League NLL 2016 record 13-5 Road record 5-4 | Division 1st East Home record 8-1 Goals for 251 | |
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was their twenty-fifth season in the NLL.
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The Bandits had their best season in years, finishing with a franchise-record 13 wins. The 13-5 record gave the team first place in the East and also clinched first overall in the league. The team only lost two games in a row once and finished the season winning 9 of their last 10 games. The team was led by Dhane Smith, who had one of the best offensive years in NLL history. Smith set new records for both goals in a season with 72 and points in a season with 137.
Final standings
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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
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Playoffs
In the final regular season game against New England, the Bandits clinched the number one overall seed in the league, thus earning them a divisional first round bye.
Entry Draft
The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Bandits made the following selections: