Minnesota Swarm (1-4 H 0-1 A 1-3)
	Colorado Mammoth (3-5 H 2-2 A 1-3)

Oldtimers Powell and Grant lead Mammoth to Win

Saturday, February 1, 2014
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 15,127

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Game Chronology

• 1st Quarter
  • MacIntosh low behind the back for his second goal – SWARM 4-3
  • Broadcast up just came up before MacIntosh’s goal to make it 4-3
  • Suitor with a big hit that sends him to box after hitting Dalgarno after stoppage – mammoth pp
  • Powell wearing #22 as he gets permission from Gary Gait
  • Powell scoops in corner and goes to the net for pp goal – mammoth 4-5
  • End of the first quarter – SWARM 4 mammoth 4

• 2nd Quarter
  • Noble denied on 2 on 1 break by Ward
  • Grant hits the post, bounces down field where Hobbins scoops and passes to Suitor for the goal – SWARM 5-4
  • Mammoth challenge that Grant actually scored and not hit the post.
  • Mammoth lose challenge and Suitor’s goal remains
  • SWARM challenge no-goal call on Crawford as he goes to the net r to l – SWARM win challenge and Crawford gets his first goal of the game – SWARM 6-4
  • Grant with a behind the back pass to Jones streaking to the net for the goal – mammoth 5-6
  • Pollock called for delay of game by swiping ball away from Swarm player after an over and back – SWARM pp
  • First TV timeout of the second quarter – SWARM 6 mammoth 5
  • Powell scores shorthanded as evades defender off pick and scores top center – mammoth 6-6
  • Crawford with a laser from top right after he gets rebound off board for pp goal – SWARM 7-6
  • Shot rolls off Higgins and Hobbins just dived in time to prevent it from rolling in the net
  • Clark gets pass from Grant on the crease to the right of Higgins and quick sticks it for the goal – mammoth 7-7
  • Pollock almost scored a beautiful behind the back goal but not quite
  • S. Jones shot on dive just off the post
  • A. Jones evades defender but goal waived off as he falls on the back of the net
  • 2nd Media timeout of the 2nd quarter – SWARM 7 mammoth 7
  • Downing and Grant with words behind the play
  • Back spin saved Ward on save
  • Matisz works his butt off on and off the floor to keep possession but behind the net shot is turned away
  • S. Jones goes to the net beating McNamara for the goal – SWARM 8-7
  • SWARM timeout 25.6 seconds left in the second quarter but actually was called for too many men just before timeout call – mammoth on pp for rest of the half
  • Hobbins joins in-home Flint in box, maybe Sullivan said something to refs for a second penalty – mammoth on 5 on 3 to end the quarter
  • Powell with a rocket from top center with 0.6 left in quarter after getting pass from Westervelt who was behind the net – mammoth 8-8
  • Mammoth will be on the pp to start the 2nd half
  • Halftime – SWARM 8 mammoth 8

• 3rd Quarter
  • Mammoth on the pp to start the half for 1:37
  • Hobbins break away is denied by Ward
  • Hobbins takeaway checks Dalgarno to the net forcing turnover
  • MacIntosh forces turnover on Koneczny at mid floor forcing over and back
  • Reid to the bench as in-home for too many men call – SWARM pp
  • Illegal screen on the Swarm on the crease
  • Jones shot goes off Higgins mask after he gets behind the back pass from Grant
  • 8:43 left in the third quarter – SWARM 8 mammoth 8
  • Higgins with big breakaway save on Cupido
  • Crawford rips it from top center past Ward – first Swarm hat trick of the season – SWARM 9-8
  • Dalgarno’s shot behind the net called for crease violation
  • Suitor held A. Jones’ stick and gets sent to the box – mammoth pp
  • Jones down on the floor to the side of the crease, may have run into goal
  • Second media timeout of the third – SWARM 9 mammoth 8
  • Jones walked off the floor after extended stay on the floor
  • Crawford scores shorthanded as he streaks past Reid on backdoor cut – SWARM 10-8
  • Pollock gets rebound and immediately shoots and scores on pp – mammoth 9-10
  • Flint’s shot goes wide after he takes the ball from midfloor
  • Holding gets loosie on the crease to tie it up with extra attacker with 0.8 seconds left in the quarter – mammoth 10-10
  • End of the third quarter – SWARM 10 mammoth 10

• 4th Quarter
  • Right shoulder injury for A. Jones – return questionable
  • Dalgarno’s charge to net denied by Higgins
  • Illegal pick on Suitor by Pollock
  • Noble disrupts 3 on 1 mammoth break
  • Grant comes off the bench on the outlet from Ward, shot hits post then hits back of Higgins and rolls in – mammoth 11-10
  • SWARM challenge – looks like Grant in crease before ball crosses the line.
  • Goal waived off – SWARM win challenge – score still 10-10
  • MacIntosh reaches from behind on Cupido to force turnover on break
  • Powell finds Grant going to the net for the goal – mammoth 11-10
  • Matisz takes down Snider at faceoff circle and goes to the box then Dalgarno goes to the box for holding the stick – offsetting – the SWARM got a break on that
  • Westervelt fell backwards on the floor maybe whiplash but he walks off
  • Schuss got away with a hold after turning the ball over
  • 9:43 left in the fourth quarter – SWARM 10 mammoth 11
  • Stevens scores his first Swarm goal as he gets pass in front of the crease as Jackson finds him from behind the net – SWARM 11-11
  • Westevelt jumps and grabs the ball out of the air on the Pollock pass and shoots on the crease – mammoth 12-11
  • Downing and Suitor rough up Grant in the corner
  • Matisz is dragged down by Coates on the crease – Coates to the box – SWARM pp
  • Higgins big sh save on Grant on the crease
  • Ward falls back on shot by Jackson that rolled behind him off the post
  • 4:21 left in the game – SWARM 11 mammoth 12
  • Adam Jones getting x-rays on right shoulder
  • Huge save on Grant breakaway by Higgins
  • Grant gets the pass from Powell and he breaks free from defender and scores on Higgins – mammoth 13-11
  • Westervelt finds Cupido on the break behind the defense for the goal – mammoth 14-11
  • Schuss with a huge rocket from top left with the extra attacker on delayed penalty – SWARM 12-14
  • The mammoth call timeout with 36.9 seconds
  • X-rays on A. Jones – separated right shoulder may be out 4 to 6 weeks
  • The Swarm call timeout with 26 seconds after forcing turnover off the previous timeout
  • Ward big save on Jackson then a big save on Jones but there is review as Crawford may have scored but Jones in the crease
  • No goal - SWARM down two with 13 seconds to go
  • Final – SWARM 12 mammoth 14

Game Notes

• Callum Crawford scores the first hat trick of the season for the Swarm with 4 goals
• Tyler Hass was placed on the 21-Day Injured Reserve List prior to the game and Dane Stevens was activated to the 20-Man roster
• Dane Stevens made his Swarm debut tonight with a goal
• Zach Higgins makes his first NLL and Swarm start in net with 37 saves
• Cameron Flint makes his NLL and Swarm debut with 5 loose balls
• The Swarm score a season high eight goals in the first half. It is the most goals in either a first or second half this season for the Swarm.
• Casey Powell wore #22 as Gary Gait gave up his retired number to him
• The Swarm score a seson high 12 goals
• Adam Jones leaves the game with a separated right shoulder

Next Games After This Match Up

• Minnesota vs Calgary - Saturday, February 8th, 2014 7:00 pm Central
• Colorado at Washington - Saturday, February 8th, 2014 9:00 pm Central