We’ve got 11 games on tonight’s NHL schedule. All times Eastern.Here are tonight’s NHL Referees and Linesmen:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers – 7:00pm
- Referees:
- Gord Dwyer #19
- 4.2 minor penalties per game
- 12.5 total PIM per game
- Calls even home/road (2.84% more minors called on road team)
- When Dwyer referees: Jackets are 2-2, Flyers are 2-3
- Dave Jackson #8
- 4.2 minor penalties per game
- 12.8 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (7.9% more minors called on road team)
- Calls even home/road (% minors called vs. home)
- When Jackson referees: Jackets are 2-2, Flyers are 1-1
- Gord Dwyer #19
- Linesmen: David Brisebois #96, Derek Amell #75
Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes – 7:00pm
- Referees:
- Dean Morton #36
- 3.7 minor penalties per game
- 11.8 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (% minors called vs. home)
- Calls even home/road (4.1% more minors called on road team)
- When Morton referees: Stars are 3-1, Hurricanes are 1-3
- Tim Peel #20
- 3.5 minor penalties per game
- 11.7 total PIM per game
- Favors home team strongly (14.6% more minors called on road team)
- When Peel referees: Stars are 1-3, Hurricanes are 2-2
- Dean Morton #36
- Linesmen: Mike Cvik #88, Pierre Racicot #65
Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs – 7:30pm
- Referees:
- Rob Martell #26
- 3.3 minor penalties per game
- 9.3 total PIM per game
- Favors home team strongly (19.3% more minors called on road team)
- When Martell referees: Bruins are 1-2, Leafs are 1-2
- Eric Furlatt #27
- 4.0 minor penalties per game
- 12.3 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (10.1% more minors called on road team)
- When Furlatt referees: Bruins are 3-1, Leafs are 3-2
- He worked Leafs/Bruins on 11/19.
- Rob Martell #26
- Linesmen: Scott Cherrey #50, Don Henderson #91
- Supervisor: Bill McCreary
Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning – 7:30pm
- Referees:
- Chris Lee #28
- 3.9 minor penalties per game
- 11.2 total PIM per game
- Favors home team strongly (14.6% more minors called on road team)
- When Lee referees: Flames are 0-2, Bolts are 2-1He recently worked Tampa/Montreal on 4/1
- Kelly Sutherland #11
- 3.4 minor penalties per game
- 10.1 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (6.6% more minors called on road team)
- When Sutherland referees: Flames are 1-2, Bolts are 1-3
- Lightning are 4-0 at home when Sutherland works, dating back to 2011
- Chris Lee #28
- Linesmen: Michel Cormier #76, Brad Lazarowich #86
Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks – 8:00pm
- Referees:
- Francois St. Laurent #38
- 4.2 minor penalties per game
- 12.7 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (% minors called vs. home)
- Calls even home/road (4.1% more minors called on road team)
- When St. Laurent referees: Wild are 2-2, Hawks are 3-2
- Chris Rooney #5
- 4.3 minor penalties per game
- 12.7 total PIM per game
- Favors home team strongly (16.9% more minors called on road team)
- When Rooney referees: Wild are 3-2, Hawks are 3-3
- He worked Hawks/Wild on 10/26 (MIN W 5-3)
- Francois St. Laurent #38
- Linesmen: Jonny Murray #95, Derek Nansen #70
Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues – 8:00pm
- Referees:
- Francis Charron #6
- 3.6 minor penalties per game
- 10.4 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (1.2% more minors called on road team)
- When Charron referees: Sabres are 1-3, Blues are 4-1
- Brian Pochmara #16
- 4.2 minor penalties per game
- 13.0 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (5.3% more minors called on road team)
- When Pochmara referees: Sabres are 2-2, Blues are 1-2
- Francis Charron #6
- Linesmen: Brian Murphy #93, Trent Knorr #63
- Supervisor: Don Koharski
Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets – 8:00pm
- Referees:
- Ghislain Hebert #22
- 4.1 minor penalties per game
- 10.8 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (13.2% more minors called on road team)
- Calls even home/road (% minors called vs. home)
- When Hebert referees: Penguins are 1-4, Jets are 1-4Bit of a surprise to see the Pens’ record that poor
- This Hebert’s third straight Jets game. He worked Jets/Sharks on 3/27 and Jets/Kings on 3/29.
- Mike Leggo #3
- 3.2 minor penalties per game
- 9.2 total PIM per game
- Calls even home/road (2.4% more minors called on road team)
- When Leggo referees: Penguins are 1-1, Jets are 1-4Leggo hasn’t seen much of the Pens this year
- Ghislain Hebert #22
- Linesmen: Tim Nowak #77, Andy McElman #90
New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche – 9:00pm
- Referees:
- Kevin Pollock #33
- 3.2 minor penalties per game
- 10.3 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (8.8% more minors called on road team)
- When Pollock referees: Rangers are 2-0 (both shutouts), Avs are 4-0
- Tom Kowal #32
- 3.4 minor penalties per game
- 9.8 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (6.6% more minors called on road team)
- When Kowal referees: Rangers are 4-2, Avs are 2-3
- Kowal worked Avs/Rangers at MSG on 2/4/14. NYR won 5-1.
- Kevin Pollock #33
- Linesmen: Darren Gibbs #66, Brad Kovachik #71
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks – 10:30pm
- Referees:
- Dan O’Rourke #9
- 4.0 minor penalties per game
- 12.2 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (16.5% more minors called on road team)
- When O’Rourke referees: Kings are 1-4, Sharks are 3-1
- O’Rourke’s last Sharks/Kings game was 5/26/13 – the Sharks’ 2-1 home victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals
- Kyle Rehman #37
- 3.6 minor penalties per game
- 11.3 total PIM per game
- Favors home team (6.2% more minors called on road team)
- When Rehman referees: Kings are 2-2, Sharks are 3-1
- Rehman’s working back-to-back Kings games. He covered their 4-0 win over Phoenix last night
- Dan O’Rourke #9
- Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron #74, Mark Wheler #56