List of National Lacrosse League records

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 2023-24 season

All time records

Championships won

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

Championship appearances

Rank	Franchise	Appearances
1	Philadelphia Wings	9
1	Toronto Rock	9
3	Buffalo Bandits	8
3	Rochester Knighthawks	8
4	Saskatchewan Rush	5
5	Colorado Mammoth	4
5	Vancouver Stealth	4

Playoff appearances

Rank	Franchise	Playoffs
1	Buffalo Bandits	19
1	Colorado Mammoth	19
3	Philadelphia Wings	18
3	Rochester Knighthawks	18
5	Toronto Rock	14

Overall record

Minimum 50 games played

Rank	Franchise	W	L	Pct
1	Rochester Knighthawks	196	129	.603
2	Toronto Rock	170	115	.596
3	Calgary Roughnecks	137	98	.583
4	Buffalo Bandits	203	147	.580
5	Orlando Titans	39	32	.549

Season records

Record	Franchise	Record	Year
Most Goals Scored	Georgia Swarm	266	2017
Most Goals per Game	Buffalo Bandits	20.12	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	Rochester Knighthawks	16	January 20, 2007 - January 11, 2008
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

Rank	Player	Games
1	Dan Dawson	321
2	John Tavares	306
3	Josh Sanderson	268
4	Colin Doyle	266
8	Mark Steenhuis	266
5	Shawn Williams	257
6	Derek Suddons	256
5	Anthony Cosmo	256
9	John Grant Jr.	238
10	Sandy Chapman	237
	Mike Accursi
	Scott Self

Goals

Rank	Player	Goals
1	John Tavares	815
2	John Grant, Jr.	668
3	Gary Gait	635
4	Colin Doyle	527
5	Dan Dawson	526
6	Mark Steenhuis	459
7	Josh Sanderson	449
8	Shawn Williams	444
9	Lewis Ratcliff	440
10	Paul Gait	410

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	John Tavares	934
2	Dan Dawson	910
3	Josh Sanderson	908
4	Colin Doyle	857
5	John Grant, Jr.	778
6	Shawn Williams	708
7	Shawn Evans	642
8	Gavin Prout	621
9	Mark Steenhuis	554
10	Gary Gait	530

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	3.32
5	Colin Doyle	3.21

Total points

Rank	Player	Points
1	John Tavares	1,749
7	Dan Dawson	1,436
2	John Grant, Jr.	1,366
3	Colin Doyle	1,339
4	Josh Sanderson	1,213
5	Gary Gait	1,165
6	Shawn Williams	1,151
10	Mark Steenhuis	1,013
8	Lewis Ratcliff	944
9	Gavin Prout	922

Faceoff wins

Rank	Player	Faceoffs Won
1	Geoff Snider	2,212
2	Jamie Hanford	2,091
3	Peter Jacobs	1,774
4	Stephen Hoar	1,639
5	Pat Jones	1,247
6	Rodney Tapp	1,118
7	Bob Snider	1,101
8	Jay Thorimbert	1,075
9	Paul Cantabene	982
10	Cory Bomberry	917

Loose balls

Rank	Player	Loose Balls
1	Brodie Merrill	2,890
2	Jim Veltman	2,417
3	John Tavares	2,169
4	Geoff Snider	1,736
5	Pat McCready	1,593
6	Steve Toll	1,562
7	Mark Steenhuis	1,470
8	Cam Woods	1,371
9	Jeremy Thompson	1,294
10	Phil Sanderson	1,266

Penalty minutes

Rank	Player	Minutes
1	Kyle Laverty	625
2	Geoff Snider	540
3	Billy Dee Smith	495
4	Patrick Merrill	485
5	Pat McCready	468
6	Dan Ladouceur	428
7	Eric Martin	418
8	Cam Woods	414
9	Scott Evans	397
10	Tom Hajek	392

Goalie Saves

Rank	Player	Saves
1	Matt Vinc	9,046
2	Anthony Cosmo	6,785
3	Bob Watson	6,471
4	Pat O'Toole	6,464
5	Dallas Eliuk	6,356
6	Steve Dietrich	5,514
7	Brandon Miller	5,003
8	Matt Disher	4,904
9	Gee Nash	4,328
10	Rob Blasdell	4,287

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	96	2023
Most Assists per Game	Garret Billings	5.13	2012
Most Points	Dhane Smith	137	2016
Most Points per Game	John Grant, Jr.	8.29	2012
Most Loose Balls	Geoff Snider	245	2010
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	Bob Snider	319	2012
Most Face-Offs Won per game	Bob Snider	19.94	2012
Most Saves	Anthony Cosmo	752	2014
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 the end of the 2013-14 season

All time records

Total attendance

Rank	Franchise	Attendance	Home Games
1	Buffalo Bandits	2,458,924	192
2	Colorado Mammoth	2,243,584	200
3	Toronto Rock	2,040,231	198
4	Rochester Knighthawks	1,370,814	159

Average attendance

Rank	Franchise	Average per game attendance
1	Colorado Mammoth	15,761
2	Buffalo Bandits	14,260
3	Saskatchewan Rush	12,346
4	Toronto Rock	10,729
5	Calgary Roughnecks	10,216

Regular season records

Record	Franchise	Record	Year
Most Fans, Season	Buffalo Bandits	143,581	2009
Highest Average, Season	Buffalo Bandits	17,948	2009
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
4	April 26, 2014	Buffalo Bandits	14	Rochester Knighthawks	16	19,070

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	February 13, 2000	Syracuse Smash	13	New York Saints	15	1,846
4	March 31, 2000	Syracuse Smash	6	Albany Attack	17	1,873
5	April 15, 2000	Syracuse Smash	11	Toronto Rock	25	1,987

Other records

Record	Date	Home team	Score	Road team	Score
Most goals, both teams	November 21, 2001	Calgary Roughnecks	17	Montreal Express	32
Most goals, one team	February 25, 2023	Georgia Swarm	18	Albany Firewolves	22
Fewest goals, both teams	January 11, 2001	Toronto Rock	7	Albany Attack	4
Fewest goals, one team	April 16, 1999 ^[4]	Toronto Rock	13	Philadelphia Wings	2
Fewest goals, one team	April 4, 2015	Rochester Knighthawks	10	Minnesota Swarm	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.
^ Semifinal game

External links

[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] Semifinal game

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