New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens – 7:00 EDT

REFEREES
Ian Walsh (#29) Dan O’Halloran (#13)
Games 16-17 68 68
Career Games 988 1296
First NHL Game 10/14/00 10/1/95
Birthplace Philadelphia, PA Essex, ON
Goals/Gm 5.4 (23) 5.3 (28)
PP/Gm 3.0 (26) 3.1 (17)
Penl/Gm 3.7 (27) 3.8 (22)
PIM/Gm 8.6 (31) 9.2 (23)
% of Penl on Home 47.0% (20) 47.0% (20)
More Penl on Rd % 13.0% (9) 12.0% (13)
Home Win % 60.0% (19) 53.0% (33)
Home Rec. 41-27 36-32
OT/SO Games 29.0% (6) 29.0% (6)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2016-17 32% 37% 31% 34% 36% 29%
Team Records 16-17 15-16 14-15 16-17 15-16 14-15
NYR 4-0 0-2 5-1 2-2 2-4 3-1
MTL 2-2 2-3 1-2 3-3 1-4 4-0

LINESMEN
Derek Amell (#75) Trent Knorr (#63)
Games 16-17 70 70
Career Games 1291 210
First NHL Game 10/11/97 2/26/14
Birthplace Port Colborne, ON Powell River, BC

Standby: Graham Skilliter (#24)
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma

Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators – 7:00 EDT

REFEREES
Brad Watson (#23) Trevor Hanson (#31)
Games 16-17 68 68
Career Games 1246 170
First NHL Game 3/7/96 10/24/13
Birthplace Regina, SK Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 5.7 (6) 5.5 (18)
PP/Gm 3.1 (13) 3.2 (11)
Penl/Gm 4.0 (14) 4.0 (14)
PIM/Gm 9.3 (21) 9.4 (18)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (6) 47.0% (20)
More Penl on Rd % 5.0% (30) 11.0% (17)
Home Win % 56.0% (25) 65.0% (6)
Home Rec. 38-30 44-24
OT/SO Games 26.0% (13) 29.0% (6)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2016-17 35% 36% 30% 37% 35% 27%
Team Records 16-17 15-16 14-15 16-17 15-16 14-15
BOS 2-3 5-1 2-1 1-4 2-2 0-0
OTT 3-0 3-1 4-1 2-3 3-3 0-1

LINESMEN
Bryan Pancich (#94) Scott Cherrey (#50)
Games 16-17 67 70
Career Games 511 687
First NHL Game 10/3/09 10/6/07
Birthplace Great Falls, MT Drayton, ON

Standby: Ghislain Hebert (#22)
Series Supervisor: Bill McCreary

Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins – 7:30 EDT

REFEREES
Chris Rooney (#5) Francois St. Laurent (#38)
Games 16-17 32 68
Career Games 1008 595
First NHL Game 11/22/00 11/10/05
Birthplace Boston, MA Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 5.7 (6) 5.1 (35)
PP/Gm 3.0 (19) 2.8 (34)
Penl/Gm 3.7 (28) 3.4 (37)
PIM/Gm 8.6 (30) 7.8 (37)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (4) 52.0% (1)
More Penl on Rd % 0.0% (35) -8.0% (39)
Home Win % 63.0% (12) 53.0% (33)
Home Rec. 20-12 36-32
OT/SO Games 9.0% (37) 22.0% (21)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2016-17 33% 41% 26% 36% 37% 27%
Team Records 16-17 15-16 14-15 16-17 15-16 14-15
CBJ 3-1 2-2 4-2 2-3 2-3 1-1
PIT 1-1 4-3 3-3 4-1 3-0 3-1

LINESMEN
Jonny Murray (#95) Steve Barton (#59)
Games 16-17 70 69
Career Games 1058 1064
First NHL Game 10/7/00 11/1/00
Birthplace Beauport, QC Vankleek Hill, ON

Standby: Kevin Pollock (#33)
Series Supervisor: TBD

St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild – 9:30 EDT

REFEREES
Jean Hebert (#15) Dan O’Rourke (#9)
Games 16-17 70 67
Career Games 319 982
First NHL Game 3/30/11 10/2/99
Birthplace Moncton, NB Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 5.8 (3) 5.6 (8)
PP/Gm 3.4 (6) 2.7 (37)
Penl/Gm 4.4 (4) 3.5 (34)
PIM/Gm 10.8 (4) 8.6 (31)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (6) 49.0% (6)
More Penl on Rd % 5.0% (30) 3.0% (32)
Home Win % 69.0% (3) 58.0% (21)
Home Rec. 48-22 39-28
OT/SO Games 19.0% (30) 24.0% (17)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2016-17 34% 36% 30% 30% 37% 33%
Team Records 16-17 15-16 14-15 16-17 15-16 14-15
STL 2-2 2-4 4-1 3-0 3-1 1-4
MIN 3-1 2-4 2-2 2-2 1-2 3-3

LINESMEN
Michel Cormier (#76) Steve Miller (#89)
Games 16-17 70 71
Career Games 930 1119
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/11/00
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Stratford, ON

Standby: Chris Lee (#28)
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore

San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers – 10:00 EDT

REFEREES
Tim Peel (#20) Eric Furlatt (#27)
Games 16-17 69 69
Career Games 1149 1020
First NHL Game 10/21/99 10/8/01
Birthplace Toronto, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (2) 5.4 (23)
PP/Gm 3.0 (19) 3.3 (7)
Penl/Gm 3.6 (32) 4.1 (12)
PIM/Gm 8.1 (36) 9.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (11) 48.0% (11)
More Penl on Rd % 6.0% (28) 6.0% (28)
Home Win % 62.0% (16) 55.0% (28)
Home Rec. 43-26 38-31
OT/SO Games 20.0% (27) 20.0% (27)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2016-17 32% 37% 31% 27% 42% 31%
Team Records 16-17 15-16 14-15 16-17 15-16 14-15
SJS 4-2 3-1 3-3 3-2 1-4 0-4
EDM 2-3 1-4 1-2 2-2 1-3 2-3

LINESMEN
Shane Heyer (#55) Ryan Gibbons (#58)
Games 16-17 71 69
Career Games 1941 142
First NHL Game 10/6/88 10/8/15
Birthplace Summerland, BC Vancouver, BC

Standby: Kelly Sutherland (#11)
Series Supervisor: TBD

 

Stats listed are for 2016-17 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.