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Mammoth notch road win over Philadelphia

Calgary Roughnecks vs. Colorado Mammoth at Pepsi Center, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Denver. (Photo by Jack Dempsey for the Colorado Mammoth)

The Colorado Mammoth notched their second win of the season Saturday night, beating the Philadelphia Wings at Wells Fargo Center 12-10.

The win was the Mammoth’s first game against the NLL expansion franchise and marks the only meeting between the Mammoth and Wings this season.

Mammoth sharpshooter Ryan Benesch — who is tenth on the league’s top-ten all-time points list with 969 regular-season points — recorded game high in points, scoring two goals and adding seven assists for a strong nine-point night.

Benesch has not posted seven assists in a game since May 2015. Notably, Benesch was named All-Pro First Team for the second time in 2015.

Eli McLaughlin and Kyle Killen put together an excellent power-play performance for the Mammoth, scoring two power-play goals each. The Mammoth converted four-of-seven man-up opportunities in their win.

In-net for the Mammoth, goalie Dillon Ward played a full sixty minutes, making 43 saves on 53 shots. Ward was named the first-star of the game.

What’s next:

The Mammoth return home to take on the Georgia Swarm at Pepsi Center next Saturday, Feb. 16.

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