DENVER – Matt Brown made the most of his opportunity to play for the first time in six weeks and Gavin Prout set the team assists record as the Colorado Mammoth outlasted the Portland LumberJax 15-12 on Thursday night.
Brown, a healthy scratch since being held scoreless in the Dec. 29 season opener, tallied three goals and three assists to help the Mammoth improve to 5-0, the National Lacrosse League’s best record.
Prout became the first player in Mammoth history to register eight assists in one game and raised his league-leading total to 28.
The Mammoth delighted the crowd of 15,910 at Pepsi Center as it improved to 4-0 at home this season and 35-9 all-time in Denver. The LumberJax fell to 1-4 and remain in last place in the West Division.
“It was an up-and-down game, but we stayed focused and got the job done,” Mammoth coach Bob McMahon said. “Portland made some runs in the second half and I was proud of the way our guys responded.”
Portland scored four consecutive goals in the third quarter, slashing the Mammoth’s lead to 11-9 and prompting McMahon to pull goaltender Chris Levis, who had made 24 saves on 33 shots.
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