NLL Colorado Mammoth

Mammoth topples LumberJax in Portland

Published on January 25, 2008 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Colorado Mammoth News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - After producing just 11 goals through three quarters on Thursday night, the Colorado Mammoth and Portland LumberJax combined to score 11 goals in the fourth quarter alone, fittingly sending the game into overtime tied at 11-11.

Three minutes, 14 seconds into the sudden-death extra session, Mammoth forward Jason Wulder scored with a shot over the shoulder of LumberJax goaltender Matt King, giving Colorado a 12-11 victory and silencing the Rose Garden crowd.

Wulder, a newcomer to the Mammoth but a veteran of 13 National Lacrosse League seasons prior to 2008, scored his second game-winning goal of the young season. The victory, Colorado's first on the road this year, gave the Mammoth a 3-0 record atop the NLL's West Division. The LumberJax fell to 0-2.

"We talked a great deal about leadership before the game, and I was very pleased to see our guys step up," Mammoth coach Bob McMahon said.

Dan Carey's goal with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter gave the Mammoth a 6-5 lead, but the LumberJax poured in four consecutive goals in the first 4:07 of the fourth quarter to take a 9-6 advantage. Mammoth forward Dylan Llord, making his Mammoth debut, changed the momentum with the first goal of his NLL career to draw the team within two.

Goals by Carey and Jamie Shewchuk followed, evening the score at 9-9, but Derek Malawsky answered to put the LumberJax in the lead again. The teams then traded goals, setting the stage for Brian Langtry's game-tying goal with 1:28 left in regulation.

Chris Levis made his first start of the season in the Mammoth goal, earning the victory with 45 saves on 56 shots. King allowed 12 goals on 57 shots and took the loss in goal for Portland.

Carey and Langtry tied for the game-high with three goals apiece while Mammoth captain Gavin Prout led the way with game-highs of six assists and eight points.

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