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Minnesota Swarm
(1-0 H 0-0 A 1-0) |
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Colorado Mammoth
(0-1 H 0-1 A 0-0)
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Swarm Finally End Playoff Futility
Saturday, May 5, 2013
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 14,152
Game Links
Game Chronology
- 1st Quarter
- Another 2 30s for the Swarm on their first possession
- Jones shot off the pipe
- Card finds Tao going to the net to open the scoring SWARM 1-0 12:51
- Crawford called for a high hit on Coates 2min minor mammoth pp 12:11
- Prout scores from top right on pp on a pass from Grant mammoth 1-1 12:00
- Card backs away turns left then right and unloads a shot past Levis SWARM 2-1 11:39
- Bilic blocks shot but called for a penalty on Gajic 2 min minor mammoth pp 11:02
- Another Swarm penalty on the pp down 5 on 3 10:32
- Grants shot deflected in to the net by Kirk. Kirk made huge saves so far on the pp
- 9:47 left in the first quarter SWARM 2 mammoth 1
- Kirk doing good work down a man for most of the first quarter so far. Swarm down a man on the pk going back to action after mammoth penalty at TV timeout
- Prout called for delay of game mammoth on the pp for a brief time then the Swarm
- Swarm kill mammoth pp now on the pp themselves
- Cycling the ball around Card returns it back to Benesch up top for the pp goal SWARM 3-1 8:14
- Levis with a huge save on the crease
- Lincoln denied on the crease by Kirk
- Stewart pushes off on the break, called for it and loses possession
- Jones beats Earl to the net and scores but waived off due to crease violation 5:20
- Morgan gets outlet from Kirk evades Grant and his stick to the net for the breakaway goal SWARM 4-1 4:33
- Ross scores on the give and go from Benesch for the goal SWARM 5-1 3:18
- Reid leads the break and finds Gajic trailing for the goal mammoth 2-5 2:47
- Tao steals the ball in front of the net but denied but they get the rebound
- 1:47 left in the first quarter SWARM 5 mammoth 2
- Hopcroft off the post
- Crease call on the mammoth
- Ross turns around on turnover on two guys but Levis denies shot at end of the first
- End of the first quarter SWARM 5 mammoth 2
- 2nd Quarter
- Lincoln loses the ball on the crease on pass from Hopcroft.
- Benesch twists and turns frees himself off pick and subshots it from long range for the goal SWARM 6-2 12:58
- Suits taking on Grant and shutting him down
- Henry called for a crease working on Allen
- Prout finds Jones on the crease who then goes high on Kirk mammoth 3-6 11:32
- Grant moves up high, gets a second and low to high shot past Kirk mammoth 4-6 11:09
- Illegal pick on the Swarm
- Watt and Doran force turnover on Sullivan
- Ross fleeced on double team to the net
- Swarm will be a man down after TV timeout
- 9:20 left in the second SWARM 6 mammoth 4
- Swarm back to the box again Hass joins Benesch Second time Swarm down a man 9:00
- 5 minutes high stick on Hass
- Jones crushes Watt on the break and gets ball back.
- Grant drops pass and Watt scoops it up and takes it downtown all alone on Levis for the sh goal SWARM 7-4 6:31
- Prout finds Jones with the quick stick goal down low for the pp goal mammoth 5-7 5:06
- Swarm called for shot clock violation at 4:22
- 4:22 left in the second quarter SWARM 7 mammoth 5
- Kirk with a couple huge saves to finish the pk
- Coates stoned by Kirk on transition
- These are the saves great goaltenders make Mikey Powell on Kirks save on Coates
- Allen crushed by MacIntosh and he is not happy.
- Ross called for crease on the delayed penalty. Allen to the box with a cross check on MacIntosh Double Minor Swarm on the PP rest of the half
- Benesch goes high from top center and scores the pp goal unguarded SWARM 8 mammoth 5 0:44
- SWARM timeout with 40 seconds
- Timeout called by the mammoth with 6 seconds
- Halftime SWARM 8 mammoth 5
- 3rd Quarter
- Swarm start the half a man up.
- Ball called for a penalty 4 on 4 for 11 seconds then mammoth pp 13:55
- Hass scoops up loose ball along the boards in the Swarm zone and then takes it up the floor, evades Grant near the net and scores sh on Levis SWARM 9-5 13:06
- Swarm kill the penalty and get a shorty not too bad
- Grant scores with 3 on the shot clock as he worked to get an shot off from top left mammoth 6-9 10:37
- Crawford called for a crease violation
- Grant goes from right to left and shoots high to low with two guys on him and getting knock down mammoth 7-9 10:00
- Gilbert gets attention for a cramp after the Grant goal and comes off
- Allen limps off after forcing turnover
- Bilic denied on the break away
- 8:02 left in the third SWARM 9 mammoth 7
- Gallant sent to the box Swarm pp 8:02
- Four big shots by the Swarm on the pp, one off net and three big saves by Levis - mammoth kill the penalty
- Sullivan takes a shot to the leg on a Ross shot
- Suits goes down on loose ball battle then Hass denied by Levis as Levis helmet comes off
- Kirk stops Jones shot on the crease
- Kirk with a huge save on a really wide open Grant
- Swarm called for shot clock violation
- 3:25 left in the third SWARM 9 mammoth 7
- Ross with a double team backs in and splits it to the net with four fakes and a goal SWARM 10-7 2:30
- Kirk closes up short side on Grant
- Suits diving goal denied by Levis
- Reids breakaway denied by Kirk
- Swarm get shot clock violation as Hawksbee is all over Card
- Lincolns goal waived off due to crease violation with a minute left
- Mammoth with extra attacker to finish the third for the last shot but Prouts shot off net
- End of the third SWARM 10 mammoth 7
- 4th Quarter
- Grant with a quick strike off the bench on a breakaway pass from Sullivan mammoth 8-10 14:09
- Loose ball push on Swarm mammoth keep possession
- Kirk huge save on MacLeod
- Watt denied on the crease by Levis
- Shot clock violation on the Swarm
- Gilbert breakaway shot denied by Levis
- Grant spins off Suitor and gets shot off by Kirk mammoth 9-10 11:24
- Hass breakaway off faceoff broken up by defense
- Jones called for a crease violation
- Card called for a crease violation on shot saved by Levis
- Grant gets own rebound and scores but waived off - looks like the ball actually went behind the net not into it - 10:08
- 9:17 left in the game SWARM 10 mammoth 9
- Gallant called for a hold Swarm pp 9:00
- Swarm get a reset just as shot clock expires
- Never mind, the Swarm got another shot clock violation
- Jones drops ball on the run to the net tried to shoot without the ball
- MacIntosh with a huge pp goal from top right SWARM 11-9 7:16
- Grant goes through the Hass wringer and is down for a minute but gets up Looks like Doran may have nailed him or Hass with a slash on the leg no call mammoth fans not happy
- Ross called for a crease violation as he tried to score between his legs
- Grant back on
- Delayed penalty on Reid EA MacIntosh gets shot off and Levis almost let it trickle in Swarm pp 4:32
- 4:32 left in the game SWARM 11 mammoth 9
- Card with the power play goal from just right of Levis Swarm 12-9 3:23
- Crawford with a huge goal top right SWARM 13-9 2:49
- Belanger in Levis out after Crawford goal
- Orsen called for crosscheck with 2:27 left Swarm pp
- Jones buries a shorthanded on pass from Pollock mammoth 10-13 1:04
- Watt scores off the face off and scores empty netter as mammoth pulled the goalie SWARM 14-10 0:51
- Checking Suitor's stick - called by the mammoth desperation
- Suitor stick was illegal and goes to the box ball does not come out - mammoth pp
- Final SWARM 14 mammoth 10
- First ever Swarm playoff win If the Rush win we host next Saturday!!!
- The Swarm win their first ever playoff game after losing their first five in team history
- The Swarm will host the Edmonton Rush at The Hive next Saturday, May 12 for their
first divisional finals appearance
- The Swarm score a playoff record 14 goals
- The Swarm never trailed in the game
- The Swarm had a playoff team record three shorthanded goals with Andrew Watt getting two and Tyler Hass the other
- Ryan Benesch set a Swarm playoff game records with seven points and three goals
- The Swarm have won five straight which includes the last four games of the regular season
Team Stats |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
F |
Sv/S |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FT |
FO |
Minnesota |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
14 |
37/47 |
17 |
5/7 |
2 |
70 |
50 |
70 |
12 |
16/28 |
Colorado |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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10 |
36/50 |
16 |
2/7 |
1 |
64 |
47 |
65 |
9 |
12/28 |
# |
Minnesota |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FT |
FO |
4 |
Joe Cinosky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
9 |
Tyler Hass |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
0-0 |
11 |
Richard Morgan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
20 |
Andrew Suitor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
3-5 |
21 |
Ryan Benesch |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0-0 |
22 |
Andrew Watt |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0-0 |
23 |
Brendon Doran |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
24 |
Jordan MacIntosh |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
13-23 |
33 |
David Earl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
35 |
Evan Kirk |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
39 |
Dan Ball |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
43 |
Jeff Gilbert |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
0-0 |
71 |
Kevin Ross |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0-0 |
77 |
Jay Card |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
79 |
Nik Bilic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
81 |
Josh Gillam |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
84 |
Corbyn Tao |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 |
94 |
Joel Henry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0-0 |
98 |
Callum Crawford |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
30 |
Tyler Carlson |
Did Not Play - Back Up Goaltender |
13 |
Matt Kelly |
Did Not Dress |
45 |
Michael Brascia |
Did Not Dress |
85 |
Mitch Belisle |
Did Not Dress |
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# |
Minnesota |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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35 |
Evan Kirk |
60:00 |
10 |
37 |
47 |
W 1-0 |
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30 |
Tyler Carlson |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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# |
Colorado |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FT |
FO |
8 |
Scott Stewart |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0-1 |
9 |
Gavin Prout |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
11 |
John Gallant |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
13 |
Mat MacLeod |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0-0 |
15 |
Ilija Gajic |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
12-27 |
16 |
Adam Jones |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0-0 |
17 |
Sean Pollock |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0-0 |
19 |
Cameron Holding |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
20 |
Derek Hopcroft |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
23 |
Jon Sullivan |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
24 |
John Grant |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
30 |
Chris Levis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
31 |
Tye Belanger |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
37 |
Dan Coates |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 |
42 |
Rory Smith |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0-0 |
44 |
Jamie Lincoln |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
55 |
Mac Allen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
56 |
John Orsen |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0-0 |
62 |
Creighton Reid |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0-0 |
88 |
Ian Hawksbee |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0-0 |
1 |
Jed Prossner |
Did Not Dress |
14 |
Jordan McBride |
Did Not Dress |
85 |
Jamie Shewchuk |
Did Not Dress |
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# |
Colorado |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
|
30 |
Chris Levis |
57:11 |
13 |
32 |
45 |
L 0-1 |
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31 |
Tye Belanger |
2:49 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
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Empty Net |
0:01 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Scoring |
Quarter |
Time |
MN |
COL |
Team |
Goal |
1st Assist |
2nd Assist |
Notes |
First |
2:09 |
1 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Corbyn Tao |
Jay Card |
Jeff Gilbert |
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First |
3:00 |
1 |
1 |
Colorado |
Gavin Prout |
John Grant |
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PP |
First |
3:21 |
2 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Jay Card |
Josh Gillam |
Callum Crawford |
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First |
6:46 |
3 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Benesch |
Jay Card |
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PP |
First |
10:26 |
4 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Richard Morgan |
Evan Kirk |
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First |
11:42 |
5 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Kevin Ross |
Ryan Benesch |
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First |
12:13 |
5 |
2 |
Colorado |
Ilija Gajic |
Creighton Reid |
Ian Hawksbee |
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Second |
2:01 |
6 |
2 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Benesch |
Corbyn Tao |
Kevin Ross |
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Second |
3:28 |
6 |
3 |
Colorado |
Adam Jones |
Gavin Prout |
Jamie Lincoln |
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Second |
3:51 |
6 |
4 |
Colorado |
John Grant |
Creighton Reid |
Mat MacLeod |
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Second |
8:29 |
7 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Watt |
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SH |
Second |
9:54 |
7 |
5 |
Colorado |
Adam Jones |
Gavin Prout |
John Grant |
PP |
Second |
14:15 |
8 |
5 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Benesch |
Callum Crawford |
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PP |
Third |
1:53 |
9 |
5 |
Minnesota |
Tyler Hass |
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SH |
Third |
4:25 |
9 |
6 |
Colorado |
John Grant |
Scott Stewart |
Dan Coates |
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Third |
5:00 |
9 |
7 |
Colorado |
John Grant |
Ilija Gajic |
Cameron Holding |
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Third |
12:28 |
10 |
7 |
Minnesota |
Kevin Ross |
Jordan MacIntosh |
Callum Crawford |
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Fourth |
0:51 |
10 |
8 |
Colorado |
John Grant |
Jon Sullivan |
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Fourth |
3:36 |
10 |
9 |
Colorado |
John Grant |
John Orsen |
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Fourth |
7:44 |
11 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Jordan MacIntosh |
Ryan Benesch |
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PP |
Fourth |
11:37 |
12 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Jay Card |
Ryan Benesch |
Callum Crawford |
PP |
Fourth |
12:11 |
13 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Callum Crawford |
Ryan Benesch |
Josh Gillam |
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Fourth |
13:56 |
13 |
10 |
Colorado |
Adam Jones |
Sean Pollock |
Gavin Prout |
SH |
Fourth |
14:08 |
14 |
10 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Watt |
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PP, EN |
Penalties |
Quarter |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Bench |
Duration |
First |
2:49 |
Minnesota |
Callum Crawford |
Illegal Cross Checking |
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2:00 |
First |
3:57 |
Minnesota |
Dan Ball |
Illegal Substitution |
X |
2:00 |
First |
4:27 |
Minnesota |
Tyler Hass |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
First |
5:13 |
Colorado |
Gavin Prout |
Delay of Game |
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2:00 |
Second |
5:40 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Benesch |
Roughing |
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2:00 |
Second |
5:40 |
Colorado |
John Gallant |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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2:00 |
Second |
6:00 |
Minnesota |
Tyler Hass |
High-Sticking |
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5:00 |
Second |
12:41 |
Colorado |
Mac Allen |
Illegal Cross Checking |
|
2:00 |
Second |
12:41 |
Colorado |
Mac Allen |
Slashing |
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2:00 |
Third |
1:05 |
Minnesota |
Dan Ball |
Illegal Substitution |
X |
2:00 |
Third |
6:58 |
Colorado |
John Gallant |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
Fourth |
5:59 |
Colorado |
John Gallant |
Holding |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
10:28 |
Colorado |
Creighton Reid |
Elbowing |
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2:00 |
Fourth |
12:33 |
Colorado |
John Orsen |
Checking from Behind |
|
2:00 |
Fourth |
14:08 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Suitor |
Illegal Equipment |
|
2:00 |
Referees |
Crew Chief |
Assistant Referee |
Shot Clock Operator |
Matt Robinson |
Jason Wiswell |
David Pratt |
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