Around the National Lacrosse League for the games of Week Seven, 11-13 February 2005. (Summaries are based on best-available information and may be amended as necessary.)

Anaheim Storm at Buffalo Bandits
Friday, 7:30 PM - HSBC Arena
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A.J. Shannon scored five goals and John Tavares handed out nine assists as the Bandits crushed the Storm, 20-9.

Buffalo (4-2) thoroughly dominated the first half, posting a 5-2 lead after one quarter, 7-2 early in the second, and 12-4 at intermission. All five of Shannon's goals came by halftime.

Anaheim (2-4) kept pace with the Bandits in a 4-4 third quarter, but could muster only one fourth-quarter tally to Buffalo's four.

In addition to Shannon, Mark Steenhuis (4 goals, 3 assists) and Delby Powless (3 goals, 1 assist) had hat tricks, and Tavares finished with NLL season highs in assists (nine) and points (eleven).

Chad Wittman was one of the few bright spots for Anaheim, recording three goals.

Toronto Rock at Minnesota Swarm
Friday, 8:00 PM - Xcel Energy Center
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Colin Doyle, Josh Sanderson and Aaron Wilson had hat tricks as the Rock easily defeated the Swarm, 15-9.

Minnesota (2-4) posted an early 2-0 lead, lost it on three straight Rock goals, then got it back on a Sean Pollock goal in the final minute of the first quarter.

Toronto (4-2) broke away in the second quarter by scoring four goals and holding the Swarm scoreless.

The Rock won both quarters of the second half (4-2 and 4-3), with Doyle scoring all four of his goals after intermission.

Doyle (4 goals, 5 assists) and Sanderson (3 goals, 6 assists) led all scorers with nine points. Ryder Bateman topped the Swarm with four goals and an assist.

Calgary Roughnecks at Toronto Rock
Saturday, 7:30 PM - Air Canada Centre
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The Rock scored twelve second-half goals to handily defeat the Roughnecks, 16-10.

Goals by Taylor Wray and Jason Wulder put Calgary (4-3) ahead 2-0 early, but Toronto (4-2) stormed back with three of its own, one each from Aaron Wilson, Blaine Manning, and Jim Veltman.

A three-goal run to end the second quarter gave Calgary the 6-4 advantage, but Toronto replied by scoring seven times in the third quarter, including the first five of the period.

Toronto scored five more times in a rough-and-tumble fourth quarter to cement the victory. Five separate fights broke out in the game's final minute.

Manning recorded ten points to lead all scorers, and his eight assists ties a franchise record. Wilson, Colin Doyle, and Josh Sanderson added hat tricks.

Lewis Ratcliff was Calgary's only big point scorer, tallying four goals and two assists.

Philadelphia Wings at Rochester Knighthawks
Saturday, 7:35 PM - Blue Cross Arena
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John Grant had a hand in all eight of the Knighthawks' second-half goals in a 16-15 win over the Wings.

Rochester (4-2) struck first, scoring a couple quick goals, but the lead seesawed all the way until halftime, with neither the Knighthawks nor Philadelphia (2-4) holding more than a two-goal lead. The Wings led after each of the first two periods, 5-4 and 9-8.

Philadelphia then suffered through another of its lackluster third quarters, being outscored 3-1, then surrended the first two goals of the fourth to fall behind 13-10. The Wings came back with five straight, but allowed Rochester to score the game's final three goals.

Grant finished with two goals and ten assists, just shy of former teammate Derek Malawsky's record of eleven in one game. Shawn Williams (4 goals, 6 assists) also had a big game for the Knighthawks.

Marc Morley, Dan Marohl and Jeff Ratcliffe each scored three goals for the Wings.

Arizona Sting at Colorado Mammoth
Sunday, 9:00 PM - Pepsi Center
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Gavin Prout scored 56 seconds into overtime, putting the Mammoth past the Sting, 13-12.

After falling behind 3-1, Colorado (3-3) scored four straight goals to take a 5-3 lead after one quarter.

Arizona (3-4) rebounded to tie the game at 7-7, but needed the entire second quarter to do so, with the match finally going all square on a Cory Bomberry goal at 14:57.

The Sting led 10-8 going into the fourth quarter, but Colorado quickly tied the game, then went ahead on a Prout goal at 7:46. Arizona then scored twice before Scott Stapleford sent the game to overtime.

Prout led all scorers with two goals and five assists. Dan Dawson and Jonas Derks each recorded two goals and three assists.