TORONTO, ON. (WKBW) — For the third straight season, the Buffalo Bandits have stamped their place in the NLL Finals after sweeping the Eastern Conference series against the Toronto Rock 2-0.
The first 15 minutes of Saturday night's contests was everything you thought an elimination game would be. Back-and-forth battles with high intensity. But after entering the second quarter tied up at three a piece, Buffalo found a new gear and put Toronto in their rearview mirror. The Bandits would outscore them 8-1 and take an 11-4 lead heading into halftime.
Toronto never could close the gap this evening and behind a team-high six goals from Chris Cloutier, the Bandits cruise to a 17-8 win. Punching their ticket to the NLL finals
Buffalo will play the winner of the Western Conference series between Colorado and Calgary. The Mammoth currently lead 1-0 and were the team Buffalo lost to in 2022's championship series.
Full game stats can be found here.
