Calls even home/road (49.1% minors called vs. home)
Mark Lemelin #41 ROOKIE REF
4.28 minor penalties per game
11.3 total PIM per game
Favors home team (45.9% minors called vs. home)
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey #50, Shane Heyer #55
New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Referees:
Dean Morton #36
3.68 minor penalties per game
11.8 total PIM per game
Calls even home/road (50.0% minors called vs. home)
Steve Kozari #40
4.30 minor penalties per game – highest among full time refs
13.0 total PIM per game
Favors home team (46.5% minors called vs. home)
Linesmen: Brian Murphy #93, Darren Gibbs #66
Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets
Referees:
Justin St. Pierre #12
3.67 minor penalties per game
9.6 total PIM per game
Favors home team (46.4% minors called vs. home)
Brad Watson #23
4.02 minor penalties per game
11.6 total PIM per game
Favors home team (48.7% minors called vs. home)
Linesmen: Mark Wheler #56, Derek Amell #75
Phoenix Coyotes at Florida Panthers
Referees:
Rob Martell #26
3.18 minor penalties per game
9.4 total PIM per game
Favors home team (47.0% minors called vs. home)
Tim Peel #20
3.44 minor penalties per game
11.1 total PIM per game
Favors home team (45.9% minors called vs. home)
Linesmen: Trent Knorr #63, Scott Driscoll #68
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Referees:
Eric Furlatt #27
4.13 minor penalties per game
12.4 total PIM per game
Favors home team (48.1% minors called vs. home)
Kyle Rehman #37
3.57 minor penalties per game
11.6 total PIM per game
Favors home team (48.9% minors called vs. home)
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo #84, Andy McElman #90
Penguins are 7-1 over the past three seasons when Rehman is refereeing. At home, they’re 5-0. During that span, they’ve outscored opponents 41-15 and have gone 14-for-30 (46.7%) on the power play.
When Rehman works: Pens average 3.3 minors; opponents average 4.3 minors per game. Total YTD average (all referees): Pens average 3.6 minors; opponents average 3.92 minors per game.
Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues
Referees:
Don Van Massenhoven #21
3.33 minor penalties per game
9.6 total PIM per game
Favors home team (48.3% minors called vs. home)
Wes McCauley #4
3.24 minor penalties per game
9.8 total PIM per game
Favors home team (47.9% minors called vs. home)
Linesmen: Jonny Murray #95, Tim Nowak #77
Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Referees:
Chris Rooney #5
4.22 minor penalties per game
12.3 total PIM per game
Favors home team (46.2% minors called vs. home)
Trevor Hanson #47 ROOKIE REF
4.21 minor penalties per game
10.6 total PIM per game
Calls even home/road (50.8% minors called vs. home)
Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls. He is the co-host of the Scouting The Refs Podcast.
