2024 NLL season
The 2024 NLL season was the 37th season of play of the National Lacrosse League. The season began on December 1, 2023, and ended on May 18, 2024, with the Buffalo Bandits sweeping the Albany FireWolves 2–0 in the NLL Finals series to claim their sixth league title.
During the season, on 29 December 2023, Canadian referee Carmen Massel became the first woman to be part of the officiating crew in a game in the NLL. She was the shot clock operator for the San Diego Seals vs. Rochester Knighthawks game in San Diego.
League business
NLL Unboxed
On November 16, 2023, the NLL announced "NLL Unboxed", a new initiative to promote lacrosse among youth via branded "lacrosse communities" in strategic markets that do not currently have NLL teams. As part of the initiative, the NLL hosted a regular season game known as the NLL Unboxed Series in Laval, Quebec featuring the New York Riptide hosting the Toronto Rock at Place Bell.Team relocation
On February 21, 2024, the NLL announced that the New York Riptide would relocate to Ottawa, and will be renamed the Ottawa Black Bears.Regular season
The 2024 season introduced a new regular season format; conferences were abolished, with all teams now playing within the same standings. Each team played each other at least once, and the schedule formula provided the opportunity for four "flex games" to showcase league rivalries and players. The top eight teams advanced to the playoffs.x = clinched playoff berth | z = clinched top overall recordScoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | LB |
| Josh Byrne | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 53 | 82 | 135 | 14 | 75 |
| Dhane Smith | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 33 | 101 | 134 | 8 | 119 |
| Jeff Teat | New York Riptide | 18 | 58 | 73 | 131 | 6 | 111 |
| Connor Fields | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 56 | 64 | 120 | 10 | 158 |
| Mitchell Jones | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 36 | 75 | 111 | 0 | 110 |
| Wesley Berg | San Diego Seals | 18 | 41 | 67 | 108 | 18 | 96 |
| Jesse King | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 32 | 73 | 105 | 16 | 85 |
| Keegan Bal | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 49 | 56 | 105 | 2 | 66 |
| Will Malcom | Panther City Lacrosse Club | 18 | 37 | 68 | 105 | 0 | 94 |
| Clarke Petterson | Halifax Thunderbirds | 18 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 10 | 91 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: GA = Goals Allowed; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SV% | GAA |
| Nick Rose | Toronto Rock | 18 | 1078 | 15 | 2 | 165 | 0.811 | 9.18 |
| Christopher Origlieri | San Diego Seals | 18 | 1059 | 13 | 5 | 173 | 0.792 | 9.79 |
| Doug Jamieson | Albany FireWolves | 17 | 978 | 11 | 5 | 165 | 0.800 | 10.12 |
| Christian Del Bianco | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 1081 | 8 | 10 | 192 | 0.795 | 10.65 |
| Warren Hill | Halifax Thunderbirds | 18 | 1039 | 9 | 8 | 188 | 0.773 | 10.85 |
Playoffs
- ''Overtime''
Semifinal (best of three)
(1) Toronto Rock vs. (4) Buffalo Bandits
Bandits win series 2–0.(2) San Diego Seals vs. (3) Albany FireWolves
FireWolves win series 2–0.NLL Final (best of three)
Bandits win series 2–0.Awards
Annual awards
Stadiums and locations
| Buffalo Bandits | Halifax Thunderbirds | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock |
| KeyBank Center | Scotiabank Centre | Blue Cross Arena | First Ontario Centre |
| Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 10,595 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 17,383 |
| Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | San Diego Seals | Saskatchewan Rush |
| WestJet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome | Ball Arena | Pechanga Arena | Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre |
| Capacity: 19,289 | Capacity: 18,007 | Capacity: 12,920 | Capacity: 15,190 |
| Vancouver Warriors | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Panther City Lacrosse Club |
| Rogers Arena | Michelob Ultra Arena | Dickies Arena |
| Capacity: 18,910 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 12,200 |