Minnesota Swarm (3-10 H 1-4 A 2-6)

Calgary Roughnecks (8-5 H 6-2 A 2-3)

The Swarm Finish Winless Versus West

Saturday, March 29, 2014
Calgary, Alberta
Attendance: 11,008

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Game Chronology

• 1st Quarter
  • Carlson in net for the Swarm and Poulin for the Roughnecks
  • Houtby and Stevens are Swarm scratches
  • Hass back in the line up after being on the hold out list last weekend
  • Matisz’s goal called CV – Swarm challenge
  • Right foot may be in crease before goal crosses lines
  • Swarm lose challenge and first half timeout
  • Carlson and Shattler rough up each other
  • MacIntosh, behind the net, finds Jones streaking to the net for the goal – SWARM 1-0
  • 9:27 left in the first quarter – SWARM 1 roughnecks 0
  • Suitor and Reinholdt to the box just after the break
  • Swarm over and back off Schuss’ shot
  • G. Harnett denied by Carlson on the break away, then Carlson saves a rebound shot to follow
  • Evans’ shot goes over and back – SWARM ball
  • MacIntosh tries air gait but goes astray
  • Gilbert keeps the ball alive in roughnecks zone
  • 4:58 left in the first – SWARM 1 roughnecks 0
  • Crawford shoots and ball goes off the boards. Gillam gets the rebound left of Poulin, goes to the net, hops across the crease line and dumps it in for the goal – SWARM 2-0
  • Roughnecks challenge the goal but the goal stands- roughnecks lose first half timeout
  • Poulin huge save on Schuss right on the crease
  • Carlson gets a body on Evans’ shot after he evaded Noble to the net
  • Downing called for holding the stick – necks pp
  • Shattler ties it up with the pp goal as Evans’ returns the ball to Shattler for shot – necks 1-2
  • End of the first quarter – SWARM 2 necks 1

• 2nd Quarter
  • MacIntosh tries to wrap one around the net but Poulin stops it
  • Shattler gets the ball as he runs off the bench, goes in and buries it – necks 2-2
  • Right off the faceoff, Earl checks the ball out of Shattler’s stick, passes it to MacIntosh who finishes – SWARM 3-2
  • Evans’ answers right back off the pass from Snider off the face off – necks 3-3
  • Schuss makes a pass but it gets stolen by Reinholdt. Reinholdt goes on the break, bumps off Noble, takes the shot and scores – necks 4-3
  • Downing trips up Evans’ as Evans goes to the net. Downing may have fell and Evans fell over him – necks pp
  • Carlson robs Dinsdale by stretching out the stick hand and right foot
  • Carlson with the toe save on Evans’ to kill the necks pp
  • Jackson with the behind the back shot with G. Harnett covering - SWARM 4-4
  • 9:39 left in the second quarter – SWARM 4 necks 4
  • Sorensen knocked down by necks player to end very good breakaway chance
  • Jackson shoots around McIntosh and finds a hole past Poulin for the lead – SWARM 5-4
  • MacIntosh forces turnover after three chances to scoop it up
  • Reinholdt to the box with a high stick on Suitor – five minute pp for the Swarm
  • Sorensen horse collars Evans – even strength for two minuetes, then Swarm back on pp
  • 3:42 left in the second quarter – SWARM 5 necks 4
  • Poulin with a huge save on a diving Suitor after the restart
  • Dobbie off the bench gets the pass behind the defense from Manning for the SH goal – necks 5-5
  • Gilbert gets nailed with a hard shot maybe off left shoulder ricocheting to the mask from Evans
  • Swarm get shut out on five minute major power play and give up a shorty
  • Halftime – SWARM 5 necks 5

• 3rd Quarter
  • Shattler finds Veltman going to the net for the goal. Crepinsek taken advantage off after he loses his stick – necks 6-5
  • Evans eludes a couple defenders to the net for the goal – necks 7-5
  • Carlson with a huge save on Manning off face off
  • 9:46 left in the third quarter – SWARM 5 necks 7
  • Carlson cuts off Shattler with a stick save to his left
  • MacIntosh with the interception in the D zone and takes it nearly coast to coast for the goal – SWARM 6-7
  • Schuss stopped by Poulin, gets his own rebound but Poulin stops him again
  • Gillam freezes McBride, steps around him to shoot and score – SWARM 7-7
  • MacIntosh gets the ball off the faceoff and finds Earl flying by Snider for the goal – SWARM 8-7
  • 4:42 left in the third quarter- SWARM 8 necks 7
  • Dobbie scores on the pick and roll from Shattler – necks 8-8
  • Snider wins the faceoff and goes to the net, shoots and scores – necks 9-8
  • Dickson’s long ranger goes off Carlson and then the post
  • Jones, in the corner, finds Matisz streaking to the net for the goal – SWARM 9-9
  • End of the third quarter – SWARM 9 necks 9

• 4th Quarter
  • Dinsdale shoots low on Carlson from top right – necks 10-9
  • Leung comes down on the break, stops, then shoots and scores – necks 11-9
  • Crawford backs into Manning, then backs off, turns and shoots – SWARM 10-11
  • Dobbie’s shot is initially stopped but Carlson looks for the ball, it rolls off behind him as he is facing the net, Veltman scoops it up and scores – necks 12-10
  • Evans finds Veltman on the crease for the goal – necks 13-10
  • Higgins in and Carlson out
  • Sorensen scores on the 1-0 breakaway on Poulin – SWARM 11-13
  • Necks challenge the goal
  • Looks like Sorensen’s right foot is in the crease – no goal – necks still with timeout
  • SWARM 10 necks 13
  • Higgins stops Manning on the breakaway after a very long Swarm possession
  • Jackson is found by Crawford just behind the D on the crease for the goal – SWARM 11-13
  • MacRae nails Flint at midfloor
  • MacRae then creates turnover and then comes down the floor, bangs off Sorensen, turns and scores – necks 14-11
  • 7:49 left in the game – SWARM 11 necks 14
  • Poulin makes the breakaway save on Crawford, Noble almost gets the rebound to put back in but McFetridge just scoops it away in the crease just in time
  • Poulin gets a cramp in left calf but stays in the game
  • Crepinsek loses ball at center and Veltman scoops it up but necks commit illegal substitution – SWARM pp
  • 3:46 left in the game – SWARM 11 necks 14
  • Noble denied on breakaway by Poulin
  • Dickson circles all around the Swarm D from the center line, along the boards and then to the net for the goal – necks 15-11
  • MacIntosh crushed by two defenders on the crease
  • Necks timeout 1:25 left in the game
  • Final – SWARM 11 roughnecks 15
  • Swarm finish season 0-6 versus the West Division