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2025 NLL season

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The 2025 NLL season was the 38th season of play of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The season began on November 29, 2024, and ended on May 24, 2025, with the Buffalo Bandits defeating the Saskatchewan Rush, 2–1, in the NLL Finals to claim a record seventh league title.

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Team movement

On February 21, 2024, the NLL announced that the New York Riptide would relocate to Ottawa, and be renamed the Ottawa Black Bears for competition in the 2025 season.[4]

On August 30, 2024, the NLL announced that the Panther City Lacrosse Club would cease operations. The league held a dispersal draft on September 2.[5][6]

On April 12, 2024, the Las Vegas Desert Dogs announced they were moving their home arena from Michelob Ultra Arena to Lee's Family Forum.[7]

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Teams

2025 National Lacrosse League
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Albany FireWolves Albany, New York MVP Arena 14,236
Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York KeyBank Center 19,070
Calgary Roughnecks Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289
Colorado Mammoth Denver, Colorado Ball Arena 18,000
Georgia Swarm Duluth, Georgia Gas South Arena 10,500
Halifax Thunderbirds Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotiabank Centre 10,595
Las Vegas Desert Dogs Henderson, Nevada Lee's Family Forum 5,567
Ottawa Black Bears Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Tire Centre 18,655
Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center 19,306
Rochester Knighthawks Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena 10,662
San Diego Seals San Diego, California Pechanga Arena 12,920
Saskatchewan Rush Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SaskTel Centre 15,195
Toronto Rock Mississauga, Ontario Paramount Fine Foods Centre 5,612
Vancouver Warriors Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena 18,910
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Map of teams

NLL Teams

Regular season

Reference:[8]

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Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls

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Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: GA = Goals Allowed; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average

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Awards

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Annual awards

Reference for nominees: [9]

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Playoffs

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Quarterfinal Semifinal (best of 3) NLL Final (best of 3)
         
1 Buffalo 5
8 San Diego 4
1 Buffalo 2
4 Vancouver 0
4 Vancouver 15
5 Rochester 10
1 Buffalo 2
2 Saskatchewan 1
2 Saskatchewan 13
7 Georgia 9
2 Saskatchewan 2
3 Halifax 0
3 Halifax 16
6 Calgary 12

*Overtime

Quarterfinals

(1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (8) San Diego Seals

April 25, 2025Buffalo Bandits5–4
(1–0, 4–2, 0–1, 0–1)
San Diego SealsKeyBank Center
Attendance: 17,703
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(2) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (7) Georgia Swarm

April 26, 2025Saskatchewan Rush13–9
(4–2, 2–1, 2–3, 5–3)
Georgia SwarmSaskTel Centre
Attendance: 5,434
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(3) Halifax Thunderbirds vs. (6) Calgary Roughnecks

April 26, 2025Halifax Thunderbirds16–12
(3–0, 5–3, 3–4, 5–5)
Calgary RoughnecksScotiabank Centre
Attendance: 10,595
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(4) Vancouver Warriors vs. (5) Rochester Knighthawks

April 26, 2025Vancouver Warriors15–10
(4–1, 5–2, 2–2, 4–5)
Rochester Knighthawks Rogers Arena
Attendance: 8,164
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Semifinals

(1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (4) Vancouver Warriors

May 2, 2025Buffalo Bandits9–3
(3–1, 4–1, 1–0, 1–1)
Vancouver WarriorsKeyBank Center
Attendance: 14,415
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May 4, 2025Vancouver Warriors9–11
(2–2, 2–3, 4–2, 1–4)
Buffalo BanditsRogers Arena
Attendance: 9,176
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Bandits win series 2–0

(2) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (3) Halifax Thunderbirds

May 3, 2025Saskatchewan Rush16–7
(6–3, 1–1, 5–1, 4–2)
Halifax ThunderbirdsScotiabank Centre
Attendance: 10,595
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May 10, 2025Halifax Thunderbirds9–10 OT
(3–4, 1–1, 2–1, 3–3, 0–1)
Saskatchewan RushSaskTel Centre
Attendance: 5,829
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Rush win series 2–0

(1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (2) Saskatchewan Rush

NLL Final (best of three)

May 16, 2025Buffalo Bandits12–10
(2–3, 4–3, 5–4, 1–0)
Saskatchewan RushKeyBank Center
Attendance: 16,761
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May 18, 2025Saskatchewan Rush11–10
(3–1, 3–5, 2–3, 3–1)
Buffalo BanditsSaskTel Centre
Attendance: 8,216
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May 24, 2025Buffalo Bandits15–6
(3–3, 4–3, 6–0, 2–0)
Saskatchewan RushKeyBank Center
Attendance: 19,070
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Bandits win series 2–1

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Stadiums and locations

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Attendance

Regular season

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  1. For one game, the Seals reported an attendance total rounded to the even thousand

Playoffs

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