Minnesota Swarm (5-3 H 3-1 A 2-2)

Calgary Roughnecks (5-3 H 1-3 A 4-0)

Swarm Tie Roughnecks for Second with Win

Saturday, March 3, 2012
Calgary, Alberta
Attendance: 7,638

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Game Chronology

• 1st Quarter
  • Carlson in net for the Swarm. Poulin for the Roughnecks
  • Bilic gets the loosie and leads the 2 on 1 break and finds Morgan to finish – SWARM 1-0
  • Card with a guy on him gets loose and gets a laser past Poulin – SWARM 2-0
  • Card to the box for hold on the crease – necks pp
  • Dobbie gets loose on the crease for the pp goal – necks 1-2
  • Carlson with the long outlet past MacIntosh. MacIntosh wins loosie on the board vs 2 necks, gets free to the net and scores. SWARM 3-1
  • Necks get rebound and Veltman gets loose on the crease for the goal through Carlson’s five hole – necks 2-3
  • Crawford evades MacRae and finds an open Benesch up top for the goal – SWARM 4-2
  • 4:56 left in the first quarter – SWARM 4 necks 2
  • Suitor gets loosie and goes coast to coast – spins and shoots for the goal – SWARM 5-2
  • Carlson with big save on Snider off face off
  • Dickson finds Ranger cutting to the net for the goal – necks 3-5
  • Suits takes on Snider in a fight off the face off – good fight – Suits gets in a great shot at the end – Snider’s mouth guard pops out
  • End of first quarter – SWARM 5 necks 3

• 2nd Quarter
  • Suits and Snider each get 2 for roughing and 5 for fighting
  • McFetridge on the break finishes on the crease for the goal – necks 4-5
  • Henry goes to the net but looses the ball but Benesch scoops it up on the crease and scores – SWARM 6-4
  • Scigliano in – Poulin out
  • Lots of breaks back and forth for both teams but no goals
  • Conway gets Ranger rebound and puts it in high over Carlson – necks 5-6
  • Dickson beats Doran to the net for the goal - necks 6-6
  • Ball to the box for a late hit on Dickson after the goal – necks pp
  • Dobbie behind the net skips it to a cutting Ranger for the pp goal – necks 7-6
  • Suitor now wearing #4 after jersey torn in the fight
  • 7:32 left in the second quarter – SWARM 6 necks 7
  • Crawford finds an open seam to the net for the goal – SWARM 7-7
  • Benesch denied on break by Scigliano
  • 3:11 left in the second quarter – SWARM 7 necks 7
  • M. Carnegie gets a cutting Card up high for five minute major with 2:14 left – Swarm pp
  • Benesch given too much time and finds a spot to shoot for the pp goal – SWARM 8-7
  • Swarm called for a delay of game for not giving up ball soon enough with 1 minute to go – 4 on 4
  • 4 on 4 for first minute of the 2nd half, then the Swarm will be on the pp for 1:46
  • Halftime – SWARM 8 necks 7

• 3rd Quarter
  • Tao gets rebound of the boards and puts it past Scigliano for the goal – SWARM 9-7
  • Benesch hit in neck on shot that resulted in rebound to Tao for the goal
  • MacIntosh got free and then overhand rocket for the pp goal – SWARM 10-7
  • Benesch with fourth goal of the night top center inside the post for the pp goal – 3rd pp goal on five minute major – SWARM 11-7
  • Evans pushes off Suitor after Suitor loses stick, gets shot off for the goal – necks 8-11
  • Poulin in – Scigliano out
  • Poulin with a huge leg save on Tao
  • 9:43 left in the third quarter – SWARM 11 necks 8
  • Looks like Crawford called for a dive when McBride hit him. Both to the box
  • Card called for crease violation on the goal
  • J. Harnett called for a slash – Swarm pp
  • Tao finds Ross with a cross crease pass for the pp goal – SWARM 12-8
  • Evans find Dobbie on the cut to the net – fakes then shoots for the goal – necks 9-12
  • Gilbert with a slash on Evans after play. maybe dive no call – necks pp
  • 4:09 left in the third quarter – SWARM 12 necks 9
  • Watt and Ranger to the box with offsetting penalties – necks still on pp
  • Crawford nails MacRae at mid floor to force turnover
  • Swarm to the box down a man
  • Swarm kill two power plays at the end of the quarter
  • End of the third quarter – SWARM 12 necks 9

• 4th Quarter
  • McFetridge with cross check to the box. Swarm got away with an over and back. Swarm pp
  • Crawford from outside with a free and clear pp shot for the goal – SWARM 13-9
  • Suitor called for hold on Dickson’s charge to net – necks pp
  • Swarm called for eight seconds
  • Morgan runs over Evans to force loosie – necks get ball back
  • Carlson finds Suits on the long outlet – Suits goes to the net pulls back with two on him – makes another charge – gets loose, shoots and scores – SWARM 14-9
  • Benny to the box for his mouth – necks pp
  • Cornwall to the box for the necks – 4 on 4 briefly then Swarm pp
  • Ross backs into Kilby, turns and shoots for the goal – necks challenge saying Ross in the crease – Goal stands – SWARM 15-9
  • Downing and Evans get it on after Evans tried to start something in frustration. Downing with the take down and gets the submission. Both for five and Evans also gets another four.
  • Dobbie with cheap shot on a Swarm player leaving the floor- Swarm continue on the power play
  • 4:20 left in the game – SWARM 15 necks 9
  • With 3 necks in the box – Swarm get penalty shot – Crawford tries jump shot but denied by Poulin
  • Snider tucks it in behind the net in mid air for shorthanded goal – Swarm challenge but goal stands – necks 10-15
  • Dickson finds McFetridge on the shorthanded break for the goal – necks 11-15
  • Suits rags the ball along the boards and 4 necks jump him with a major called on Dobbie and minor on Snider. Swarm to end game on the pp
  • Final – SWARM 15 necks 11
  • SWARM WIN! SWARM WIN! Swarm now in second place in the West!