Week 8 preview: Key stats, players for Indigenous Weekend

Week 8 of the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season is here, and it's Indigenous Heritage Weekend successful Connecticut!

Four games are connected the docket Friday and Saturday, with each squad wearing peculiar uniforms to commemorate the occasion.

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

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New York Atlas (4-2) vs. California Redwoods (2-4)

Friday, 6:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Injury report:

Atlas: None to report
Redwoods: SSDM Brian Tevlin questionable, M Sam English questionable, SSDM Chris Merle injured reserve, G Jack Kelly out, SSDM Marquez White out, A Wes Berg out

Atlas goalie Liam Entenmann and Redwoods onslaught Chris Kavanagh were teammates astatine some Chaminade High School and astatine Notre Dame; this is the archetypal clip they'll lucifer up against 1 different successful the PLL.

Atlas

New York's playoff probability with a triumph is 99%, portion its chances are 91% with a loss, per the PLL.

The Atlas person 2 erstwhile MVPs connected the roster (Trevor Baptiste successful 2022 and Jeff Teat successful 2024), and mightiness person a 3rd aft this play successful Connor Shellenberger, who leads the squad successful points (14 goals, 11 assists).

Redwoods

California's playoff chances emergence to 79% with a triumph but autumn to 48% with a loss.

We each cognize Chris Kavanagh tin people goals, but helium is besides tied for the league pb successful two-point assists this season, with two.

Utah Archers (2-4) vs. Carolina Chaos (3-3)

Friday, 9 p.m. ET | ESPN2/ESPN+

Injury report:

Archers: A Mac O'Keefe questionable, A Matt Moore injured reserve, A Devon McLane out, FO Mike Sisselberger injured reserve
Chaos: M Chris Aslanian injured reserve, M Shane Knobloch injured reserve

Archers

Utah tin rise its playoff probability to 81% with a triumph implicit Carolina, but those chances driblet to 44% with a loss, per the PLL.

Tom Schreiber is already making headway connected the PLL's all-time goals list; helium has 201 heading into the weekend, and with 1 much he'll necktie Kevin Buchanan for 21st connected the list.

Chaos

Carolina's playoff chances emergence to 94% with a win, but a nonaccomplishment drops those chances to 62%.

Rookie attackmen Owen Hiltz and Jackson Richer person been splitting quarters for the Chaos, owed successful ample portion to their dominant-handedness. Hiltz has 19 left-handed shots and zero right-handed shots, portion Eicher has 36 right-handed shots and zero left-handed shots this season.

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Ross Scott rips successful a goal

Ross Scott scores a bully extremity for the Chaos.

Boston Cannons (3-3) vs. Denver Outlaws (4-2)

Saturday, 3 p.m. ET | ABC/ESPN+

Injury report:

Cannons: SSDM Bubba Fairman injured reserve
Outlaws: SSDM Alexander Smith out

Cannons

This is simply a pivotal crippled for the Cannons; with a win, their playoff chances emergence to 81%, but a nonaccomplishment drops those chances to 55% per the PLL.

Week 8 is the archetypal week successful enactment for Jules Heningburg with the Cannons, aft helium was signed past week. Heningburg was chopped by the Chaos astatine grooming campy but is simply a four-time All-Star with 144 vocation points.

Outlaws

The Outlaws look to beryllium playoff-bound; their chances volition beryllium 99% with a triumph implicit Boston but autumn to ... 98% with a loss. In fact, if California and Utah some suffer connected Friday, Denver tin clinch a spot with a win.

Pat Kavanagh has taken formation aft being traded to Denver from Boston successful the offseason. Through six games, his 23 points are tied for 3rd successful the league, his 15 goals are first, and his 270 touches are besides first.

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Jared Bernhardt's extremity pads the Outlaws' lead

Jared Bernhardt scores a extremity for the Outlaws against the Whipsnakes.

Maryland Whipsnakes (2-4) vs. Philadelphia Waterdogs (4-2)

Saturday, 8 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Injury report:

Whipsnakes: A TJ Malone questionable, M Tucker Dordevic injured reserve, M Ryan Conrad out
Waterdogs: A CJ Kirst questionable, D Liam Byrnes out, A Zed Williams out

Whipsnakes

Maryland isn't wholly retired of the playoff hunt yet. With a win, its chances emergence to 65%, but a nonaccomplishment would driblet them to 30%.

Brad Smith is simply a operator of the Whipsnakes' offense, and is presently tied for the league pb successful 2nd assists (four) with Marcus Holman.

Waterdogs

A triumph would spell a agelong mode for the Waterdogs' playoff chances. With a triumph their probability rises to 99%; with a loss, they driblet to 81%.

No. 1 prime CJ Kirst was activated disconnected the PUP database this week and is expected to marque his debut. "He's everything you'd privation successful a teammate," Waterdogs coach/GM Bill Tierney told ESPN's Tim Kavanagh this week.