Bandits' Playoff History

With no media guide - either team or league - available for the Bandits of the NLL, it's tough to find out the team's history. That's particularly discouraging in the playoffs, when information is always helpful.

So let's get to work. We'll give a line to every playoff game in team history for handy reference.

Date - Opponent - Score - W/L - Attend.

3/27/92 - Boston - 22-16 - W    15,603

4/4/92 - @Detroit - 19-16 - W - 4,136

4/11/92 - @Philadelphia - 11-10* - W - 13,017 (Championship Game)

4/3/93 - Boston - 12-10 - W - 16,325

4/10/93 - Philadelphia - 13-12 - W - 16,325 (Championship Game)

4/9/94 - Detroit - 16-10 - W - 15,836

4/16/94 - Philadelphia - 15-26 - L - 16,284 (Championship Game)

3/25/94 - Philadelphia - 16-19 - L - 10,557

4/6/96 - Rochester - 18-10 - W - 14,435

4/12/96 - Philadelphia - 15-10 - W - 16,230 (Championship Game)

4/5/97 - New York - 19-10 - W - 12,155

4/12/97 - Rochester - 12-15 - L - 18.055 (Championship Game)

4/18/98 - @Philadelphia - 12-17 - L - 9,795 

4/21/00 - Rochester - 11-15 - L - 7,873

4/19/03 - Calgary - 16-9 - W - 6,761

4/26/03 - @Rochester - 13-16 - L - 8,834

4/17/04 - @Rochester - 13-9 - W - 7,029

4/25/04 - @Toronto - 19-10 - W - 14,618

5/7/04 - @Calgary - 11-14 - L - 19,289

4/23/05 - Rochester - 14-19 - L - 10,014

4/23/06 - Minnesota - 11-10 - W - 8,110

4/29/06 - Rochester - 15-10 - W - 10,897

5/13/06 - Colorado - 9-16 - L - 16,104 (Championship Game)

4/22/07 - Minnesota - 14-8 - W - 9,003

4/27/07 - @Rochester - 13-14* - L - 8,558

5/2/08 - Philadelphia - 14-12 - W - 9,344

5/10/08 - New York - 19-12 - W - 11,012

5/17/08 - Portland - 14-13 - W - 18,690 (Championship Game)\

5/2/09 - Boston - 11-8 - W - 13,343

5/19/09 - @New York - 3-9 - L - 5,644

5/6/10 - @Toronto - 11-13 - L - 9,367

4/30/11 - Boston - 11-10 - W - 11,273

5/7/11 - Toronto - 11-12 - L - 12,349

5/5/12 - @Toronto - 6-7- L - 9,472

5/3/14 - @Toronto - 15-13 - W - 7,867

5/10/14 - Rochester - 12-8 - W - 9,209

5/17/14 - @Rochester - 8-13 - L - 8,651

5/17/14 - @Rochester - 1-2* - L  (Minigame)

5/8/15 - @Rochester - 11-14 - L - 6,527

5/16/16 - @New England - 15-10 - W - 3,697

5/21/16 - New England - 20-15 - W - 14,255

5/28/16 - Saskatchewan - 9-11 - L - 12,692 (Finals)

6/4/16 - Saskatchewan - 10-11 - L - 15,182 (Finals)

5/4/19 - New England - 13-6 - W - 11,776

5/11/19 - Toronto - 12-8 - W - 11,635

5/18/19 - Calgary - 7-10 - L - 15,747 (Finals)

5/25/19 - Calgary - 13-14* - L - 17,038 (Finals)

5/7/22 - Albany - 10-5 - W - 12,535

5/15/22 - Toronto - 18-17 - W - 10,258

5/21/22 - @Toronto - 10-9 - W - 7,992

6/4/22 - Colorado - 15-14 - W - 14,274 (Finals)

6/11/22 - @Colorado - 8-11 - L - 10,082 (Finals)

6/18/22 - Colorado - 8-10 - L - 19,060 (Finals) 

5/6/23 - Rochester - 20-8 - W - 14,794 

5/12/23 - Toronto - 14-5 - W - 11,510

5/13/23 - @Toronto - 17-8 - W - 8,304 

5/27/23 - Colorado - 13-12 - W - 14,260 (Finals)

5/29/23 - @Colorado - 10-16 - L - 10,686 (Finals)

6/3/23 - Colorado - 13-4 - W - 18,296 (Finals)

* - indicates overtime 

Updated on June 4, 2023

Best Goal Differential in Three-Game Winning Streak

The Bandits were very sharp in their first three playoff games in 2023, piling up three one-sided results. Was it a franchise record in terms of goal differential?

Let's take a look at the numbers. Buffalo had to win all three games to be considered for the list; overlaps are allowed:

G.D. - Dates

35 - 2/10/96 to 3/2/96

33 - 2/3/96 to 2/24/96

32 - 2/8/92 to 3/7/92

31 - 2/24/96 to 3/9/96

30 - 3/7/92 to 3/21/92

30 - 5/6/23 to 5/13/23*

29 - 2/28/92 to 3/7/92

29 - 4/25/15 to 5/2/15 

23 - 1/3/09 to 1/16/09 

23 - 1/16/09 to 1/29/09

23 - 1/26/19 to 2/9/19

* - Playoff games

Here's something to remember: One game can mess up the numbers. In 1996, the Bandits beat Charlotte 28-6. That is a big boost to three-game goal differential. In 2009, Buffalo had a 23-6 romp over Rochester, and that will help a team appear a list too. 

But here's the remarkable part. Buffalo had never defeated a team by at least nine goals in three straight games before its run at the start of the 2023 playoffs. It wasn't a record goal differential, but it was still very impressive.

Updated on May 14, 2023