Minnesota Swarm (1-7 H 0-3 A 1-4)
	Toronto Rock (4-4 H 4-1 A 0-3)

One Good Quarter is Three Good Quarters to Few

Saturday, February 22, 2014
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 9,207

Game Links

Game Chronology

• 1st Quarter
  • Over and back off Billings shot, Hostrawser can’t keep it in
  • Crawford denied by Rose with help from O’Connor
  • Sorensen scoops up rebound off Schuss’ shot. Sorensen crashes to net to get the ball and put it away – SWARM 1-0
  • Higgins does the splits to stuff Johnston
  • Schuss forces turnover on Merrill deep in Toronto end
  • LeBlanc gets rebound off big save by Higgins on Sanderson shot and tucks it away – rock 1-1
  • MacIntosh takes faceoff down to the net passes by Rose right to Rose’s left and scores – SWARM 2-1
  • Jackson and Johnston are going at it after Crawford and White tangled to start. Jackson takes down Johnston.
  • First TV timeout of the first quarter – SWARM 2 rock 1
  • Jackson and Johnston for five also White and Crawford
  • Hostrawser to the box also (probably to serve for White) – SWARM pp
  • Edwards turns on the jets on the breakaway to score shorthanded – rock 2-2
  • Gillam almost scores one-handed from the floor
  • LeBlanc battles past Downing and snaps the shot by Higgins , Downing’s stick breaks on play – rock 3-2
  • On the delayed penalty – Hellyer found on the tic tac toe passing on the crease right of Higgins – rock 4-2
  • Suitor and Hostrawser go at it and Suitor takes down Hostrawser with mercy - five each
  • Suitor to the dressing room – maybe to get another jersey
  • 4:56 left in the first quarter – SWARM 2 rock 4
  • Swarm on the pp out of the break
  • Suitor has been issued a ten minute misconduct and an instigator
  • Greer to the box for holding the stick – SWARM pp
  • Not sure if Suitor has been ejected, he may have been
  • Hass knocks down LeBlanc
  • Johnston knocks down MacIntosh and continues to be all over him
  • But Schuss gets called for a penalty on White after Rock get ball in their zone – rock pp
  • Doyle knocks down Sorensen maybe for something earlier – both to the box
  • Very, very chippy
  • Schuss rapped arm around White’s neck
  • Sorensen gives fist to Doyle’s face and Doyle retaliates
  • Sorensen goes for double minor
  • Lots of Rock pp time
  • Noble thwarts Johnston and Johnston gives him a shot back
  • 2:40 left on the double minor pp for the Rock
  • End of the first quarter – SWARM 2 rock 4

• 2nd Quarter
  • 2:40 left on the double minor pp for the Rock to start the second quarter
  • Billings gets the rebound and passes behind the back across the crease to Sanderson for the pp goal – rock 5-2
  • rock scored before the expiration of first Sorensen penalty – get another full two minute pp
  • Hass runs over Hellyer on the break but Chapman breaks up the breakaway
  • Merrill to the box – 4 on 4 for 35 seconds
  • Delay of game on Edwards as he prevented the Swarm to take possession when arguing with the ref – SWARM pp
  • MacIntosh gets pass from Jackson from other side of the crease and buries the pp goal – SWARM 3-5
  • Rose with big save on Sorensen breakaway
  • Higgins just barely able to deflect away Doyle shot
  • 8:38 left in the second quarter – SWARM 3 rock 5
  • Flint’s behind the back shot goes astray
  • Billings scores on the dive but called for CV
  • No challenge flag thrown
  • Higgins with the sliding save on Sanderson
  • Downing gets rebound of Gillam shot off the boards. Downing shoots the fade away for the goal – SWARM 4-5
  • Eight second violation on the Rock
  • 4:16 left in the second quarter - SWARM 4 rock 5
  • Higgins really busy after the break as the rock had numerous chances they couldn’t convert
  • Hass called for roughing on Merrill after Merrill got rid of the ball – maybe illegal cross checking – Hass really all over Merrill – Hass has issues with the refs – rock pp
  • It appears that the Swarm called a timeout with 1:30 left
  • Doyle waits out with a side step for the hole he needed, shoots and scores pp goal – rock 6-4
  • Rock called timeout with 29 seconds left
  • Doyle scores goal 500 on the pp with 0.1 seconds left – rock 7-4
  • Sullivan talking with refs wanting them to take a look at the goal but teams have left the floor
  • Halftime – SWARM 4 rock 7

• 3rd Quarter
  • Edwards forces turnover on Crawford after Crawford broke up initial Edwards foray. Edwards got the ball finally and found LeBlanc going to the net for the goal – rock 8-4
  • MacIntosh stoned by Rose
  • Sanderson with a laser that Higgins didn’t have covered quite right – rock 9-4
  • Higgins out 31 SOG – Carlson in 13:26
  • White to the box for checking from behind on Jackson – SWARM pp
  • Matisz got the feed but hits the crosse bar
  • Gilbert just getting pass off with White charging from behind out of the box
  • Jackson working hard on defense to force the turnover
  • 8:58 left in the third quarter – SWARM 4 rock 9
  • Sanderson side steps and bounces one past Carlson – rock 10-4
  • Illegal screen on SWARM
  • SWARM seem a bit deflated so can they rally, who knows
  • SWARM average 9.1 goals per game and are behind 10-4, odds are not good but odds can be beaten
  • O’Connor to the box – SWARM pp
  • O’Connor gets lob pass from Chapman for the breakaway goal – rock 11-4
  • 3:21 left in the third quarter – SWARM 4 rock 11
  • Beirnes camped out in his favorite spot next to the crease to finish – rock 12-4
  • Rock fans doing the wave already in the third quarter – not a good sign
  • Losing Suitor really killing the Swarm
  • Hellyer tip toes the crease and puts it pass Carlson – rock 13-4
  • Gillam tried to get one last shot off but his attempt was thwarted and his frustration is emblematic of the team right now
  • End of the third quarter – SWARM 4 rock 13

• 4th Quarter
  • White with a check high on Schuss – SWARM pp
  • Schuss slips by two rock players for his first of the night - Swarm with first goal of the second half – SWARM 5-13
  • MacIntosh with a good break but CV denies him
  • Matisz gets a grab on the crease from Crawford, turns and shoots but Rose with a big save
  • 8:58 left in the fourth quarter – SWARM 5 rock 13
  • MacIntosh slowly walks to the box for holding – rock pp
  • Crawford moves by Doyle and Gamble to the crease for SH goal – SWARM 6-13
  • Rock challenge Crawford’s goal – looks like Crawford’s right foot in the crease but refs call the goal good and rock lose their time out
  • Doyle gets shot off rolls off Carlson’s left shin pad and stops on the line but does not cross
  • Sorensen tries air Gait but can’t pull it off
  • Hellyer called for a trip on Jackson – SWARM pp
  • 4:11 left in the game – SWARM 6 rock 13
  • Schuss, up top, finds MacIntosh behind the net, MacIntosh then reaches around the net and dumps it in past Rose – SWARM 7-13
  • MacIntosh does it again as he circumvents the net and puts it over the top of the net – SWARM 8-13
  • Gilbert tripped up mid floor on the break, no call and Gilbert is pissed
  • Sorensen gets the ball on the breakaway, chugs down the floor, falls down and shoots behind the back for the goal – SWARM 9-13
  • Flint and Hostrawser get in a scrap behind the net after Hostrawser came in to help Sanderson
  • Flint gets the takedown, Hostrawser gets in a weak punch
  • Hostrawser tossed for instigator and 2 misconducts – probably will be suspended for next game
  • Flint off to the locker room as five minute major is served with 2:07 left
  • Crawford finds the missing moose – Kiel Matisz – on the crease for the goal – SWARM 10-13
  • Matisz with a rocket from top center – SWARM 11-13
  • Gamble gets the interception and takes it down for the empty net goal – rock 14-11
  • MacIntosh gets his fifth of the net with yet another air gait fakes left goes right – SWARM 12-14
  • 5.6 seconds left – SWARM timeout
  • That empty netter is a killer
  • Refs are reviewing the last MacIntosh goal as per NLL policy with under two minutes to go
  • Goal stands
  • Hass with one last chance but denied
  • Final – SWARM 12 rock 14

Game Notes

• The Swarm have lost five straight games and are three games behind Toronto for third in the East and the final playoff spot in the East.
• Jordan MacIntosh had his second five goal game of his NLL and Swarm career. He has had at least a hat trick in the last three games.
• Brock Sorensen had his second two goal game of his NLL and Swarm career.
• Corbyn Tao made his 2014 Swarm debut tonight with an assist.
• Tyler Hass returned off injured reserve with seven loose balls.
• Callum Crawford has scored at least one goal in all eight Swarm games this season.
• Andrew Suitor was ejected in the first quarter after his fight with Bill Hostrawser. Suitor was also tagged with an instigator penalty and a game misconduct.
• Tyler Carlson relieved Zach Higgins at the 1:34 mark in the third quarter.
• The eight fourth quarter goals for the Swarm were the second most in team history
• The Swarm have been shutout nine times in their history in the third quarter.
• The Swarm have lost at least once to all the teams in the NLL except for the Buffalo Bandits, who they have yet to play.
• Colin Doyle scored his 500th NLL goal

Next Games After This Match Up

• Minnesota at Philadelphia - Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 3:00 pm Central
• Toronto at Edmonton - Friday, February 28th, 2014 8:30 pm Central