PLL Week 3 preview: Key players, stats and storylines for Philly homecoming

Week 3 of the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season is upon america -- and it's Waterdogs homecoming play successful Philadelphia.

Four games are dispersed retired connected Friday and Saturday, with the Waterdogs playing 1 crippled each day.

Read connected for details connected each crippled including however to watch, storylines and cardinal stats courtesy of the PLL.

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Boston Cannons vs. Philadelphia Waterdogs

Friday, 6 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Injury report:

Cannons: Coulter Mackesy questionable (right foot), Bubba Fairman IR
Waterdogs: Charlie Hayes IR (left hamstring straing), Liam Byrnes retired (physically incapable to perform), Zed Williams retired (PUP), Christian Scarpello retired (PUP), CJ Kirst retired (PUP)

Cannons

Asher Nolting has emerged arsenic 1 of the apical changeable creators successful the PLL, finishing 3rd successful unassisted shooting percent past play (25.6%), down lone Grant Ament (40.0%) and Connor Fields (34.8%).

Marcus Holman is closing successful connected 2 important milestones. He is six goals distant from tying Paul Rabil for 2nd connected the all-time goals database (355); John Grant Jr. is No. 1 connected that list, with 393. Holman needs 3 much points to go the sixth subordinate successful league past to scope 500 vocation points. Rabil (657), Grant Jr. (643), Rob Pannell (613), Joe Walters (565) and Casey Powell (523) are the lone players who person scored much than Holman.

Waterdogs

Zach Currier is adjacent to reaching a one-of-a-kind milestone. He needs 1 much constituent to deed the 200-point mark, which would marque him the archetypal subordinate successful PLL past to people 200 points and scoop 300 crushed balls.

Michael Sowers was an assistance instrumentality successful Week 2, finishing with seven, which was the seventh clip successful PLL past a subordinate has had that galore successful 1 game. He has accrued his assists-per-game complaint each twelvemonth since 2021.

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Connor Kelly buries it for Philadelphia Waterdogs

California Redwoods vs. Utah Archers

Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Injury report:

Redwoods: Jack Kelly retired (PUP), Cole Kastner retired (PUP), Wes Berg retired (PUP), Marquez White retired (PUP)
Archers: Grant Ament questionable (left hamstring tightness), Matt Moore questionable (left hip), Brett Dobson questionable (left ankle sprain), Tre Leclaire retired (PUP), Devon McLane retired (PUP), Nick Washuta retired (PUP)

Redwoods

A brace of rookies person been captious to the Redwoods' occurrence done 2 weeks: Andrew McAdorey (five goals, 3 assists) and Chris Kavanagh (six goals, 2 assists) are ones to ticker successful this captious Western Conference matchup.

Fellow rookie Sam English is acceptable to marque his pro debut successful this game. The No. 3 wide prime this spring, the Syracuse merchandise is expected to play connected faceoff wings.

Archers

After nary shots disconnected the tube successful the full 2024 season, Mac O'Keefe has already deed 3 successful 2025. Will his luck alteration this weekend?

A second-round prime successful 2024, Dyson Williams is making the astir of his opportunities this season, scoring connected 19.1% of his touches (four goals connected 21 touches).

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Chris Kavanagh goes betwixt his legs for mind-blowing goal

Chris Kavanagh fires a changeable betwixt his legs for a stupendous Redwoods goal.

New York Atlas vs. Maryland Whipsnakes

Saturday, 1 p.m. ET | ABC/ESPN+

Injury report:

Atlas: Jeff Teat questionable (left Achilles tendon tightness), Max Krevsky questionable (right groin strain), Gavin Adler questionable (right groin strain), Cole Williams questionable (left hamstring strain), Danny Logan retired (medical)
Whipsnakes: Ryan Conrad retired (PUP)

Atlas

Goaltender Liam Entenmann led the league successful "clean" saves successful 2024, with 43.8%; league mean was 33.8%. Thus acold this season, he's been adjacent better, with 56.7% of his saves qualifying arsenic "clean."

Myles Jones is adjacent to a important milestone: With 2 much helpers, helium volition go conscionable the 4th midfielder successful PLL past to scope that benchmark. The others are Paul Rabil, Tom Schreiber and Matt Striebel.

Whipsnakes

Is Matt Rambo owed for a bounce-back? He was benched successful Week 2 against the Waterdogs, and his touches per crippled person declined each play since 2022.

On the flip side, Rob Pannell is closing successful connected the all-time people for vocation assists. Currently astatine 288, helium needs 5 to walk Ryan Boyle (292).

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TJ Malone buries it for Maryland Whipsnakes

TJ Malone buries it for Maryland Whipsnakes

Denver Outlaws vs. Philadelphia Waterdogs

Saturday, 7 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Injury report:

Outlaws: Graham Bundy questionable (hand)
Waterdogs: Charlie Hayes IR (left hamstring straing), Liam Byrnes retired (physically incapable to perform), Zed Williams retired (PUP), Christian Scarpello retired (PUP), CJ Kirst retired (PUP)

Outlaws

Just 23.4% of the Outlaws' shots this play person been assisted; it's by acold the lowest complaint successful the league -- the Redwoods are seventh, astatine 34.4% -- and besides down from 38.1% successful 2024.

Is this the week we spot rookie goalie Logan McNaney? He was the archetypal goalie disconnected the committee successful the draught (No. 11 overall), portion existent starter Owen McElroy has saved conscionable 40% of shots this season.

Waterdogs

Philly volition play 2 games this play for their homecoming. The homecoming squad successful the archetypal 2 weeks has won their Friday crippled but mislaid connected Saturday. Can the Waterdogs subordinate that trend?

Michael Sowers volition quadrate up against erstwhile Duke teammate JT Giles-Harris successful a speed-on-speed matchup. This volition beryllium fun!

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Brennan O'Neill buries it for Denver Outlaws