# 2017 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season was their 26th 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 – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
| 2 | Vancouver Stealth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |
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 30, 2016 | Colorado Mammoth | KeyBank Center | L 8–12 | | 14,268 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 14, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | KeyBank Center | L 14–18 | | 14,268 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 21, 2017 | Vancouver Stealth | KeyBank Center | W 21–15 | | 12,903 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 28, 2017 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 12–13 | | 7,074 | 1–3 |
| 5 | February 3, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 10–18 | | 8,314 | 1–4 |
| 6 | February 17, 2017 | New England Black Wolves | KeyBank Center | L 11–14 | | 13,813 | 1–5 |
| 7 | February 19, 2017 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 16–15 | OT | 5,381 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 25, 2017 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | W 15–12 | | 14,803 | 3–5 |
| 9 | March 3, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | KeyBank Center | W 13–9 | | 14,475 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 4, 2017 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–9 | OT | 6,102 | 4–6 |
| 11 | March 17, 2017 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 15–11 | | 2,853 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 25, 2017 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 10–11 | | 8,765 | 5–7 |
| 13 | April 1, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | KeyBank Center | L 14–17 | | 16,419 | 5–8 |
| 14 | April 8, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–13 | | 10,855 | 5–9 |
| 15 | April 14, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 13–8 | | 12,113 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 15, 2017 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 16–17 | | 3,528 | 6–10 |
| 17 | April 22, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | KeyBank Center | L 7–20 | | 16,833 | 6–11 |
| 18 | April 29, 2017 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | L 15–19 | | 18,417 | 6–12 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. The Bandits made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 2 | 13 | Justin Martin |
| 2 | 18 | Kevin Orleman |
| 3 | 31 | TJ Sanders |
| 4 | 39 | Bryce Brochu |
| 5 | 47 | Drake Smith |
| 6 | 52 | Logan Holmes |