Top three stars shine bright in Swarm victory

1st Star, Callum Crawford. This dynamic Swarm forward showed no lingering effects from his previous hamstring injury as he took over the game by scoring 9 points, a game-high. He found the openings on Rush goaltender Aaron Bold, when Crawford tallied 2 goals, and he dished the ball around nicely as he set up his teammates 7 times.2nd Star, Evan Kirk. Although his night did not begin as planned, giving up 4 goals in the first quarter, Kirk rebounded by shutting down the Rush in the second half as he led his team to victory. Kirk would finish the game with 43 saves and a save percentage of .843.3rd Star, Jordan MacIntosh. This second-year player had a battle with Edmonton's face-off specialist Jeremy Thompson all game long, coming away with a 48% win percentage on the draw. However, it was MacIntosh's offensive prowess which earned him the 3rd star in this game as he finished the night with 3 goals, 3 assists, and 8 loose balls.View the list »
The Minnesota Swarm dominate in 13-8 win over Edmonton Rush.

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The Minnesota Swarm traveled north to take on the Edmonton Rush on February 22 inside Rexall Place, only to come away with a commanding 13-8 Swarm victory.

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Callum Crawford's return to the Minnesota line-up clearly energized the team. A nagging hamstring injury has kept Crawford out of previous games this season, but he displayed no signs of pain throughout the game on Friday.

Goaltender Evan Kirk struggled to start the game as the Rush found the back of the net 4 times in the opening quarter to take a 4-2 lead into the second quarter.

After a brief rest on the bench when Tyler Carlson took his place, Kirk returned to the floor with a completely different mind set. Kirk would only allow 4 goals from the second quarter to the final whistle.

The second quarter, along with the entire second half belonged to Minnesota, including a 4-goal run to end the game. No surprise then, all three stars of the game come off the Swarm bench. Did your favorite player make the list? Click below to find out.

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  • 3rd Star, Jordan MacIntosh. This second-year player had a battle with Edmonton's face-off specialist Jeremy Thompson all game long, coming away with a 48% win percentage on the draw. However, it was MacIntosh's offensive prowess which earned him the 3rd star in this game as he finished the night with 3 goals, 3 assists, and 8 loose balls.
  • 2nd Star, Evan Kirk. Although his night did not begin as planned, giving up 4 goals in the first quarter, Kirk rebounded by shutting down the Rush in the second half as he led his team to victory. Kirk would finish the game with 43 saves and a save percentage of .843.
  • 1st Star, Callum Crawford. This dynamic Swarm forward showed no lingering effects from his previous hamstring injury as he took over the game by scoring 9 points, a game-high. He found the openings on Rush goaltender Aaron Bold, when Crawford tallied 2 goals, and he dished the ball around nicely as he set up his teammates 7 times.
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