PHILADELPHIA, May 5, 2025 – The two-time defending NLL Champion Buffalo Bandits advanced to the 2025 NLL Finals last night, defeating the Vancouver Warriors, 11-9 at the Rogers Centre in Vancouver, BC, winning the series 2-0.
Buffalo will make its fifth consecutive appearance in the NLL Finals and face either the Saskatchewan Rush or Halifax Thunderbirds in the best-of-three NLL Finals, which will begin Friday, May 16 in Buffalo. The Rush lead the Thunderbirds in their Semifinal series, 10. Game 2 is at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon Saturday, May 10, 9:30 PM ET. Game 3, if necessary, will also be in Saskatoon on Sunday, May 11, 8PM ET. Both games can be seen on TSN, ESPN+, TSN+ and NLL+ (territory restrictions apply).
The full schedule and broadcast details for the 2025 NLL Finals will be announced at a later date.
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America’s largest professional lacrosse league and welcomed more than 1 million fans for the second year in a row during the 2023-24 season. Founded in 1986, the NLL is comprised of 14 franchises across the United States and Canada, and recently unveiled its largest brand campaign ever, “Welcome to The Next Major League™” and introduced its comprehensive grassroots initiative, NLL UnBOXed™, that will expand the League’s footprint to more than 60 communities across North America by 2028.
For the latest scores and developments in the National Lacrosse League, please visit: NLL.com and find the NLL on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok. Games are available live and streaming on TSN, TSN+, the ESPN family of networks, ESPN+, and NLL+.
Meghan O’Donnell and Samantha Ward, National Lacrosse League [email protected].
