2018 Buffalo Bandits season
# 2018 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2018 season was their 27th season in the NLL.

## Regular season

### Final standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Georgia Swarm – xy | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 226 | 215 | +11 | 12.56 | 11.94 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 236 | 210 | +26 | 13.11 | 11.67 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 194 | 242 | −48 | 10.78 | 13.44 |
| 4 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 237 | 216 | +21 | 13.17 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 232 | 240 | −8 | 12.89 | 13.33 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 254 | 196 | +58 | 14.11 | 10.89 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 214 | 199 | +15 | 11.89 | 11.06 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 227 | 211 | +16 | 12.61 | 11.72 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 12.0 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 186 | 277 | −91 | 10.33 | 15.39 |

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

### Game log

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | December 8, 2017 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | W 13–9 | | 11,516 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 23, 2017 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–21 | | 7,272 | 1–1 |
| 3 | December 30, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 13–20 | | 9,398 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 6, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | KeyBank Center | W 13–8 | | 11,803 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 13, 2018 | Vancouver Stealth | KeyBank Center | L 10–11 | OT | 12,610 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 19, 2018 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 16–15 | OT | 14,693 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 3, 2018 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–14 | | 9,425 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 9, 2018 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 18–13 | | 5,357 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 10, 2018 | Georgia Swarm | KeyBank Center | W 18–9 | | 14,058 | 6–3 |
| 10 | February 24, 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | KeyBank Center | L 10–17 | | 15,302 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 3, 2018 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 7–8 | | 16,062 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 16, 2018 | Saskatchewan Rush | KeyBank Center | L 10–16 | | 12,936 | 6–6 |
| 13 | March 18, 2018 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 10–14 | | 3,863 | 6–7 |
| 14 | March 23, 2018 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 20–7 | | 5,378 | 7–7 |
| 15 | March 31, 2018 | New England Black Wolves | KeyBank Center | W 14–11 | | 13,709 | 8–7 |
| 16 | April 14, 2018 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–16 | | 17,113 | 8–8 |
| 17 | April 21, 2018 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | L 11–16 | | 16,630 | 8–9 |
| 18 | April 28, 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | KeyBank Center | L 13–15 | | 19,070 | 8–10 |

## Roster

### Entry Draft

The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017. The Bandits made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Josh Byrne |
| 2 | 13 | Chase Fraser |
| 2 | 20 | Ethan Schott |
| 3 | 33 | Dallas Bridle |
| 4 | 34 | Mackenzie Mitchell |
| 4 | 36 | Connor Laird |
| 5 | 43 | Dylan Molloy |
| 6 | 51 | Braden Wallace |
