Refs Francois St. Laurent and Dave Jackson will go down in the record books as the first officials to work a Golden Knights home game. Should be quite a night. Here’s the full lineup of tonight’s officials:
St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers – 7:00 EDT
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| Ghislain Hebert (#22) | Jon Mclsaac (#2) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 68 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games | 510 | 174 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/2/09 | 11/21/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bathurst, NB | Truro, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.3 (29) | 5.6 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (29) | 3.5 (2) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 (26) | 4.7 (3) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.0 (25) | 11.3 (3) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (6) | 48.0% (11) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 2.0% (34) | 9.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63.0% (12) | 57.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25 | 39-29 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.0% (30) | 24.0% (17) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 35% | 35% | 30% | 30% | 39% | 31% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| STL | 1-4 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| NYR | 2-1 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
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| Shandor Alphonso (#52) | Michel Cormier (#76) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games | 239 | 1007 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/10/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes – 7:00 EDT
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| Ian Walsh (#29) | Kelly Sutherland (#11) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 68 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games | 1063 | 1148 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/00 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, PA | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.4 (23) | 5.4 (23) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (26) | 2.9 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (27) | 4.0 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.6 (31) | 9.9 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (20) | 47.0% (20) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 13.0% (9) | 13.0% (9) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60.0% (19) | 69.0% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-27 | 46-21 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.0% (6) | 25.0% (15) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 32% | 37% | 31% | 35% | 33% | 32% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| CBJ | 3-2 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 2-2 |
| CAR | 2-3 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
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| Tim Nowak (#77) | Mark Shewchyk (#92) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games | 1653 | 1003 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/93 | 10/9/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Waterdown, ON | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens – 7:30 EDT
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| Dean Morton (#36) | Tom Kowal (#32) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 66 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games | 742 | 1100 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/11/00 | 10/29/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Peterborough, ON | Vernon, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.4 (23) | 5.5 (18) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.4 (5) | 2.8 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.4 (5) | 3.5 (34) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 10.0 (9) | 8.3 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.0% (2) | 46.0% (34) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -4.0% (38) | 17.0% (5) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56.0% (25) | 58.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-29 | 39-28 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.0% (34) | 21.0% (25) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 34% | 37% | 30% | 35% | 38% | 26% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| CHI | 1-3 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 3-5 |
| MTL | 5-1 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 4-1 |
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| Tony Sericolo (#84) | Ryan Galloway (#82) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games | 1305 | 1032 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/21/98 | 10/17/02 | ||||
| Birthplace | Troy, NY | Winnipeg, MB | ||||
Philadelphia Flyers at Nashville Predators – 8:00 EDT
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| Justin St. Pierre (#12) | Frederick L’Ecuyer (#17) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 69 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games | 862 | 623 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/9/05 | 10/11/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Dolbeau, QC | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.5 (18) | 5.6 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (32) | 2.9 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.6 (29) | 3.3 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.6 (31) | 7.2 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (4) | 46.0% (34) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -1.0% (36) | 18.0% (4) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64.0% (9) | 58.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25 | 40-29 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 30.0% (5) | 29.0% (6) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 38% | 36% | 26% | 30% | 39% | 32% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| PHI | 2-2 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| NSH | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 2-3 |
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| Ryan Daisy (#81) | Pierre Racicot (#65) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 45 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games | 93 | 1683 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/12/93 | ||||
| Birthplace | Newton, MA | Verdun, QC | ||||
Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars – 8:30 EDT
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| Jake Brenk (#26) | Tim Peel (#20) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 35 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games | 75 | 1224 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 10/21/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Toronto, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.6 (8) | 6.0 (2) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.5 (4) | 3.0 (19) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.2 (10) | 3.6 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.5 (15) | 8.1 (36) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (11) | 48.0% (11) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 10.0% (21) | 6.0% (28) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51.0% (36) | 62.0% (16) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 18-17 | 43-26 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.0% (6) | 20.0% (27) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 33% | 40% | 27% | 32% | 37% | 31% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| DET | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 |
| DAL | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 4-2 |
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| Bryan Pancich (#94) | Jonny Murray (#95) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 67 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games | 586 | 1135 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/09 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Great Falls, MT | Beauport, QC | ||||
Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks – 10:00 EDT
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| Dan O’Halloran (#13) | Kendrick Nicholson (#30) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 68 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games | 1371 | 176 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/1/95 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Essex, ON | Stratford, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.3 (28) | 5.5 (18) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (17) | 3.2 (9) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 (22) | 3.8 (22) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.2 (23) | 8.6 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (20) | 47.0% (20) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 12.0% (13) | 14.0% (7) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53.0% (33) | 70.0% (2) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-32 | 48-21 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.0% (6) | 25.0% (15) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 34% | 36% | 29% | 35% | 36% | 30% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| OTT | 3-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| VAN | 3-2 | 0-5 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
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| Brandon Gawryletz (#64) | Vaughan Rody (#73) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 70 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games | 188 | 1091 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/15 | 10/8/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Winnipeg, MB | ||||
Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights – 10:00 EDT
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| Francois St. Laurent (#38) | Dave Jackson (#8) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 68 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games | 670 | 1485 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 12/22/90 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Montreal, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.1 (35) | 7.5 (1) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (34) | 3.0 (19) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.4 (37) | 6.3 (1) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.8 (37) | 17.5 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 52.0% (1) | 40.0% (39) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -8.0% (39) | 50.0% (1) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53.0% (33) | 100.0% (1) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-32 | 2-0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.0% (21) | 0.0% (39) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 36% | 37% | 27% | 16% | 48% | 36% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| ARI | 1-3 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| VGK | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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| Brian Murphy (#93) | Lonnie Cameron (#74) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 69 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games | 1932 | 1480 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/88 | 10/5/96 | ||||
| Birthplace | Dover, NH | Victoria, BC | ||||
Still working on updating the stats. Hoping to have them up to speed by the weekend!
Stats listed are for 2016-17 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
