Minnesota Swarm (0-2 H 0-0 A 0-2)
	Vancouver Stealth (1-1 H 1-0 A 0-1)

Goals Hid Stealthly from the Swarm

Saturday, January 11, 2014
Langley, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,031

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Game Chronology

• 1st Quarter
  • Moving pick on Matisz
  • Gillam off the post
  • Digby runs over Suitor but loses the ball on the way to the net
  • Carlson stops Grimes’ long bomb under right armpit
  • Bremner’s shot saved by Carlson but Carlson loses it but Sorensen grabs it before it crosses the line
  • 9:34 left in the first quarter – SWARM 0 stealth 0
  • Duch scores on quick stick for first Stealth goal in Vancouver – stealth 0-1
  • Suits gets big deflection on Duch shot
  • Hass slashes Bremner for the penalty – stealth pp
  • Hass also gets unsportsmanlike for his words for ref Labranche
  • Two minors must be served by the Swarm
  • Swarm kill off first Hass minor
  • Duch scores bouncer from top center on the pp – stealth 2-0
  • 4:13 left in the first quarter – SWARM 0 stealth 2
  • Sorensen tries to dunk it behind Richards but denied
  • Garrison denied on breakway by Carlson
  • Matisz flies in from the bench to get the pass, jumps and scores in front of the net – SWARM 1-2
  • Alex Gajic gets called for delay of game by not giving up the ball quickly after stoppage – SWARM pp
  • Moleski scores SH goal on breakaway pass from Kyle Sorensen – stealth 3-1
  • End of 1st Quarter – SWARM 1 stealth 3

• 2nd Quarter
  • Looks like Matisz got call for CV on goal
  • Scott Jones with his first NLL and Swarm goal as he got free space to the right of Richards – SWARM 2-3
  • Over and back after Schuss’ ricochet
  • Hodgson finds Grimes on the crease to the left of Carlson for the quick stick goal – stealth 4-2
  • Richards denies Crawford on the crease then Moleski denied on the break by Carlson
  • Richards called for delay as it looks like the Stealth just didn’t stop the ball going back over – in house to serve – SWARM pp
  • Crawford almost got the ball but penalty called just a split second earlier
  • Matisz steps in crease on shot
  • Hass with his stick high Digby gets called for major penalty – five minutes
  • 9:57 left in second quarter – SWARM 2 stealth 4
  • 4 on 4 for 49 seconds then stealth pp for 4:11
  • Matisz taken down by K. Sorensen as he goes to the net – 4 on 4 for next two minutes
  • Schuss finds Gillam streaking to the net for the goal, Gillam switches it up on Richards to score – SWARM 3-4
  • Sullivan irate with Labranche and gets a bench penalty, then Salt gets a slashing penalty. Hass still in the box 4 on 4
  • Duch gets rebound off Carlson , shoots and scores but waived off due to SCV. Stealth don’t challenge
  • Swarm kill off Hass major
  • Richards slashes Suitor as he tries to get loosie – SWARM pp
  • 4:14 left in the second quarter – SWARM 3 stealth 4
  • SWARM come out of break on the pp
  • Hass and Gilbert swarm Smith to get the ball back but stealth run down all 30
  • Duch scores SH as he goes to the net as he evades two but called for CV – stealth challenge
  • Replay looks like ball doesn’t cross line completely
  • No goal – stealth lose challenge and timeout
  • Stealth kill Swarm pp
  • Hass deflects pass and forces turnover
  • Good tries by Gillam and Jackson but Richards cleans up
  • Huge fight starts with Schuss and Salt. Schuss gets the takedown but frustrated. Maybe this will get him going
  • Schuss hit Richards and Salt retaliates. Schuss gets penalty for hit on Richards and him and Salt get five for fighting
  • Stealth pp for remaining 32 seconds of half
  • Carlson with two big saves to finish the half
  • Halftime – SWARM 3 stealth 4
  • SWARM down a man for the first 1:28 of the third

• 3rd Quarter
  • Hass has good reach to get that bouncing ball at midfloor
  • Suitor stopped by Bremner on breakaway
  • Alex Gajic just misses the net over the top on the crease
  • Cliff Smith evades Hobbins all the way to the net for the goal – stealth 5-3
  • No one came to help out Hobbins on the C. Smith goal
  • Lots of deflected shots right out of the sticks tonight
  • Carlson denies Garrison on break as Garrison tries one to many fakes.
  • MacIntosh denied by Richards all alone on the crease as JMac streaks in for the shot
  • Digby retaliates on Swarm defender after missing shot incurring a penalty – SWARM pp
  • 8:21 left in third quarter – SWARM 3 stealth 5
  • Crawford circles around the back of the net, shoots and scores the pp goal – SWARM 4-5
  • Good work by Sorensen, Gilbert and Downing on the loose ball in the corner
  • Jackson got free on the crease but Richards with big stop
  • 4:45 left in the third quarter – SWARM 4 stealth 5
  • Downing takes Digby down as he goes to the crease – stealth pp
  • Joe Sullivan is wearing glasses on the bench – new look for sure
  • Suitor nails Duch to ground and forces loosie but Duch gets ball back
  • Swarm kill Downing penalty
  • Bremner swim dodges past Downing , shoots and scores – stealth 6-4
  • Duch denied big time by Carlson as Duch got behind the defense
  • End of third quarter – SWARM 4 stealth 6

• 4th Quarter
  • O’Dougherty plowed into the bench by Earl, I think
  • Digby fights to the net and shoots five hole on Carlson – stealth 7-4
  • O’Dougherty called for hold on Jackson I think – SWARM pp
  • Matisz denied on big rebound by Richards
  • Stealth getting to the crease much more than the Swarm
  • Downing stopped by O’Dougherty mid floor but stays up and gets pass off
  • Suits gets a loosie in front of net but can’t bury it
  • Suits fights for loosie along boards and gets possession out of the break
  • 7:42 left in the game – SWARM 4 stealth 7
  • Beers helped off floor during break – maybe cramp
  • Too many men for the stealth – SWARM pp
  • MacIntosh gets pass from Downing on the break but denied – Jmac crashes into Richards no call
  • Stealth kill another Swarm pp
  • 4:14 left in the game – SWARM 4 stealth 7
  • Gilbert drops Hodgson midfloor
  • Ratcliff from top left goes low on Carlson for the goal – stealth 8-4
  • Matisz crashes the net but misses first shot, gets loosie and scores – goal counts but stealth challenge as Matisz may have been in crease
  • Goal stands. Matisz just able to stay airborne long enough– SWARM 5 stealth 8
  • Richards denies Crawford and then MacIntosh on the rebound
  • Final – SWARM 5 stealth 8

Game Notes

• The Swarm's five goals is the least amount they have scored in a regular-season game in team history
• Scott Jones scores his first NLL and Swarm goal tonight
• Jordan Houtby made his NLL and Swarm debut tonight
• Jason Noble did not play due to suspension from a penalty against Calgary in the pre-season
• The Swarm are in last place in the East and a full game out of a playoff spot. They are the only team in the league without a win
• Kiel Matisz leads the Swarm in points after two games with 3 goals and 2 assists for a total of five.
• The Swarm have a 101 to 67 shots on goal advantage through the first two games but have been outscored 16-11.
• Tyler Carlson has a .761 save percentage through two games (51/67).
• The Swarm also have substantially scooped up more loose balls than their opponents this year (150 to 117).
• The Swarm have started 0-2 for two straight years

Next Games After This Match Up

• Minnesota at Philadelphia - Saturday, January 18th, 2014 11:00 am Central
• Colorado at Vancouver - Friday, January 17th, 2014 10:00 pm Central