Longest Wait for a Two-Goal Lead in a Bandits Game (from 2011)

Admittedly, this is a silly record. But, it was a slightly silly game in the mathematical sense.

On December 29, 2023, the Georgia Swarm scored a goal to take the lead. The Buffalo Bandits eventually answered. Buffalo took a 2-1 lead and lost it. Georgia had the lead at 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4.

No team in that Swarm-Bandits game had a two-goal lead until the fourth quarter. Is that very long? Let's check by time. I've gone back to 2011, and  was the record-holder ... for less than three months. The 3/8/24 game with Saskatchewan never did have a two-goal lead, including more than five minutes of overtime. Remarkable.

Time - Opponents - Date

65:22 - Saskatchewan at Buffalo - 3/8/24

47:50 - Georgia at Buffalo - 12/29/23

44:51 - Philadelphia at Buffalo - 1/27/12

44:50 - Calgary at Buffalo - 5/18/19 (playoffs)

31:32 - Albany at Buffalo - 5/7/22 (playoffs) 

29:43 - Buffalo at Toronto - 4/15/16 

29:24 - Buffalo at Rochester - 2/16/13

29:04 - Buffalo at Philadelphia - 2/12/12

28:15 - Boston at Buffalo - 4/16/11

27:59 - Rochester at Buffalo - 3/3/17

(Updated through March 18, 2024)