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2025 is the first time that two brothers (Graeme Hossack, Matt Hossack) have been finalists for the same NLL award. In 2022, Jeremy Thompson won the Teammate of the Year award while his brother Lyle Thompson won the Sportsmanship Award.

Winning percentages of NLL teams in the playoffs (> 5 games): 1. Washington Stealth, 7-2 (.778) 2. Saskatchewan Rush, 11-4 (.733) 3. Buffalo Bandits, 43-24 (.642) 4. Arizona Sting, 5-3 (.625) 5. Rochester Knighthawks (old), 27-19 (.587) 6. Philadelphia Wings (old), 16-12 (.571)

From 1999-2011, the Toronto Rock were 16-5 in the playoffs. Since then, they are 8-15.

The Colorado Mammoth have played 22 seasons in the NLL. They have scored 4,250 goals and given up 4,259 in that time. The -0.41 goal differential average per season is the closest to 0 of any team.

The 2025 Finals will feature the Bandits hosting the Rush, a rematch of the 2016 finals. Players from that series still on each team: Rush - Robert Church Bandits: - Dhane Smith - Steve Priolo - Nick Weiss

Former Bandits now on the Rush: Derek Keenan (GM, coach) Former Rush now on the Bandits: none

Only two players have had multiple six-goal games in the playoffs: Mike Accursi and Curtis Dickson have each had two. Six players have scored seven goals in a playoff game: Accursi, Dickson, Ryan Benesch, Dan Dawson, Mark Steenhuis, and Jeff Zywicki.

The record for best shooting percentage in the playoffs (with at least 20 goals) is 37.0% by Kevin Dostie. Dostie scored 20 goals on 54 shots in 10 playoff games from 2004-2010.

Career scoring records in the playoffs (since 2005): Goals: Dane Dobbie, 86 Assists: Dhane Smith, 131 Points: Dhane Smith, 199 PP goals: Dane Dobbie, 19 SH goals: Curtis Dickson/Steve Toll, 5 GW goals: Mark Matthews, 7

Matt Vinc has played the most playoff games with 54. Steve Priolo is tied with Tyler Carlson for fourth with 36, and Dhane Smith is tied with Dan Dawson and Colin Doyle for sixth with 34. If this series goes three games, Priolo will tie John Tavares and Dane Dobbie for second.

Brock Haley's two penalty-shot goals in game one of the semi-finals were scored six seconds apart, making them the fastest two goals scored by one player in NLL playoff history.

This Saturday will be the fourth Championship Final Game Three in NLL history. All four involved the Rush or Bandits: June 9, 2018: Rush beat the Knighthawks 15-10 June 18, 2022: Mammoth beat the Bandits 10-8 June 3, 2023: Bandits beat the Mammoth 13-4

The Buffalo Bandits have only allowed double-digit goals in 5 of their past 16 playoff games. They are 14-2 in those games.

The Rush have played in seven playoff series since they moved to Saskatchewan in 2016. They are 5-1 in those series, with the seventh to be decided on Saturday.

The last NLL Championship that featured neither the Bandits nor the Rush (Saskatchewan or Edmonton) was 2014 when the Rochester Knighthawks beat the Calgary Roughnecks.

In 2025, Kyle Buchanan of the Bandits won the Sportsmanship Award, breaking Georgia's seven-season streak. The Swarm's Jordan Hall won it in 2017, and Lyle Thompson won it in six straight seasons from 2018-2024.

Of the 15 highest-scoring playoff games, only three have occurred since 2010. Of the 15 lowest-scoring playoff games, ten have occurred since 2010.

Avg goals/game from 1987-2005 was >25 almost every season. Since then it's varied between 21 and 24. The last 3 seasons have all been around 23. Playoff averages are all over the map because there are so few games, but they follow the same pattern: high until ~2005, then lower

There have been four Championship games in NLL history where the losing team scored 6 or fewer goals. Matt Vinc was in net for three of them: 2023, game 3 (4 goals) 2012 (6 goals) 2025, game 3 (6 goals) The other goalie was Bob Watson, who allowed 6 goals in 2003.

That wraps up another season of NLL Fact of the Day. Congratulations to the 2025 NLL Champion Buffalo Bandits! We'll be back with more facts for the 2026 NLL season.