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Minnesota Swarm
(5-8 H 2-3 A 3-5)
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Rochester Knighthawks
(8-4 H 4-2 A 4-2)
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 - 6:30 pm CST
Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, New York
Last Update: April 4, 2015 4:30 pm Central
Live Statistics
TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:
NLL Live ($7.00 per game, $30.00 season pass)
Radio: Team 105.5 FM
Swarm Vision Live
Swarm Twitter
Knighthawks Twitter
More Coverage of this game at:
Minnesota Swarm Website
Rochester Knighthawks Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com
Standings (04/03/15) |
Overall |
Division |
V. Swarm |
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East Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
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+/- |
x-Toronto Rock |
11 |
4 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
32 |
Rochester Knighthawks |
8 |
4 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
5 |
Buffalo Bandits |
7 |
6 |
|
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
-3 |
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Minnesota Swarm |
5 |
8 |
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4 |
5 |
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|
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-23 |
New England Black Wolves |
3 |
8 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
-27 |
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West Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
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+/- |
Edmonton Rush |
8 |
4 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
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48 |
x-Colorado Mammoth |
8 |
5 |
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5 |
3 |
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2 |
0 |
|
11 |
Vancouver Stealth |
4 |
8 |
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3 |
6 |
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1 |
0 |
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-29 |
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Calgary Roughnecks |
3 |
10 |
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2 |
5 |
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0 |
0 |
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-14 |
y - Clinched home playoff game
x - Clinched playoff spot
Series History:
Tonight's game will be the second of three games this season between the two teams. The first game was on February 6th at Ho-Chunk Nation Field at The Hive and Logan Schuss' goal tied at six to send it to overtime where Callum Crawford got the dramatic game winner as the Swarm won 7-6. Zach Higgins had 34 saves on 40 shots. A win tonight will give the Swarm the tiebreaker between the two teams. Both teams finish against each other in Minnesota on May 2nd.
Last Night:
The Minnesota Swarm returned home after a three game road trip with two new players, Joel White and Johnny Powless, each scoring a goal to lead the Swarm
to a convincing 12-8 over the New England Black Wolves. Callum Crawford had three goals and four assists and Zach Higgins saved 36 of 44 shots.
The Rochester Knighthawks traveled to Toronto to play the Rock in a matchup of the top two teams in the East and they came away with 11-7 victory. Dan Dawson led them with three goals and two assists and Matt Vinc saved 49 of 56 shots.
Notes:
- Johnny Powless spent his first three years in Rochester (2012 - 2014) winning three Champions Cup. He returns in different colors on Saturday night for the first time. Powless scored two game winning goals in 2014 for the Knighthawks against the Swarm.
- This is the last 2015 regular season road game for the Swarm.
- Zach Higgins has started eleven straight games in net for the Swarm which is the longest streak since Nick Patterson started 23 straight (11 to finish 2010 & 12 to start 2011).
- Former Knighthawks with the Swarm: Johnny Powless, Joel White and Dean Hill
- Former Swarm with the Knighthawks: Jon Sullivan, Craig Point, Scott Self, Scott Campbell and Angus Goodleaf
- The last home game for the Knighthawks was on March 28th and they lost in embarrassing fashion, 16-3, to the Edmonton Rush. One figures, the Knighthawks will come out today to give their fans a show more championship-like.
Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 11 Rochester Knighthawks 10
Can the Minnesota Swarm continue to win to make the playoffs? They have no choice so why not as they travel to Rochester today to take on the three-time
defending Champions Cup, the Rochester Knighthawks. The Swarm defense has been the strongest it has been this year while the Knighthawk offense has struggled of late. The Swarm defense will need to continue that as the Knighthawk defense has given up the second least goals per game in the NLL. Look for Johnny Powless to have his Swarm breakthrough game with a hat trick to lead the Swarm to victory and extend the Swarm's winning streak to three.
Team Stats (04/03/15) |
Minnesota |
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Rochester |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
Goals Per Game |
11.0 |
9th |
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11.0 |
8th |
Goals Against Per Game |
12.8 |
6th |
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10.6 |
2nd |
Shots on Goal Per Game |
49.9 |
7th |
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43.7 |
9th |
Shots on Goal Against Per Game |
52.4 |
7th |
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51.6 |
6th |
Loose Balls Per Game |
68.5 |
2nd |
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57.8 |
8th |
Forced Turnovers Per Game |
11.5 |
5th |
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8.0 |
9th |
Power Play |
29.8% |
8th |
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51.1% |
3rd |
Penalty Kill |
51.6% |
6th |
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54.9% |
4th |
Short Handed Goals |
5 |
6th |
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3 |
9th |
Short Handed Goals Against |
10 |
7th |
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3 |
1st |
Penalty Minutes Per Game |
14.7 |
7th |
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20.9 |
4th |
Projected Starting Goaltenders vs Opponent:
Minnesota |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
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Rochester |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
Zach Higgins |
3 |
1-1 |
10.84 |
.766 |
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Matt Vinc |
15 |
9-5 |
10.60 |
.778 |
Faceoffs:
Minnesota |
FOW |
FOT |
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Rochester |
FOW |
FOT |
Jordan MacIntosh |
144 |
305 |
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Dylan Evans |
130 |
285 |
Corbyn Tao |
12 |
22 |
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Craig Point |
2 |
12 |
Ethan O'Connor |
9 |
20 |
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Scott Campbell |
1 |
2 |
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Scott Self |
1 |
6 |
Personnel:
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 |
22 |
27 |
50 |
8 |
D |
L |
Greg Downing |
03/24/85 |
6-1 |
193 |
Auburn, NY |
Fairfield |
1 |
6 |
52 |
10 |
D |
R |
Alex Crepinsek |
02/18/89 |
5-11 |
185 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
3 |
4 |
54 |
11 |
T |
R |
Joel White |
07/05/89 |
6-2 |
200 |
Cortland, NY |
Syracuse |
8 |
4 |
124 |
12 |
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 |
25 |
24 |
T |
R |
Jordan MacIntosh - A |
09/19/89 |
6-2 |
190 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
18 |
21 |
141 |
32 |
F |
L |
Shayne Jackson |
11/16/90 |
5-10 |
175 |
Bowmanville, ON |
Limestone |
22 |
36 |
54 |
33 |
T |
L |
David Earl |
08/02/87 |
6-1 |
185 |
Simsbury, CT |
Notre Dame |
1 |
2 |
25 |
37 |
T |
R |
Ethan O'Connor |
03/05/91 |
6-1 |
185 |
Milton, ON |
Hobart |
1 |
3 |
68 |
45 |
T |
L |
Jason Noble |
09/05/91 |
5-9 |
180 |
Orangeville, ON |
Cornell |
0 |
3 |
48 |
66 |
F |
L |
Shane MacDonald |
07/26/93 |
6-0 |
205 |
Elora, ON |
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6 |
5 |
9 |
67 |
D |
R |
Patrick Miles |
10/22/92 |
5-11 |
170 |
Brampton, ON |
New England Coll |
0 |
3 |
20 |
73 |
F |
L |
Dean Hill |
10/26/84 |
6-3 |
225 |
Scarborough, ON |
Brock |
10 |
10 |
20 |
84 |
F |
R |
Corbyn Tao |
04/09/88 |
5-10 |
185 |
Coquitlam, BC |
Robert Morris |
9 |
7 |
50 |
85 |
D |
R |
Mitch Belisle |
11/09/85 |
5-10 |
190 |
Brewster, NY |
Cornell |
1 |
1 |
47 |
93 |
F |
L |
Johnny Powless |
03/15/93 |
5-11 |
175 |
Six Nations, ON |
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8 |
34 |
23 |
98 |
F |
R |
Callum Crawford - A |
11/07/84 |
6-2 |
196 |
Ottawa, ON |
Dowling |
18 |
31 |
48 |
Practice Roster |
17 |
F |
R |
Marcus Holman |
05/02/91 |
5-11 |
185 |
Baltimore, MD |
North Carolina |
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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 |
5 |
5 |
11.49 |
.777 |
50 |
G |
L |
Brodie MacDonald |
09/11/89 |
6-7 |
245 |
Vernon, BC |
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0 |
3 |
15.86 |
.706 |
Practice Roster |
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G |
R |
Cole Murray |
07/10/83 |
5-11 |
265 |
Peteborough, ON |
Ottawa |
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Staff
Depth Chart
Rochester Knighthawks
Runners
# |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
G |
A |
LB |
1 |
F |
L |
Joe Walters |
11/30/84 |
6-0 |
190 |
Rochester, NY |
Maryland |
17 |
27 |
27 |
2 |
D |
R |
Paul Dawson |
09/16/85 |
6-5 |
225 |
Oakville, ON |
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2 |
2 |
45 |
5 |
D |
R |
Scott Self |
07/07/79 |
6-2 |
205 |
Peterborough, ON |
Guelph |
0 |
1 |
36 |
6 |
F |
R |
Dan Dawson |
12/11/81 |
6-5 |
225 |
Oakville, ON |
Sheridan |
17 |
38 |
45 |
9 |
F |
R |
Craig Point |
01/19/86 |
5-11 |
215 |
Brantford, ON |
Onondaga |
18 |
21 |
30 |
15 |
F |
R |
Joe Resetarits |
08/22/89 |
6-0 |
185 |
Hamburg, NY |
Albany |
9 |
14 |
35 |
16 |
D |
R |
Dylan Evans |
01/17/88 |
6-0 |
180 |
Brampton, ON |
Dowling |
1 |
3 |
66 |
19 |
T |
R |
Zac Reid |
07/30/89 |
6-3 |
194 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Mercyhurst |
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25 |
T |
L |
Brad Self |
02/27/81 |
5-11 |
200 |
Peterborough, ON |
St. Mary's |
4 |
10 |
85 |
26 |
D |
R |
Mike Kirk - A |
07/29/82 |
6-2 |
205 |
Orangeville, ON |
Dickinson |
0 |
0 |
37 |
28 |
F |
R |
Stephen Keogh |
02/16/87 |
5-10 |
190 |
Toronto, ON |
Syracuse |
5 |
5 |
10 |
29 |
D |
L |
Ian Llord |
06/09/86 |
6-3 |
211 |
St. Catharines, ON |
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1 |
1 |
36 |
32 |
D |
R |
Jon Sullivan |
06/30/82 |
6-2 |
195 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Brock |
0 |
4 |
38 |
37 |
D |
L |
Scott Campbell |
10/23/81 |
6-0 |
220 |
Ajax, ON |
Elmira |
1 |
2 |
39 |
44 |
F |
L |
Jordan Hall |
08/31/84 |
6-0 |
185 |
Surrey, BC |
Delaware |
15 |
28 |
48 |
79 |
D |
L |
Sid Smith - C |
07/24/86 |
5-11 |
206 |
Oshweken, ON |
Syracuse |
1 |
2 |
44 |
88 |
F |
L |
Cody Jamieson - A |
07/17/87 |
5-10 |
190 |
Six Nations, ON |
Syracuse |
23 |
37 |
39 |
91 |
F |
L |
Joel Matthews |
02/26/91 |
6-3 |
215 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Detroit Mercy |
4 |
7 |
14 |
Practice Roster |
17 |
T |
L |
Brier Jonathan |
10/13/93 |
6-0 |
193 |
Six Nations, ON |
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40 |
D |
L |
Justin Pychel |
12/11/91 |
6-1 |
210 |
Welland, ON |
Brock |
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Goaltending
# |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
W |
L |
GAA |
SV % |
48 |
G |
R |
Matt Vinc |
06/09/82 |
6-1 |
225 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Canisius |
7 |
4 |
10.47 |
.796 |
55 |
G |
L |
Angus Goodleaf |
03/16/87 |
6-0 |
240 |
Kahnawake, QB |
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1 |
0 |
11.34 |
.769 |
Staff
Owner/GM |
Head Coach |
Assistant |
Assistant |
Assistant |
Assistant |
Curt Styres |
Mike Hasen |
Paul Day |
Jason Johnson |
Pat O'Toole |
Andy Secore |
Depth Chart
Goaltenders |
Defense (Left) |
Defense (Right) |
48-Matt Vinc |
79-Sid Smith |
26-Mike Kirk |
55-Angus Goodleaf |
37-Scott Campbell |
32-Jon Sullivan |
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29-Ian Llord |
5-Scott Self |
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---Practice Roster--- |
2-Paul Dawson |
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40-Justin Pychel |
16-Dylan Evans |
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Transition (Left) |
Transition (Right) |
Forward (Left) |
Forward (Right) |
44-Jordan Hall |
19-Zac Reid |
88-Cody Jamieson |
6-Dan Dawson |
25-Brad Self |
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1-Joe Walters |
9-Craig Point |
---Practice Roster--- |
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91-Joel Matthews |
28-Stephen Keogh |
17-Brier Jonathan |
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15-Joe Resetarits |
Next Games After This Match Up
- Minnesota vs Buffalo - Saturday, April 11th, 2015 7:00 pm Central
- Rochester vs Colorado - Saturday, April 11th, 2015 6;30 pm Central
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