2018 Colorado Mammoth season
# 2018 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2018 season is the 32nd in franchise history and 16th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).

## Final standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Georgia Swarm – xy | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 226 | 215 | +11 | 12.56 | 11.94 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 236 | 210 | +26 | 13.11 | 11.67 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 194 | 242 | −48 | 10.78 | 13.44 |
| 4 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 237 | 216 | +21 | 13.17 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 232 | 240 | −8 | 12.89 | 13.33 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 254 | 196 | +58 | 14.11 | 10.89 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 214 | 199 | +15 | 11.89 | 11.06 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 227 | 211 | +16 | 12.61 | 11.72 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 12.0 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 186 | 277 | −91 | 10.33 | 15.39 |

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

### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | December 8, 2017 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 15–8 | 3,201 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 23, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | Pepsi Center | W 14–11 | 13,125 | 2–0 |
| 3 | December 29, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 11–7 | 9,555 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 13, 2018 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pepsi Center | L 12–17 | 11,085 | 3–1 |
| 5 | January 26, 2018 | Vancouver Stealth | Pepsi Center | W 14–13 | 12,016 | 4–1 |
| 6 | February 2, 2018 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pepsi Center | L 10–13 | 12,740 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 10, 2018 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–13 | 11,167 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 18, 2018 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 19–11 | 5,720 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 2, 2018 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Center | W 11–10 | 3,093 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 3, 2018 | Buffalo Bandits | Pepsi Center | W 8–7 | 16,062 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 10, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | W 8–7 | 15,034 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 17, 2018 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 13–10 | 3,013 | 9–3 |
| 13 | March 24, 2018 | Vancouver Stealth | Pepsi Center | L 12–13 | 15,541 | 9–4 |
| 14 | March 30, 2018 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–7 | 10,288 | 10–4 |
| 15 | March 31, 2018 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 14–16 | 6,228 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 7, 2018 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 8–11 | 14,971 | 10–6 |
| 17 | April 14, 2018 | New England Black Wolves | Pepsi Center | L 6–10 | 15,303 | 10–7 |
| 18 | April 28, 2018 | Toronto Rock | Pepsi Center | W 19–15 | 15,787 | 11–7 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western division semi-final | May 5, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | L 12–15 | | 13,884 | 0–1 |

## Roster

### Entry Draft

The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017. The Mammoth made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 3 | 25 | Ryan Lee |
| 3 | 28 | Connor Cannizzaro |
| 4 | 38 | Jarrod Neumann |
| 6 | 55 | Rowan Kelly |
