Minnesota Swarm (3-4 H 2-1 A 1-3)

Edmonton Rush (3-5 H 1-4 A 2-1)

Great Win But ....

Friday, February 22, 2013
Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 6,292

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Game Chronology

1st Quarter

• Crawford finds Matisz in front of the net for the goal - SWARM 1-0
• Turner puts a move on Watt to the net - rush 1-1
• Small with a fake moves to his left, shoots and scores - rush 2-1
• Crawford moves through the defense and goes from right to left to beat Bold on the fake – SWARM 2-2
• Davis misses pass in on the crease but ball rebounds off board back to him and he puts it past Kirk all alone – rush 3-2
• 4:17 left in the first – SWARM 2 rush 3
• Ward finds Small going to the net, Small bounces it past Kirk for the goal – rush 4-2
• Carlson in – Kirk out
• End of first quarter – SWARM 2 rush 4

2nd Quarter

• Kirk back in to start the second quarter
• Crawford finds MacIntosh up to who then finds Benny going to the net for the goal – SWARM 3-4
• Watt to the box for a hold – rush pp
• Kirk big save on Small on the pp
• Suits overruns loosie in D zone, Small gets it and finds Matthews for the goal – rush 5-3
• 9:48 left in the second – SWARM 3 rush 5
• Jackson off a screen with a heavy overhand shot for the goal – SWARM 4-5
• Suits down and holding right knee after getting tangled up – not looking good right now – carried off the turf by teammates. 9:00 left in quarter
• Sorensen seems to only pass or shoot behind the back. Works sometimes
• Ward gives Downing a fake and rockets it for the goal – rush 6-4
• Watt’s goal waived off due to CV – Swarm challenge – looks like left toe on the crease – challenge lost as well as timeout
• MacIntosh goes through a seam thru rush D for the goal – SWARM 5-6
• 4:05 left in the half – SWARM 5 rush 6
• Swarm on pp after rush hold on Matisz
• Crawford finds Matisz posted up on the crease for the pp goal – SWARM 6-6
• Crawford finds Benny going to the net late, but ball stuck in the pocket and play thwarted as quarter ends
• HALFTIME – SWARM 6 rush 6

3rd Quarter

• Corbeil called for hold on the Swarm’s first possession – SWARM pp
• Faceoff at 11:17 after stalemate on loosie in the corner
• Kirk stones Matthews on breakaway
• Crawford swims past Lintz for second goal of night. Swarm with seven goals tonight and Showtime in on all of them (2g 5a) – SWARM 7-6
• 9:35 left in the third – SWARM 7 rush 6
• Small with the goal – rush 7-7
• Matthews denied again by Kirk one on one, then dumped by Hass
• Earl gets ball on crease from MacIntosh. Bold makes initial save but it dribbles past for the goal – SWARM 8-7
• Matisz cuts to the net where Crawford finds him for the goal – SWARM 9-7
• Kirk just killing Matthews this quarter
• 2:26 left in the third – SWARM 9 rush 7
• Small fights past Hass for the goal, but called for a CV, rush challenge – challenge lost as is timeout for the rush
• End of the third quarter- SWARM 9 rush 7

4th Quarter

• Conway scores top corner on pass from Ward – rush 8-9
• Kirk just kept in the shot from Knight
• Henry forces TO after possible non call on hold, Benny gets ball and finds Jackson going to the net for the goal – SWARM 10-8
• Swarm force 8 second call to TV timeout
• 9:08 left in the game – SWARM 10 rush 8
• Benny finds Tao in the corner, who then finds MacIntosh slipping behind the D for the goal - Swarm kept the possession alive quite well to break through there – SWARM 11-8
• 4:07 left in the game – SWARM 11 rush 8
• MacIntosh with the hat trick eludes the D on a tight angle – SWARM 12-8
• After rush illegal pick, the Swarm get ball off reset and pass goes to Crepinsek quickly for empty netter – SWARM 13-8
• Final – SWARM 13 rush 8

Game Notes

• Callum Crawford returns to line up after missing two of the last three games and gets two goals and seven assists to lead the Swarm
• Andrew Suitor leaves game in second quarter due to apparent knee injury and does not return