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The Saskatchewan Rush beat the Buffalo Bandits 11-10 in Game 2 of the NLL Finals on Sunday night, forcing a decisive Game 3 this Saturday. In a game where neither team had more than a three-goal lead at any point, it was the hometown Rush who finished the strongest. The last time the Bandits lost a playoff game was May 29, 2023, when the Colorado Mammoth beat them 16-10 in…
For the fifth consecutive season, the NLL Finals came to us from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The hometown Buffalo Bandits welcomed the Saskatchewan Rush for a clash of the league’s top two teams. Moreover, it would be a rematch of the 2016 NLL Finals that saw Saskatchewan beat the Bandits. This year was a bit different, as the Rush were looking towards “destiny” as they looked to return…
The second round of the NLL Playoffs came to us from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York on Friday night. The hometown Bandits welcomed the Vancouver Warriors for the first game of the best-of-three series. The path that these two clubs took to get to this point was vastly different. Buffalo defeated San Diego 5-4, in the lowest scoring game in history, while Vancouver exploded for 15 goals in their…
The 2024-25 NLL Playoffs officially kicked off Friday night from raucous Banditland in Buffalo, New York. The first round was a single elimination matchup between the Buffalo Bandits and the San Diego Seals. These two clubs split their season series, and San Diego won the last time they stepped foot into the KeyBank Center. Both games were tightly contested, so this one was sure to be a banger. Banger it…
In the final week of the regular season, the matchup between the Buffalo Bandits and the Georgia Swarm had massive implications for the hometown Swarm, and absolutely none for the Bandits. The answer for Georgia was simple; win, and you’re in. Lose, and you go home. Buffalo had already locked up the one-seed for the playoffs, so they were looking to sharpen their game heading into the postseason. There were…
Saturday’s contest between the Buffalo Bandits and Halifax Thunderbirds saw seven ties throughout the game. With 27 total goals scored, and in front of another sellout crowd inside the KeyBank Center, the Buffalo Bandits secured the one-seed in the NLL Playoffs, winning 15-12. Allow me to do something a little bit different with this article. Usually, I’m a big fan of nonbiased opinions in these recaps and a sprinkle of…
Week 19 saw a rivalry renewed at Ball Arena between the Buffalo Bandits and the Colorado Mammoth. These two teams are no strangers to one another, and both teams were desperate for a win, for completely different reasons. Buffalo saw themselves atop the standings but were on a bit of a skid coming in, so a win would be massive for their confidence as the playoffs approached. Colorado was logjammed…
Going into their week 18 matchup, the Buffalo Bandits and Vancouver Warriors were trending in different directions. The Bandits, who sat atop the NLL standings, were 4-3 in their last seven games, while the Warriors were winners of two-in-a-row, and it seemed like the addition of Christian Del Bianco was the boost they needed to make a playoff push. Saturday night’s contest was set to be a good one in…
The Buffalo Bandits headed into their back-to-back weekend with one goal in mind: win one game and you’re back in the playoffs. First up was a home game Friday night against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs that had those playoff implications, as well as being the finals for the Tucker Out Lymphoma Cup. The emotions of that game were going to be palpable, as the Tucker Out Lymphoma Night originated…
As famously stated by former US President George W. Bush, “Fool me once, shame on you… [really long pause]… fool me… you can’t get fooled again.” All kidding aside, after getting upset by the Roughnecks a week ago on home turf, the Buffalo Bandits were hungry to get to the rematch and show just why they are the class of the NLL. And they didn’t disappoint. Playing typical “Bandit Ball,”…