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Minnesota Swarm
(3-7 H 1-3 A 2-4)
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Buffalo Bandits
(6-6 H 4-1 A 2-5)
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Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 6:30 pm CST
First Niagara Center
Buffalo, New York
Last Update: March 21, 2015 8:35 am Central
Live Statistics
TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:
Universal Sports Network
Tape Delay:
- Universal Sports TV on March 26th at 10:00 am Central
Swarm Twitter
Bandits Twitter
More Coverage of this game at:
Minnesota Swarm Website
Buffalo Bandits Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com
| Standings (03/20/15) |
Overall |
Division |
V. Swarm |
|
| East Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
+/- |
| Toronto Rock |
10 |
2 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
36 |
| Rochester Knighthawks |
7 |
3 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
14 |
| Buffalo Bandits |
6 |
6 |
|
2 |
6 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
-7 |
|
| New England Black Wolves |
3 |
6 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
-19 |
| Minnesota Swarm |
3 |
7 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
-27 |
| |
| West Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
+/- |
| Edmonton Rush |
5 |
4 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
32 |
| Colorado Mammoth |
5 |
5 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
| Vancouver Stealth |
4 |
5 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
-19 |
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| Calgary Roughnecks |
3 |
8 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
-11 |
y - Clinched home playoff game
x - Clinched playoff spot
Series History:
| Minnesota |
Overall |
Home |
Road |
Home (2015) |
Road (2015) |
| vs Bandits |
6-17 |
4-6 |
2-11 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
| vs Bandits-Playoffs |
0-2 |
|
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Total |
6-19 |
4-6 |
2-13 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
The Swarm and Bandits will be playing in the second of three games in the season series. The Bandits won the first game in Buffalo on January 30th jumping out to a 11-3 halfime lead and then holding on for 15-12 win.
The Bandits have won six straight against the Swarm in Buffalo and if they win Saturday night, they will clinch the season series and an extremely critical playoff tiebreaker as they currently hold the third and last playoff spot in the East Division.
BASICALLY, THE SWARM MUST WIN TO KEEP ANY REALISTIC PLAYOFF CHANCES ALIVE. LOSE AND THEY WILL NEED THE MOTHER OF ALL MIRACLES TO OCCUR TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.
Last Weekend:
The Swarm had a tough weekend last week as they lost to New England at Ho-Chunk Nation Field at The Hive by a 10-9 last Saturday and then the following night in Colorado to the Mammoth by a 12-8. Zach Higgins had 81 saves over the weekend and Jordan MacIntosh led the Swarm with four goals and five assists. The loss to New England was very tough as Kiel Matisz went down with a right arm injury, they gave up the lead going into the fourth quarter and now are tied
in the season series with the fourth place Black Wolves.
The Bandits also played two games last weekend, both against the East Division leading Toronto Rock. The Bandits won at home last Friday against the Rock 15-12 but the two teams went to Toronto the next night, with the Rock winning 11-10 in overtime. Former Swarm Ryan Benesch had six goals and eight assists in the two games last weekend for the Bandits.
Notes:
- The Swarm have lost five straight games which is the second straight year they have lost five games in a row during the season. They also have lost four straight on the road after winning their first two on the road to start the season.
- The Swarm have eight games left. They have two each, one at home and one on the road, against division rivals Rochester, Buffalo and New England, the three teams the Swarm are chasing for a playoff spot. They have five of eight and their last four at Ho-Chunk Nation Field at The Hive. The Swarm probably need to win all their games against Buffalo and New England, one of the games against Rochester and one of the two against West Division teams Calgary and Edmonton to have a realistic chance to make the playoffs at least.
- According to Assistant Head Coach Aime Caines on Wednesday's NLL Media Call, Callum Crawford is day to day with his lower body (ankle) injury.
- No word yet on the availability of Kiel Matisz, who missed last Sunday's game in Colorado after getting injured Saturday night against New England.
- Jordan MacIntosh needs four points to reach 200 in his NLL and Swarm career. He is tied for fifth in goals in team history with 86 with Chad Culp, who he faces on Saturday night. He is fifth in the NLL with 120 face off wins and third with 105 loose balls.
- Former Swarm on the Bandits: Ryan Benesch, Andrew Watt, Chad Culp and Jay Thorimbert
- Ryan Benesch is fifth in the NLL with 65 points and tied for first in the NLL with 33 goals. He also is third in the NLL with 3 short handed goals
- Dhane Smith is sixth in the NLL with 65 points, eighth in the NLL with 26 goals and fifth in the NLL with 39 assists
- Jay Thorimbert leads the league with 149 loose balls and 218 face off wins
- Steve Priolo is tenth in the NLL with 68 loose balls
- Alex Kedoh Hill is fourth in the NLL with 20 forced turnovers
- John Tavares did not play in the game on January 30th against the Swarm, but he probably will on Saturday and he has done well against the Swarm. In 20 regular season games, he has 42 goals and 65 assists.
- Mark Steenhuis has also done well in his career against the Swarm. In 23 regular season games, he has 41 goals and 47 assists.
- Buffalo has six games left. Five of the games are against the teams chasing them for the third and final playoff spot. Two against the Swarm and three against the Black Wolves. Three of those games are in Buffalo and add in another home game against Vancouver, the Bandits have a very favorable schedule to finish the season.
Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 13 Buffalo Bandits 12
| Team Stats |
Minnesota |
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Buffalo |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
| Goals Per Game |
11.0 |
9th |
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12.0 |
6th |
| Goals Against Per Game |
13.7 |
8th |
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12.6 |
4th |
| Shots on Goal Per Game |
50.0 |
7th |
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51.7 |
5th |
| Shots on Goal Against Per Game |
52.9 |
7th |
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53.2 |
8th |
| Loose Balls Per Game |
68.0 |
2nd |
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67.1 |
3rd |
| Forced Turnovers Per Game |
11.4 |
6th |
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8.3 |
8th |
| Power Play |
34.8% |
8th |
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27.3% |
9th |
| Penalty Kill |
49.0% |
6th |
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47.8% |
7th |
| Short Handed Goals |
3 |
7th |
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6 |
3rd |
| Short Handed Goals Against |
9 |
8th |
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4 |
4th |
| Penalty Minutes Per Game |
15.5 |
7th |
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26.5 |
1st |
Projected Starting Goaltenders vs Opponent:
| Minnesota |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
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Buffalo |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
| Zach Higgins |
2 |
0-2 |
12.35 |
.778 |
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Anthony Cosmo |
12 |
5-4 |
10.43 |
.779 |
Faceoffs:
| Minnesota |
FOW |
FOT |
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Buffalo |
FOW |
FOT |
| Jordan MacIntosh |
120 |
235 |
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Jay Thorimbert |
218 |
342 |
| Corbyn Tao |
10 |
20 |
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Nick Weiss |
0 |
1 |
| Ethan O'Connor |
9 |
18 |
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| Andrew Suitor |
5 |
13 |
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Minnesota Swarm
Runners
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
G |
A |
LB |
| 2 |
F |
R |
Miles Thompson |
12/08/90 |
5-11 |
185 |
Onondaga, NY |
Albany |
16 |
23 |
34 |
| 8 |
D |
L |
Greg Downing |
03/24/85 |
6-1 |
193 |
Auburn, NY |
Fairfield |
0 |
5 |
41 |
| 10 |
D |
R |
Alex Crepinsek |
02/18/89 |
5-11 |
185 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
3 |
4 |
49 |
| 11 |
T |
R |
Sam Bradman |
05/26/90 |
6-0 |
165 |
Canton,NY |
Salisbury |
0 |
3 |
14 |
| 15 |
D |
R |
Jordan Houtby |
11/01/91 |
6-3 |
181 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Detroit |
1 |
5 |
18 |
| 18 |
F |
L |
Logan Schuss |
01/23/91 |
6-0 |
210 |
Ladner, BC |
Ohio State |
13 |
17 |
42 |
| 20 |
T |
R |
Andrew Suitor - C |
04/26/89 |
6-0 |
190 |
Orangeville, ON |
Adrian |
8 |
5 |
53 |
| 24 |
T |
R |
Jordan MacIntosh - A |
09/19/89 |
6-2 |
190 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
13 |
17 |
105 |
| 32 |
F |
L |
Shayne Jackson |
11/16/90 |
5-10 |
175 |
Bowmanville, ON |
Limestone |
17 |
26 |
36 |
| 37 |
T |
R |
Ethan O'Connor |
03/05/91 |
6-1 |
185 |
Milton, ON |
Hobart |
1 |
2 |
50 |
| 45 |
T |
L |
Jason Noble |
09/05/91 |
5-9 |
180 |
Orangeville, ON |
Cornell |
0 |
2 |
31 |
| 46 |
D |
R |
Kiel Matisz |
06/08/89 |
6-5 |
215 |
Stoney Creek, ON |
Robert Morris |
4 |
18 |
46 |
| 66 |
F |
L |
Shane MacDonald |
07/26/93 |
6-0 |
205 |
Elora, ON |
|
5 |
4 |
6 |
| 67 |
D |
R |
Patrick Miles |
10/22/92 |
5-11 |
170 |
Brampton, ON |
New England Coll |
0 |
3 |
9 |
| 73 |
F |
L |
Dean Hill |
10/26/84 |
6-3 |
225 |
Scarborough, ON |
Brock |
8 |
8 |
15 |
| 84 |
F |
R |
Corbyn Tao |
04/09/88 |
5-10 |
185 |
Coquitlam, BC |
Robert Morris |
6 |
5 |
42 |
| 85 |
D |
R |
Mitch Belisle |
11/09/85 |
5-10 |
190 |
Brewster, NY |
Cornell |
1 |
1 |
35 |
| 98 |
F |
R |
Callum Crawford - A |
11/07/84 |
6-2 |
196 |
Ottawa, ON |
Dowling |
12 |
21 |
33 |
| Practice Roster |
| 17 |
F |
R |
Marcus Holman |
05/02/91 |
5-11 |
185 |
Baltimore, MD |
North Carolina |
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| 44 |
T |
L |
Nick Cotter |
04/08/86 |
5-11 |
190 |
Whitby, ON |
Dowling |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 88 |
F |
L |
Joe Haodais Maracle |
08/30/94 |
5-11 |
195 |
Six Nations, ON |
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| 97 |
D |
R |
Ian Crawford |
04/28/83 |
6-00 |
220 |
Ottawa, ON |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
Goaltending
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
W |
L |
GAA |
SV % |
| 31 |
G |
L |
Zach Higgins |
12/30/90 |
6-1 |
215 |
Courtice, ON |
Davenport |
3 |
5 |
12.39 |
.761 |
| 50 |
G |
L |
Brodie MacDonald |
09/11/89 |
6-7 |
245 |
Vernon, BC |
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0 |
2 |
15.85 |
.707 |
Staff
Depth Chart
Buffalo Bandits
Runner
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
G |
A |
LB |
| 2 |
F |
L |
Jerome Thompson |
06/04/88 |
6-0 |
210 |
Akwesasne, ON |
Onondaga |
7 |
11 |
22 |
| 3 |
D |
L |
Billy Dee Smith - A |
06/30/82 |
6-3 |
195 |
St. Catharines, ON |
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1 |
4 |
24 |
| 5 |
F |
R |
Joe Resetarits |
08/22/89 |
6-0 |
185 |
Hamburg, NY |
Albany |
7 |
14 |
34 |
| 7 |
D |
L |
Derek Suddons |
06/10/78 |
6-2 |
210 |
Oshawa, ON |
Hartford |
1 |
2 |
26 |
| 8 |
T |
R |
Kevin Brownell |
08/16/88 |
6-1 |
175 |
Burlington, ON |
Robert Morris |
4 |
8 |
43 |
| 9 |
F |
R |
Mark Steenhuis |
12/03/80 |
5-11 |
195 |
St. Catharines, ON |
|
20 |
36 |
48 |
| 11 |
F |
L |
John Tavares - C |
09/04/68 |
5-11 |
185 |
Toronto, ON |
Wilfrid Laurier |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| 13 |
T |
R |
Dave Brock |
08/13/86 |
6-3 |
215 |
Burlington, ON |
Albany |
1 |
4 |
29 |
| 15 |
T |
L |
Matthew Bennett |
01/25/93 |
6-0 |
185 |
Brampton, ON |
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0 |
0 |
4 |
| 17 |
F |
L |
Ryan Benesch |
01/30/85 |
5-9 |
180 |
Kitchener, ON |
|
33 |
32 |
64 |
| 19 |
F |
L |
Chad Culp |
02/05/82 |
5-9 |
175 |
Fergus, ON |
|
8 |
15 |
41 |
| 20 |
T |
R |
Nick Weiss |
08/16/92 |
6-2 |
195 |
Port Hope, ON |
|
3 |
4 |
61 |
| 22 |
T |
L |
Andrew Watt |
01/09/84 |
6-1 |
205 |
Kitchener, ON |
Robert Morris |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| 23 |
D |
R |
Steve Priolo - A |
01/15/89 |
6-5 |
236 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Brock |
3 |
11 |
68 |
| 55 |
T |
R |
Mitch Wilde |
11/21/91 |
6-3 |
208 |
Brooklin, ON |
Robert Morris |
3 |
8 |
27 |
| 66 |
T |
R |
Alex Kedoh Hill |
08/08/90 |
6-0 |
145 |
Six Nations, ON |
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15 |
10 |
65 |
| 75 |
T |
R |
Jay Thorimbert |
07/06/86 |
6-0 |
205 |
Whitby, ON |
Guelph |
4 |
2 |
149 |
| 92 |
F |
R |
Dhane Smith |
09/23/92 |
6-3 |
195 |
Kitchener, ON |
Conestoga |
26 |
39 |
50 |
| Practice Roster |
| 21 |
F |
L |
Tyler Ferreira |
06/25/93 |
6-1 |
155 |
Brampton, ON |
Dowling |
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| 91 |
F |
R |
Corey Fowler |
04/18/89 |
5-10 |
165 |
Niagara, ON |
Carleton |
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| 93 |
F |
L |
Jordan Dance |
02/24/93 |
5-8 |
145 |
Georgetown, ON |
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Goaltending
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
W |
L |
GAA |
SV % |
| 44 |
G |
L |
Anthony Cosmo |
10/06/77 |
6-2 |
210 |
Mississauga, ON |
Brock |
5 |
6 |
12.30 |
.767 |
| 65 |
G |
R |
Davide Diruscio |
05/05/92 |
6-5 |
300 |
Oakville, ON |
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1 |
0 |
11.92 |
.754 |
Staff
| General Manager |
Head Coach |
Assistant |
Assistant |
| Steve Dietrich |
Troy Cordingley |
Rob Buchan |
Rich Kilgour |
| Assistant |
Assistant |
Assistant |
Assistant |
| Rusty Kruger |
Dave Pym |
Dan Teat |
Steve Toll |
Depth Chart
| Goaltenders |
Defense (Left) |
Defense (Right) |
| 44-Anthony Cosmo |
7-Derek Suddons |
23-Steve Priolo |
| 65-Davide Diruscio |
3-Billy Dee Smith |
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| Transition (Left) |
Transition (Right) |
Forwards (Left) |
Forwards (Right) |
| 22-Andrew Watt |
75-Jay Thorimbert |
17-Ryan Benesch |
92-Dhane Smith |
| 15-Matthew Bennett |
55-Mitch Wilde |
19-Chad Culp |
9-Mark Steenhuis |
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66-Alex Kedoh Hill |
11-John Tavares |
5-Joe Resetarits |
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20-Nick Weiss |
2-Jerome Thompson |
---Practice Roster--- |
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13-David Brock |
---Practice Roster--- |
91-Corey Fowler |
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8-Kevin Brownell |
21-Tyler Ferreira |
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93-Jordan Dance |
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Next Games After This Match Up
- Minnesota at New England - Sunday, March 29th, 2015 12:00 pm Central
- Buffalo vs New England - Saturday, April 4th, 2015 6:30 pm Central
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