Week 11 preview: What's at stake in the final regular season weekend?

The final weekend of the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season is upon us. The Denver Outlaws, New York Atlas and Carolina Chaos have clinched playoff spots, but three more are up for grabs.

Four games are on the schedule Friday and Saturday, and the homecoming Boston Cannons have one game each day as they fight for one of those three spots.

Read on for details on each game including how to watch, storylines and key stats courtesy of the PLL.

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

Injury report:

Redwoods: SSDM Chris Merle IR, G Jack Kelly out, SSDM Marquez White out, A Wes Berg out, LSM Arden Cohen out, M Sam English IR
Cannons: SSDM Bubba Fairman IR

The Redwoods clinch a playoff berth if ANY of the following scenarios occur:

Chris Kavanagh has an excellent resume for the 2025 PLL Rookie of the Year, ranking first in points among rookies (31), first in two-pointers (two), tied for first in total goals (19) and tied for first in assists (10)

The Cannons can clinch a playoff berth if ANY of the following occur:

Marcus Holman is currently second on the all-time PLL goals list (356), and teammate Will Manny is 10th (286). With his next goal, he'll tie Kevin Leveille for ninth, while Joe Walters is eighth, with 289.



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

Injury report:

Chaos: M Chris Aslanian IR
Archers: M Grant Ament questionable, M Tom Schreiber IR, A Devon McLane out, A Matt Moore out, FO Mike Sisselberger IR

The PLL's top four teams from this season will play in the 2026 Lexus Championship Series. The Chaos have never participated in the Champ Series before, but a win in this game will clinch their position as one of those four teams.

Carolina's Blaze Riorden is seventh on the PLL's all-time saves list (1,180). Brian Phipps is sixth (1,185), while Chris Garrity (fifth, 1,390) and Adam Ghitelman (fourth, 1,392) are a ways ahead.

The Archers can clinch a playoff spot in the following scenario:

If the Archers lose, they'd be in line to have the No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft. The NCAA season will largely determine who they'll select, but players to keep an eye on this coming season include Duke SSDM Aidan Maguire, Syracuse A Joey Spallina, Albany A Silas Richmond, Notre Dame LSM Will Donovan and Johns Hopkins M Matt Collison.



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

Injury report:

Waterdogs: D Kenny Brower questionable, SSDM Christian Scarpello doubtful, A Zed Williams out, D Liam Byrnes out
Atlas: D Brett Makar questionable

The Waterdogs clinch a playoff berth with ANY of the following scenarios:

No. 1 overall pick CJ Kirst had his first monster game in Week 10, with five goals against the Cannons. In a critical spot for his team, will he deliver the goods again?

Connor Shellenberger (39 points) leads the league in scoring heading into Week 11, one point ahead of Philly's Michael Sowers (38). Both are looking to join the elite, 40-point club, which currently includes just six members: Jeff Teat (64, 2024), Marcus Holman (44, 2023), Lyle Thompson (44, 2022), Matt Rambo (42, 2019), Kieran McArdle (42, 2022) and Asher Nolting (41, 2023). Teat has 36 points heading into Saturday's game, and he could become the first-ever two-time 40-point scorer if he scores four or more points.

On the other end of the field, Liam Entenmann has 141 saves this season, which is fifth on the all-time single-season list:

1. Blaze Riorden | 156 (2019)
2. Blaze Riorden | 149 (2021)
T-3. Jack Concannon | 147 (2019)
T-3. Brett Dobson | 147 (2024)
5. Liam Entenmann | 141 (2025)



Saturday, 7 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Injury report:

Whipsnakes: SSDM Jake Bernhardt questionable, A Matt Rambo questionable, M Tucker Dordevic IR, M Ryan Conrad out
Cannons: SSDM Bubba Fairman IR

The Whipsnakes clinch a playoff berth in either of the following scenarios:

Rob Pannell is already the PLL's career leader in assists, with 298. Will he reach the 300-assist milestone this weekend?

The Cannons can clinch a playoff berth if ANY of the following occur:

Boston -- the winners of the Championship series in both 2024 and 2025 -- may need a win Saturday to earn a spot in the 2026 event.