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 2006, and that game was second only to a 2006 matchup in terms of time elapsed. Then, 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 2025-26, although we did come within a couple of minutes of cracking the top 10 once.
Time - Opponents - Date
65:22 - Saskatchewan at Buffalo - 3/8/24
50:47 - Toronto at Buffalo - 3/11/06
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)
39:17 - Minnesota at Buffalo - 3/8/08
35:42 - Georgia at Buffalo - 2/27/24 (playoffs)
32:57 - Toronto at Buffalo - 3/26/05
31:32 - Albany at Buffalo - 5/7/22 (playoffs)
Updated through April 28, 2026
