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Minnesota Swarm
(5-4 H 3-1 A 2-3) |
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Buffalo Bandits
(4-6 H 2-3 A 2-3)
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Second Half of Season Starts Slowly for the Swarm
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 15,003
Game Links
Game Chronology
- 1st Quarter
- Culp to the box for interference after illegal screen – Swarm pp
- Hass is in the lineup. Henry is out
- Too many men for the Bandits – Swarm pp
- Crawford called for hold on Priolo breakaway – 4 on 4
- Downing is in the lineup.
- Self called for a slash on the boards on Suitor – 4 on 4 for 20 seconds
- 8:21 left in the first – SWARM 0 bandits 0
- Benesch gets loose of Ross screen and scores down the middle – SWARM 1-0
- Smith gets his first NLL and Swarm goal on low underhanded shot from deep – SWARM 2-0
- Smith wearing #19
- Tavares scoops up errant pass and gets it past Kirk on a high to low – bandits 1-2
- Self scores on 2 on 2 break – bandits 2-2
- Swarm turn it over on an 8 second violation
- 1:04 left in the first – SWARM 2 bandits 2
- Too many men for the Swarm – bandits pp
- Gilbert nails Culp going back to the bench
- End of the first quarter – SWARM 2 bandits 2
- 2nd Quarter
- Kelly was actually called for unsportsmanlike after words about the 8 second violation late in the first
- Wiles with a clear lane for a hard shot on pp – bandits 3-2
- Steenhuis picks up loosie of face off and goes in to score – bandits 4-2
- Tao with a low laser of a screen for the goal – SWARM 3-4
- Steenhuis goal waived off due to crease violation – bandits challenge – challenge lost
- Wiles denied point blank by Kirk
- Earl called for a hold – bandits pp
- Giles with a rocket from top middle after a head fake on the pp – bandits 5-3
- Purves called for a hold on Benesch as he had clear shot on the crease – Swarm pp
- Card called for a hold on the Swarm pp
- Francis goal waived off due to crease violation – no challenges left
- Crawford hits the post and the ball rebounds out to Purves coming out of the post. Purves all alone on Kirk goes high to high for the goal – bandits 6-3
- 8:44 left in the second quarter – SWARM 3 bandits 6
- Suitor to the box for maybe illegal equipment – bandits pp
- Wiles finds Tavares cutting to the net for the pp goal – bandits 7-3
- Josh Gilliam is wearing #8 – 2010 Draft pick out of Peterborough
- Francis beats Benesch to the net for the goal – inexcusable – Swarm challenge and lose – bandits 8-3
- 4:39 left in the second quarter – SWARM 3 bandits 8
- Wiles spins away from Ball and scores on the crease – bandits 9-3
- Halftime – SWARM 3 bandits 9
- 3rd Quarter
- Two big saves on the breakaway on Purves and Self by Kirk
- Smith gets the ball on the crease from Benesch for the goal – SWARM 4-9
- BD Smith to the box with the hold on Hass near the crease – bandits pp
- Tao finds Ross behind the net. Ross then backhands for the pp goal coming around the net – SWARM 5-9
- 9:16 left in the third – SWARM 5 bandits 9
- Belisle called for a hold on Wiles near the crease – bandits pp
- #4 ? for the Swarm
- 4:20 left in the third – SWARM 5 bandits 9
- Bilic leads the break and finds the trailer Crawford for the goal – SWARM 6-9
- Doctor D – Darryl Gibson to the box for a hold – Swarm pp
- Good ball movement on the pp gets Crawford open for the midrange goal – SWARM 7-9
- End of the third quarter – SWARM 7 bandits 9
- 4th Quarter
- Steenhuis finds Buchanan out the door on the break for the goal – bandits 10-7
- Ross scores but waived off for crease violation. Landed on the crease questionable – Swarm lose challenge and have no timeouts
- BD Smith leads the break and finds Tavares out of the bench for the breakaway goal – 1,600 pt in his career – bandits 11-7
- Hass hurt his leg on the breakaway limps off the floor
- Around 10:00 left in the game – SWARM 7 bandits 11
- Gibson called for a hold on Suitor as he battled to the net – Swarm pp
- Benesch scores quickly on the power play from the top left – SWARM 8-11
- Watt hits Buchanan against the boards and Priolo retaliates – Watt and Priolo go to the box.
- Hass back out playing after limping off earlier in the quarter
- Purves with a check from behind on Benesch at mid floor – It would have been an over and back on the Swarm if not for the penalty – Swarm pp
- Under five minutes left in the game – SWARM 8 bandits 11
- Harasym called for a crosscheck on Ross as the shot clock expired near the crease – Swarm pp
- Card gets ball on the crease and drops down, shoots for the pp goal – SWARM 9-11
- #4 is Gillam
- Benesch scores with a long rocket but Tao in the crease – no goal
- Self gets free on the break for the goal – bandits 12-9
- Ball to the box for a penalty – bandits pp at the end of regulation
- Kirk outlets it to MacIntosh with time a wasting and goes right to the net for the goal – SWARM 10-12
- Thompson wins the faceoff from MacIntosh and shoots the empty netter – bandits 13-10
- Final – SWARM 10 bandits 13
- The Swarm's two game winning streak is snapped
- Ryan Benesch, Callum Crawford and Pat Smith each had two goals
- Smith and Josh Gillam made their NLL and Swarm debuts. Gillam was signed prior to the game and got an assist. Gillam was taken by the
Swarm in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft.
- Eleven rookies have played for the Swarm this season
- Pat Smith scored the 1,400 goal in Swarm regular season history on his first goal. The Swarm have 1,408 goals in their regular season history.
Team Stats |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
F |
Sv/S |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FT |
FO |
Minnesota |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
10 |
35/48 |
38 |
5-8 |
0 |
62 |
47 |
62 |
7 |
12/27 |
Buffalo |
2 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
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13 |
37/47 |
18 |
4-8 |
0 |
63 |
48 |
76 |
6 |
15/27 |
# |
Minnesota |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FT |
FO |
4 |
Josh Gillam |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
9 |
Tyler Hass |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
11 |
Richard Morgan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0-0 |
13 |
Matt Kelly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
19 |
Pat Smith |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
20 |
Andrew Suitor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
0-2 |
21 |
Ryan Benesch |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
0-0 |
22 |
Andrew Watt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
24 |
Jordan MacIntosh |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
12-25 |
33 |
David Earl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 |
35 |
Evan Kirk |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
39 |
Dan Ball |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
43 |
Jeff Gilbert |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0-0 |
71 |
Kevin Ross |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
77 |
Jay Card |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
79 |
Nik Bilic |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
84 |
Corbyn Tao |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0-0 |
85 |
Mitch Belisle |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0-0 |
98 |
Callum Crawford |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
30 |
Tyler Carlson |
Did Not Play - Back Up Goaltender |
4 |
Joe Cinosky |
Did Not Dress |
23 |
Brendon Doran |
Did Not Dress |
94 |
Joel Henry |
Did Not Dress |
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# |
Minnesota |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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35 |
Evan Kirk |
60:00 |
12 |
35 |
47 |
L 2-1 |
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30 |
Tyler Carlson |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Empty Net |
0:00 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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# |
Buffalo |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FT |
FO |
3 |
Billy Dee Smith |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0-0 |
4 |
Scott Self |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0-0 |
6 |
Chris White |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0-0 |
7 |
Jon Harasym |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
9 |
Mark Steenhuis |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
11 |
John Tavares |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
15 |
Luke Wiles |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
17 |
Tracey Kelusky |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
19 |
Darryl Gibson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0-0 |
20 |
Chad Culp |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
23 |
Steve Priolo |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0-0 |
27 |
Mat Giles |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
33 |
Kevin Buchanan |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
66 |
Mike Thompson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
74 |
Jeremy Thompson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1-3 |
75 |
Jay Thorimbert |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7-10 |
84 |
Brandon Francis |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
7-14 |
88 |
Travis Irving |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
98 |
Jimmy Purves |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0-0 |
44 |
Anthony Cosmo |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
2 |
Ian Llord |
Did Not Dress |
63 |
Thomas Montour |
Did Not Dress |
81 |
Roger Vyse |
Did Not Dress |
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# |
Buffalo |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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66 |
Mike Thompson |
60:00 |
10 |
37 |
47 |
W 4-2 |
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44 |
Anthony Cosmo |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Scoring |
Quarter |
Time |
MN |
BUF |
Team |
Goal |
1st Assist |
2nd Assist |
Notes |
First |
6:49 |
1 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Benesch |
Jordan MacIntosh |
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PP |
First |
9:36 |
2 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Pat Smith |
Jordan MacIntosh |
Jay Card |
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First |
10:00 |
2 |
1 |
Buffalo |
John Tavares |
Tracey Kelusky |
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First |
11:01 |
2 |
2 |
Buffalo |
Scott Self |
Steve Priolo |
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Second |
0:30 |
2 |
3 |
Buffalo |
Luke Wiles |
Mat Giles |
John Tavares |
PP |
Second |
0:37 |
2 |
4 |
Buffalo |
Mark Steenhuis |
Jay Thorimbert |
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Second |
1:21 |
3 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Corbyn Tao |
Ryan Benesch |
Jay Card |
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Second |
2:22 |
3 |
5 |
Buffalo |
Mat Giles |
Chad Culp |
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PP |
Second |
4:54 |
3 |
6 |
Buffalo |
Jimmy Purves |
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PP |
Second |
6:38 |
3 |
7 |
Buffalo |
John Tavares |
Luke Wiles |
Tracey Kelusky |
PP |
Second |
9:44 |
3 |
8 |
Buffalo |
Brandon Francis |
Mark Steenhuis |
Kevin Buchanan |
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Second |
11:51 |
3 |
9 |
Buffalo |
Luke Wiles |
Mark Steenhuis |
Brandon Francis |
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Third |
1:54 |
4 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Pat Smith |
Ryan Benesch |
Jordan MacIntosh |
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Third |
5:44 |
5 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Kevin Ross |
Corbyn Tao |
Jay Card |
PP |
Third |
11:14 |
6 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Callum Crawford |
Nik Bilic |
Mitch Belisle |
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Third |
13:38 |
7 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Callum Crawford |
Ryan Benesch |
Josh Gillam |
PP |
Fourth |
1:31 |
7 |
10 |
Buffalo |
Kevin Buchanan |
Mark Steenhuis |
Chris White |
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Fourth |
3:40 |
7 |
11 |
Buffalo |
John Tavares |
Billy Dee Smith |
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GWG |
Fourth |
8:17 |
8 |
11 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Benesch |
Corbyn Tao |
Callum Crawford |
PP |
Fourth |
11:54 |
9 |
11 |
Minnesota |
Jay Card |
Jordan MacIntosh |
Callum Crawford |
PP |
Fourth |
13:48 |
9 |
12 |
Buffalo |
Scott Self |
Darryl Gibson |
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Fourth |
14:47 |
10 |
12 |
Minnesota |
Jordan MacIntosh |
Evan Kirk |
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Fourth |
14:52 |
10 |
13 |
Buffalo |
Jeremy Thompson |
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EN |
Penalties |
Quarter |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Bench |
Duration |
First |
2:17 |
Buffalo |
Chad Culp |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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2:00 |
First |
4:24 |
Buffalo |
Jimmy Purves |
Illegal Substitution |
X |
2:00 |
First |
4:59 |
Minnesota |
Callum Crawford |
Holding |
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2:00 |
First |
6:39 |
Buffalo |
Scott Self |
Slashing |
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2:00 |
First |
13:56 |
Minnesota |
Matt Kelly |
Delay of Game |
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2:00 |
Second |
2:08 |
Minnesota |
David Earl |
Holding |
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2:00 |
Second |
2:47 |
Buffalo |
Jimmy Purves |
Holding |
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2:00 |
Second |
4:01 |
Minnesota |
Jay Card |
Holding The Stick |
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2:00 |
Second |
6:16 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Suitor |
Illegal Equipment |
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2:00 |
Second |
6:16 |
Minnesota |
Dan Ball |
Delay of Game |
X |
2:00 |
Third |
4:38 |
Buffalo |
Billy Dee Smith |
Holding |
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2:00 |
Third |
6:13 |
Minnesota |
Mitch Belisle |
Holding |
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2:00 |
Third |
12:28 |
Buffalo |
Darryl Gibson |
Holding |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
8:01 |
Buffalo |
Darryl Gibson |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
8:19 |
Buffalo |
Steve Priolo |
Roughing |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
8:19 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Watt |
Roughing |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
10:56 |
Buffalo |
Jon Harasym |
Illegal Cross Checking |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
13:48 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Suitor |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
13:48 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Suitor |
Misconduct |
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10:00 |
Fourth |
13:48 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Suitor |
Game Misconduct |
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10:00 |
Referees |
Crew Chief |
Assistant Referee |
Shot Clock Operator |
Mark Gardonio |
Grant Spies |
Roger Nurse |
Next Games After This Match Up
- Minnesota at Washington - Sunday, March 25th, 2012 7:00 pm Central
- Buffalo at Calgary - Saturday, March 24th, 2012 8:00 pm Central
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