# 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 |
| 1 | Toronto Rock | 6 | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011 |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits | 6 | 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2023, 2024 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 5 | 1997, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rush | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| 5 | Calgary Roughnecks | 3 | 2004, 2009, 2019 |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | 3 | 1987, 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 |

### 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 |
| 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 |
| 10 | Mike Accursi | 237 |
| 10 | Scott Self | 237 |

#### 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 | January 18, 2025 | Buffalo Bandits | 19 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 |
| Fewest goals, both teams | January 11, 2001 | Toronto Rock | 7 | Albany Attack | 4 |
| Fewest goals, one team | April 16, 1999 | Toronto Rock | 13 | Philadelphia Wings | 2 |
| Fewest goals, one team | April 4, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | Minnesota Swarm | 2 |