Week 9 of the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season is right here, and the two-time defending champion Utah Archers are again of their house state.
4 video games are on the docket Friday and Saturday in Salt Lake Metropolis, with the Archers enjoying one sport every day.
Learn on for particulars on every sport, together with methods to watch, storylines and key stats courtesy of the PLL.
Power Rankings
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California Redwoods (2-5) vs. Utah Archers (3-4)
Friday, 8 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Harm report:
Redwoods: SSDM Chris Merle IR (ACL), SSDM Brian Tevlin questionable (left hamstring), G Jack Kelly out (PUP), M Sam English out (left ankle), SSDM Marquez White out (PUP), A Wes Berg out (PUP)
Archers: A Mac O’Keefe questionable (left hand), A Matt Moore IR (proper hip), FO Mike Sisselberger IR (proper hand), A Devon McLane out (PUP)
That is California’s final Western Convention sport of the season. With a loss, the Redwoods would have lower than a 25% likelihood of constructing the playoffs, per PLL’s projections. Listed below are the total playoff projections from this sport:
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California with a win: 78.8% likelihood to make playoffs
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California with a loss: 21.8% likelihood to make playoffs
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Utah with a win: 97.5% likelihood to make playoffs
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Utah with a loss: 59.6% likelihood to make playoffs
Redwoods
The Redwoods have struggled to complete video games this season, with a minus-12 objective differential within the fourth quarter.
Throughout the league, they’ve the worst capturing share (21.4%) and second-worst capturing share in opposition to (38.7%) within the last interval. The group is at present on a five-game dropping streak.
Archers
Rookie Sam King leads the Archers in scoring with 9 targets and eight assists this season. He is been a spark for Utah’s offense as Matt Moore sits on the IR.
General, the Archers are nonetheless in tough form offensively with a league-low 9.9 targets per sport. They’ve had scoring droughts longer than 11 minutes in each sport this season.
Maryland Whipsnakes (2-3) vs. New York Atlas (5-2)
Friday, 10:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Harm report:
Whipsnakes: M Ryan Conrad out (PUP), M Tucker Dordevic IR (jaw), A TJ Malone questionable (medical)
Atlas: None
The Atlas will clinch the playoffs with a win, however there are additionally massive ramifications for the No. 1 seed within the Jap Convention based mostly on what occurs.
In keeping with projections by the PLL, listed here are the No. 1 seed probabilities for every group based mostly on situation:
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Maryland’s probabilities with a win: 19.9%
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Maryland’s probabilities with a loss: 0.0%
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New York’s probabilities with a win: 86.8%
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New York’s probabilities with a loss: 50.5%
Whipsnakes
The Whipsnakes are permitting their fewest scores in opposition to per sport since 2022, when present goalie Kyle Bernlohr received the Oren Lyons Goalie of the 12 months Award.
Maryland has by no means misplaced to New York with Joe Nardella on the faceoff place, although Nardella has a decrease win share (47.4%) in opposition to the Atlas’ Trevor Baptiste (52.6%) of their head-to-head matchups since 2019.
Atlas
Connor Shellenberger is now the MVP favourite after a formidable efficiency in opposition to the Redwoods final weekend. He grew to become simply the seventh participant since 2001 to document seven assists in a sport.
In opposition to the Whipsnakes, Shellenberger should get previous defenseman Ajax Zappitello, who was taken one spot forward of him within the 2024 draft. Of their rookie season, Zappitello held Shellenberger to 0-for-4 capturing because the closest defender within the PLL semifinals. In Philadelphia this 12 months, Shellenberger bounced again with seven factors versus Maryland, capturing 2-for-4 in opposition to Zappitello.
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Maryland Whipsnakes vs. Philadelphia Waterdogs: Sport Highlights
Maryland Whipsnakes vs. Philadelphia Waterdogs: Sport Highlights
Philadelphia Waterdogs (4-3) vs. Carolina Chaos (3-4)
Saturday, 6:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Harm report:
Waterdogs: D Kenny Brower out (proper hamstring), M Zach Currier questionable (proper foot), A CJ Kirst questionable (proper hand), A Zed Williams out (PUP), D Liam Byrnes out (PUP)
Chaos: M Shane Knobloch IR (proper hamstring), M Chris Aslanian out (torso)
The Chaos have by no means crushed the Waterdogs in PLL historical past. The Waterdogs received their first sport as a company over the Chaos in 2020, in addition to their first championship in 2022.
Each squads are squarely within the playoff race this 12 months, however every group’s probabilities enhance significantly with a win. Per the PLL, listed here are some chance projections as of Friday:
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Philadelphia with a win: 93.8% likelihood to make playoffs
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Philadelphia with a loss: 70.3% likelihood to make playoffs
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Carolina with a win: 88.2% likelihood to make playoffs
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Carolina with a loss: 59.6% likelihood to make playoffs
Waterdogs
After lacking the primary six video games of the season, No. 1 choose CJ Kirst performed each midfield and assault in his pro debut in opposition to the Whipsnakes. He completed 0-for-5 capturing with two turnovers on 14 touches.
In the meantime, fellow rookie Jake Taylor is on tempo to set the Waterdogs’ single-season data for factors and targets by a first-year participant. He is one level and one objective away, respectively, from tying each data.
Chaos
Carolina has its personal younger sensation in Owen Hiltz, who’s on tempo to set the Chaos’ rookie single-season data for factors, targets and assists.
Brian Minicus’ 2023 marketing campaign leads in all three classes after 24 factors, 14 targets and 9 assists — Ross Scott matched his 14 targets final season. Hiltz is at present at 17 factors, 12 targets and 5 assists.
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Michael Sowers on fireplace together with his fourth objective of sport
Michael Sowers scores the sport’s first 4 targets to tempo the Waterdogs.
Denver Outlaws (5-2) vs. Utah Archers (3-4)
Saturday, 9 p.m. ET | ESPN2/ESPN+
Harm report:
Outlaws: SSDM Alex Smith out (proper hamstring), A Pat Kavanagh uncertain (left shoulder)
Archers: A Mac O’Keefe questionable (left hand), A Matt Moore IR (proper hip), FO Mike Sisselberger IR (proper hand), A Devon McLane out (PUP)
The Outlaws are at present on a five-game successful streak and will clinch the No. 1 seed within the Western Convention this weekend. If the Chaos lose to the Waterdogs earlier Saturday, the Outlaws clinch the No. 1 seed with a win.
Outlaws
Jake Piseno is amid among the best offensive campaigns ever by an extended pole, recording three targets and three assists to this point in 2025.
With three video games left, he has an opportunity to affix Michael Ehrhardt (2019) and Jarrod Neumann (2019) as the one lengthy poles with 10 or extra factors in a single PLL season.
Archers
Utah’s stalwart defenseman Graeme Hossack is the one participant to carry Denver’s Brennan O’Neill scoreless on five-plus pictures. In two seasons, O’Neill is 0-for-13 on pictures when Hossack is the closest defender on him.