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 2009, 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.
Nothing new in 2024-25.
Time - Opponents - Date
65:22 - Saskatchewan at Buffalo - 3/8/24
47:50 - Georgia at Buffalo - 12/29/23
45:37 - Buffalo at Albany - 5/17/24 (playoffs)
44:51 - Philadelphia at Buffalo - 1/27/12
44:50 - Calgary at Buffalo - 5/18/19 (playoffs)
35:42 - Georgia at Buffalo - 2/27/24 (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
Updated through May 18, 2025
