# 2011 Minnesota Swarm season

The 2011 Minnesota Swarm season was the seventh season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.

## Standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 169 | 159 | +10 | 10.56 | 9.94 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 187 | 168 | +19 | 11.69 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 11.00 | 9.94 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 166 | 155 | +11 | 10.38 | 9.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 143 | 179 | −36 | 8.94 | 11.19 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 198 | 181 | +17 | 12.38 | 11.31 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 187 | 180 | +7 | 11.69 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 203 | 198 | +5 | 12.69 | 12.38 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 9.44 | 10.75 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 175 | 204 | −29 | 10.94 | 12.75 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 8, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | Xcel Energy Center | L 10–11 | OT | 8,242 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 14, 2011 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 16–8 | | 3,362 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 22, 2011 | Edmonton Rush | Xcel Energy Center | W 9–8 | | 7,042 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 29, 2011 | Washington Stealth | Xcel Energy Center | W 11–10 | OT | 8,911 | 3–1 |
| 5 | February 4, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 12–15 | | 15,001 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 12, 2011 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 10–12 | | 4,940 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 19, 2011 | Boston Blazers | Xcel Energy Center | L 11–14 | | 7,051 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 20, 2011 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 12–10 | | 15,825 | 4–4 |
| 9 | March 4, 2011 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | OT | 13,957 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 25, 2011 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 13–14 | | 7,035 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 27, 2011 | Buffalo Bandits | Xcel Energy Center | L 9–12 | | 9,294 | 5–6 |
| 12 | April 1, 2011 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 12–15 | | 10,486 | 5–7 |
| 13 | April 2, 2011 | Calgary Roughnecks | Xcel Energy Center | W 13–8 | | 6,504 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 9, 2011 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 15–16 | OT | 4,864 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 16, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Xcel Energy Center | W 11–8 | | 9,635 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 23, 2011 | Colorado Mammoth | Xcel Energy Center | W 12–8 | | 9,623 | 8–8 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | April 30, 2011 | Washington Stealth | Xcel Energy Center | L 8–14 | | 5,878 | 0–1 |