List of National Lacrosse League records

Last updated May 25, 2025

This article lists all-time records for the National Lacrosse League, as well as the predecessors Major Indoor Lacrosse League and Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League.

Franchise records

Through the end of the 2024–25 season

All time records

Championships won

Rank	Franchise	Titles	Years
1	Buffalo Bandits	7	1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2023, 2024, 2025
2	Philadelphia Wings	6	1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001
2	Toronto Rock	6	1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011
3	Rochester Knighthawks	5	1997, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014
4	Saskatchewan Rush	3	2015, 2016, 2018
	Calgary Roughnecks		2004, 2009, 2019
	Colorado Mammoth		1987,^[1] 2006, 2022

Championship appearances

Rank	Franchise	Appearances
1	Buffalo Bandits	14
2	Toronto Rock	9
3 (tied)	Colorado Mammoth	6
3 (tied)	Saskatchewan Rush	6
4 (tied)	Vancouver Warriors	4
4 (tied)	Calgary Roughnecks	4

Playoff appearances

Rank	Franchise	Playoffs
1	Buffalo Bandits	26
2	Toronto Rock	20
2	Rochester Knighthawks	20
3	Calgary Roughnecks	19
4 (tied)	Colorado Mammoth	18
4 (tied)	Philadelphia Wings

Overall record

Minimum 50 games played

Rank	Franchise	W	L	Pct
1	San Diego Seals	62	40	.608
2	Buffalo Bandits	292	193	.602
3	Toronto Rock	255	178	.589
4	Halifax Thunderbirds	266	196	.576
5	Calgary Roughnecks	211	171	.552

Season records

Record	Franchise	Record	Year
Most Goals Scored	Georgia Swarm	266	2017
Most Goals per Game	Buffalo Bandits	20.13	1992
Fewest Goals Scored	New England Blazers	70	1989
Fewest Goals per Game	Charlotte Cobras	8.50	1996
Most Goals Allowed	Vancouver Stealth	277	2018
Most Goals All. per Game	Charlotte Cobras	18.60	1996
Fewest Goals Allowed	New Jersey Saints	75	1987
Fewest Goals All. per Game	Boston Blazers	8.72	2011

Streaks

Longest winning streaks

Rank	Franchise	Wins	Dates
1	Buffalo Bandits	22	February 8, 1992 - February 5, 1994
2 (tied)	Rochester Knighthawks	16	January 20, 2007 - January 11, 2008
2 (tied)	Buffalo Bandits	16	March 30, 2024 - February 14, 2025
3	Edmonton Rush	14	December 28, 2013 - April 5, 2014 ^[2]

Longest losing streaks

Rank	Franchise	Losses	Dates
1	Ottawa Rebel	13	April 15, 2000 - March 19, 2001
2	Charlotte Cobras	10	January 12, 1996 - March 23, 1996 ^[3]
2	Syracuse Smash	10	January 8, 2000 - April 1, 2000

Player records

Through the end of season

All time leaderboards

Players listed in bold are still active

Games played

As of April 26, 2025

Rank	Player	Games
1	Dan Dawson	322
2	John Tavares	306
3	Matt Vinc	303
4	Ryan Benesch	289
5	Paul Dawson	284
6	Mike Poulin	283
7	Brodie Merrill	280
8	Derek Suddons	274
9	Shawn Evans	270
10	Josh Sanderson	268

Goals

Rank	Player	Goals
1	John Tavares	815
2	John Grant, Jr.	668
3	Gary Gait	635
4	Ryan Benesch	580
5	Curtis Dickson	577
6	Dane Dobbie	574
7	Dan Dawson	551
8	Colin Doyle	527
9	Callum Crawford	498
10	Shawn Evans	479

Average goals per game

Minimum 50 games required

Rank	Player	Goals/Game
1	Gary Gait	3.21
2	Paul Gait	3.20
3	John Grant, Jr.	2.97
4	Tom Marechek	2.73
5	John Tavares	2.71

Assists

Rank	Player	Assists
1	Dan Dawson	954
2	John Tavares	934
3	Josh Sanderson	908
4	Shawn Evans	879
5	Colin Doyle	857
6	Dhane Smith	807
7	Callum Crawford	795
8	Ryan Benesch	785
9	John Grant Jr.	778
10	Shawn Williams	708

Average assists per game

Minimum 50 games required

Rank	Player	Assists/Game
1	Garrett Billings	4.04
2	Gavin Prout	3.38
3	Josh Sanderson	3.32
3	John Grant Jr.	3.32
5	Colin Doyle	3.21

Total points

Rank	Player	Points
1	John Tavares	1,749
2	Dan Dawson	1,505
3	John Grant, Jr.	1,446
4	Colin Doyle	1,384
5	Ryan Benesch	1,365
6	Shawn Evans	1,358
7	Josh Sanderson	1,357
8	Callum Crawford	1,293
9	Dhane Smith	1,218
10	Dane Dobbie	1,197

Faceoff wins

Rank	Player	Faceoffs Won
1	Jay Thorimbert	3,417
2	Jeremy Thompson	2,560
3	Geoff Snider	2,468
4	Jake Withers	2,134
5	Jamie Hanford	1,811
6	Peter Jacobs	1,774
7	Jordan MacIntosh	1,674
8	Stephen Hoar	1,650
9	Trevor Baptiste	1,622
10	Tyler Burton	1,583

Loose balls

Rank	Player	Loose Balls
1	Brodie Merrill	2,796
2	Jim Veltman	2,324
3	John Tavares	2,065
4	Jay Thorimbert	2,009
5	Jeremy Thompson	1,900
6	Geoff Snider	1,857
7	Jordan MacIntosh	1,853
8	Kyle Rubisch	1,758
9	Pat McCready	1,516
10	Shawn Evans	1,502

Penalty minutes

Rank	Player	Minutes
1	Billy Dee Smith	685
2	Shawn Evans	667
3	Matt Beers	660
4	Paul Dawson	632
5	Kyle Laverty	627
6	Brodie Merrill	599
7	Geoff Snider	582
8	Patrick Merrill	570
9	Steve Priolo	565
10	Billy Hostrawser	550

Goalie Saves

Rank	Player	Saves
1	Matt Vinc	11,170
2	Nick Rose	7,292
3	Anthony Cosmo	7,222
4	Dillon Ward	6,580
5	Bob Watson	6,471
6	Pat O'Toole	6,464
7	Dallas Eliuk	6,356
8	Mike Poulin	6,302
9	Aaron Bold	5,609
10	Steve Dietrich	5,514

Season records

Record	Player	Record	Year
Most Goals	Dhane Smith	72	2016
Most Goals per Game	Gary Gait	4.75	1998
Most Assists	Dhane Smith	103	2025
Most Assists per Game	Dhane Smith	5.72	2025
Most Points	Dhane Smith	137	2016
Most Points per Game	John Grant, Jr.	8.29	2012
Most Loose Balls	Jake Withers	282	2024
Most Loose Balls per game	Jim Veltman	16.25	1994
Most Penalty Minutes	Rory Smith	104	2010
Most Penalty Minutes per game	Tony Millon / Brian Reese	7.00	2000 / 2001
Most Face-Offs Won	Trevor Baptiste	362	2019
Most Face-Offs Won per game	Bob Snider	19.94	2012
Most Saves	Zach Higgins	774	2024
Most Saves per Game	Anthony Cosmo	41.78	2014

Single game records

Record	Date	Player	Team	Opponent	Record
Most Goals	January 9, 1999	Gary Gait	Baltimore Thunder	Toronto Rock	10
Most Goals	March 26, 1994	Paul Gait	Philadelphia Wings	Boston Blazers	10
Most Assists	February 14, 2009	Mark Steenhuis	Buffalo Bandits	Toronto Rock	13
Most Points	February 14, 2009	Mark Steenhuis	Buffalo Bandits	Toronto Rock	17

Attendance records

Through March 20, 2025

All time records

Total attendance

As of April 26, 2025

Rank	Franchise	Attendance	Home Games
1	Buffalo Bandits	3,321,364	244
2	Colorado Mammoth	2,612,969	184
3	Toronto Rock	2,480,210	213
4	Calgary Roughnecks	2,109,065	191
5	Rochester Knighthawks	1,493,723	188

Average attendance

As of April 26, 2025

Rank	Franchise	Average per game attendance
1	Colorado Mammoth	14,201
2	Buffalo Bandits	13,612
3	Toronto Rock	11,644
4	Calgary Roughnecks	11,042
5	Saskatchewan Rush	10,944

Regular season records

Record	Franchise	Record	Year
Most Fans, Season	Buffalo Bandits	166,238	2025^[4]
Highest Average, Season	Buffalo Bandits	18,471	2025
Fewest Fans, Season	Charlotte Cobras	13,802	1996
Lowest Average, Season	Syracuse Smash	2,660	2000

Game records

Highest attendance

Rank	Date	Home team	Score	Road team	Score	Attendance
1	May 12, 2005	Toronto Rock	19	Arizona Sting	13	19,432
2	April 27, 2001	Toronto Rock	8	Philadelphia Wings	9	19,409
3	May 7, 2004	Calgary Roughnecks	14	Buffalo Bandits	11	19,289
3	April 20, 2019	Calgary Roughnecks	18	Saskatchewan Rush	8	19,289
4	April 20, 2013	Buffalo Bandits	10	Rochester Knighthawks	9	19,070
	April 26, 2014	Buffalo Bandits	14	Rochester Knighthawks	16
	April 30, 2016	Buffalo Bandits	17	New England Black Wolves	12
	April 28, 2018	Buffalo Bandits	13	Rochester Knighthawks	15
	April 13, 2024	Buffalo Bandits	14	Calgary Roughnecks	7
	May 18, 2024	Buffalo Bandits	15	Albany FireWolves	13
	December 28, 2024	Buffalo Bandits	13	Rochester Knighthawks	6
	March 8, 2025	Buffalo Bandits	11	Calgary Roughnecks	17
	March 29, 2025	Buffalo Bandits	12	Vancouver Warriors	13
	April 12, 2025	Buffalo Bandits	15	Halifax Thunderbirds	12
	May 24, 2025	Buffalo Bandits	15	Saskatchewan Rush	6

Lowest attendance

Rank	Date	Home team	Score	Road team	Score	Attendance
1	April 13, 2008	San Jose Stealth	14	Edmonton Rush	6	1,437
2	December 31, 2000	Washington Power	13	Toronto Rock	12	1,778
3	December 17, 2022	Panther City Lacrosse Club	9	Colorado Mammoth	12	1,842
4	February 13, 2000	Syracuse Smash	13	New York Saints	15	1,846
5	March 31, 2000	Syracuse Smash	6	Albany Attack	17	1,873

Other records

Record	Date	Home team	Score	Road team	Score
Most goals, both teams	November 21, 2002	Calgary Roughnecks	17	Montreal Express	32
Most goals, one team	November 21, 2002	Calgary Roughnecks	17	Montreal Express	32
Fewest goals, both teams	April 25, 2025	Buffalo Bandits	5	San Diego Seals	4
Fewest goals, one team	April 4, 2015	Rochester Knighthawks	10	Minnesota Swarm	2
Fewest goals, one team	April 16, 1999 ^[5]	Toronto Rock	13	Philadelphia Wings	2

Notes and references

↑ Won as the Baltimore Thunder
↑ Longest regular season streak in a single season.
↑ The Cobras lost all 10 games in franchise history.
↑ Bronstein, Jonah (13 April 2025). "Bandits set NLL attendance record, clinch top seed for playoffs". WIVB. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
↑ Semifinal game

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[1] Won as the Baltimore Thunder

[2] Longest regular season streak in a single season.

[3] The Cobras lost all 10 games in franchise history.

[4] Bronstein, Jonah (13 April 2025). "Bandits set NLL attendance record, clinch top seed for playoffs". WIVB. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

[5] Semifinal game

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List of National Lacrosse League records

Contents

Franchise records

All time records

Championships won

Championship appearances

Playoff appearances

Overall record

Season records

Streaks

Longest winning streaks

Longest losing streaks

Player records

All time leaderboards

Games played

Goals

Average goals per game

Assists

Average assists per game

Total points

Faceoff wins

Loose balls

Penalty minutes

Goalie Saves

Season records

Single game records

Attendance records

All time records

Total attendance

Average attendance

Regular season records

Game records

Highest attendance

Lowest attendance

Other records

Notes and references

External links