BUFFALO, NY. (WKBW) — With just five seconds left in regulation, the San Diego Seals tied the Buffalo Bandits at 13-13 and forced overtime.
Wesley Berg scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Seals a 14-13 win. With the loss, Buffalo fell to 7-1 overall.
Similar to how the Bandits started their Friday night game against the Toronto Rock about 24 hours prior, they quickly fell into a hole, forcing them to play from behind for most of the contest.
After the first quarter, San Diego held a 4-1 lead and maintained it heading into halftime despite a five-goal second quarter from Buffalo. 8-6 was the score at half.
There was more of the same in the third quarter and the Bandits closed the gap to just a one-goal deficit heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation.
A three-goal barrage from Ian MacKay, Dhane Smith and Nick Weiss put the home team up 13-11. It felt like all the momentum was with Buffalo.
However, the Seals had other plans as they added two unanswered goals, the second with just five seconds left to force overtime, and followed that up with the game-winner in the extra frame to hand Buffalo its first loss of the 2024-2025 season.
Despite the loss added, the Bandits still hold the top spot in the NLL standings at 7-1 overall.
Full stats from this game can be found here.
