2025 Buffalo Bandits season
| 2025 Buffalo Bandits | |
|---|---|
| NLL Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| 2025 record | 13–5 |
| Home record | 6–3 |
| Road record | 7–2 |
| Goals for | 242 |
| Goals against | 195 |
| General Manager | Steve Dietrich |
| Coach | John Tavares |
| Captain | Steve Priolo |
| Alternate captains | Dhane Smith, Nick Weiss |
| Arena | KeyBank Center |
| Average attendance | 18,471 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Josh Byrne (44) |
| Assists | Dhane Smith (103) |
| Points | Dhane Smith (135) |
| Penalties in minutes | Zack Belter (49) |
| Loose Balls | Nick Weiss (138) |
| Wins | Matt Vinc (13) |
| Goals against average | Steven Orleman (9.74) |
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The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2025 season was their 33rd season in the NLL. The Bandits entered the season as the defending champions for the second straight year.
In the regular season, Buffalo finished the regular season with a 13–5 record, allowing them to secure the number 1 seed in the playoffs. In the Quarterfinal, the Bandits survived a close contest against the San Diego Seals, winning 5–4, in the lowest scoring playoff game in league history. In the Semifinals, Buffalo swept the Vancouver Warriors in 2 games to advance to their 5th straight NLL Finals appearance, where they would face the Saskatchewan Rush.
In the Finals, Buffalo would take Game 1 over Saskatchewan, but would lose Game 2 to the Rush, forcing a deciding Game 3. In Game 3, the Bandits went on to win, 15–6, and became the first team since the original Rochester Knighthawks from 2012 to 2014 to win 3 straight NLL championships. They also became the first NLL franchise to win seven championships.