toronto series opens with Game 1 in Toronto on Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Game 2 is scheduled in San Diego on Sunday, May 3 at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. local). If necessary, a deciding Game 3 would be played in Toronto on Saturday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET.

The Halifax-Georgia series begins with Halifax visiting Georgia for Game 1 on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Game 2 is scheduled in Halifax on Saturday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. local). A Game 3 between Halifax and Georgia would be played only if needed and its date is listed as TBD. The published schedule lists times in Eastern Time and provides local-time annotations for West Coast and Atlantic sites to clarify kickoff times for fans.

The semifinal pairings were set after quarterfinal results that reshaped the bracket. Sixth-seeded Toronto defeated third-seeded Saskatchewan 16-13 at SaskTel Centre, with Chris Boushy scoring five goals and adding an assist, Josh Dawick recording three goals and three assists, and C.J. Kirst scoring three goals. Toronto led 6-2 after the first period and carried an 8-7 lead into halftime.

San Diego reached the semifinals by beating the Colorado Mammoth 13-12 in overtime. The eighth-seeded Halifax rallied from a 7-1 halftime deficit to beat top-seeded Vancouver 10-7 in British Columbia. Georgia advanced with a 17-10 win over the Buffalo Bandits. Both Toronto and Halifax’s quarterfinal victories were upsets that altered the playoff picture.