Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Dan O’Rourke #9 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 55 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 8 | 61 / 19 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 819 / 21 | 1249 / 148 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 10/2/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Calgary, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (5) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (18) | 2.9 (24) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.9 (17) | 3.5 (33) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.1 (17) | 7.9 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 9.0% (17) | 8.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 61.0% (5) | 54.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-25 | 33-28 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (26) | 18.0% (40) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 27% | 39% | 34% | 30% | 36% | 34% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| MTL | 3-2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| BUF | 5-0 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-4 |
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Ben O’Quinn #91 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 0 | 41 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 0 / 0 | 63 / 13 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 0 / 0 | 376 / 31 | ||||
| First NHL Game | NHL DEBUT | 10/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
O’Rourke is working his first game since last season, having missed the preseason due to undisclosed reasons.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators
7:00 PM EST
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Francis Charron #6 |
Mitch Dunning #43 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 51 | 25 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 17 | 13 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 594 / 65 | 38 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 3/28/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Tecumseh, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (36) | 4.6 (42) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.2 (9) | 2.9 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.0 (13) | 4.3 (7) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.0 (19) | 10.8 (6) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.0% (34) | 55.0% (1) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 16.0% (6) | -19.0% (42) | ||||
| Home Win % | 52.0% (29) | 38.0% (41) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-30 | 5-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.0% (9) | 15.0% (42) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 45% | 24% | 30% | 31% | 39% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| TOR | 4-1 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| OTT | 1-3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 52 | 51 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 18 | 62 / 19 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1320 / 107 | 941 / 107 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Drayton, ON | ||||
Dallas Stars at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST
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Kevin Pollock #33 |
Furman South #13 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 51 | 38 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 6 | 32 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1416 / 205 | 112 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/00 | 4/6/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kincardine, ON | Sewickley, PA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (5) | 5.6 (38) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (34) | 2.9 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.6 (32) | 3.3 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.9 (21) | 7.2 (39) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 46.0% (34) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 9.0% (17) | 16.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56.0% (15) | 50.0% (32) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-27 | 16-16 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 32.0% (6) | 19.0% (37) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 32% | 39% | 29% | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| DAL | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| NYR | 2-2 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Mark Shewchyk #92 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 58 | 52 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 47 / 17 | 63 / 14 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1315 / 136 | 1190 / 59 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/9/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Waterdown, ON | ||||
South moves from #44 to #13 as he switches to full-time for the 2021-22 season.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 47 | 49 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 19 | 62 / 21 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1004 / 109 | 1317 / 189 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penticton, BC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.5 (2) | 2.7 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.9 (1) | 3.4 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 11.7 (1) | 7.4 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (9) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 3.0% (31) | 2.0% (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59.0% (9) | 63.0% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-26 | 39-23 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.0% (35) | 26.0% (14) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 32% | 37% | 31% | 25% | 42% | 33% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| PIT | 1-4 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 2-2 |
| FLA | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 |
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Michel Cormier #76 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 51 | 52 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 31 / 12 | 29 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1151 / 74 | 80 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/03 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Parkhill, ON | ||||
New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST
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Michael Markovic #31 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 26 | 52 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 13 / 0 | 63 / 9 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 39 / 0 | 950 / 48 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/7/19 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scarborough, ON | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.2 (41) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.6 (1) | 3.0 (16) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.6 (3) | 4.2 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 11.3 (4) | 10.5 (7) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.0% (34) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 15.0% (10) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 46.0% (35) | 42.0% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 6-7 | 27-37 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (26) | 22.0% (30) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 39% | 24% | 37% | 27% | 40% | 33% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| NYI | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 0-4 |
| CAR | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Julien Fournier #56 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 58 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 18 | 24 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 668 / 64 | 76 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/14/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Gatineau, QC | ||||
Markovic moved to #31 as he has been promoted to full-time referee for this season.
Arizona Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM EST
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 57 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 0 | 63 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 372 / 0 | 154 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (8) | 6.2 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (24) | 2.9 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.9 (17) | 3.9 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.5 (13) | 9.5 (13) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 46.0% (34) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 10.0% (13) | 16.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55.0% (20) | 54.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-28 | 34-29 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.0% (32) | 21.0% (32) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 35% | 34% | 27% | 44% | 29% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| ARI | 3-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| CBJ | 2-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 48 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 61 / 19 | 66 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1627 / 173 | 177 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings
7:30 PM EST
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Eric Furlatt #27 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 52 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 17 | 30 / 11 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1058 / 73 | 1258 / 139 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 10/8/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sackville, NS | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 6.2 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (34) | 3.0 (18) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (29) | 4.2 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.6 (26) | 9.7 (11) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (9) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 5.0% (28) | 2.0% (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 45.0% (37) | 57.0% (12) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 29-36 | 17-13 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (16) | 27.0% (12) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 39% | 30% | 30% | 39% | 31% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| TBL | 0-7 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 |
| DET | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
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Bryan Pancich #94 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 54 | 35 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 54 / 8 | 0 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 742 / 38 | 35 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/09 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Great Falls, MT | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
Dan Kelly switches from #45 to #98 for the 2021-22 NHL season.
Seattle Kraken at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM EST
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Ian Walsh #29 |
Pierre Lambert #37 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 53 | 37 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 0 | 63 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1257 / 30 | 211 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/00 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, PA | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (33) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (18) | 2.9 (24) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (27) | 3.7 (27) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.3 (30) | 8.1 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (9) | 49.0% (9) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 4.0% (29) | 4.0% (29) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60.0% (6) | 52.0% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-25 | 33-30 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (26) | 25.0% (16) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 44% | 26% | 31% | 38% | 31% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| SEA | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| NSH | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 1-0 |
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CJ Murray #68 |
Libor Suchanek #60 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 0 | 58 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 0 / 0 | 63 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 0 / 0 | 231 / 10 | ||||
| First NHL Game | NHL DEBUT | 11/16/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pittsburgh, PA | Stod, Czech | ||||
Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM EST
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Marc Joannette #25 |
Brad Meier #34 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 53 | 52 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 8 | 65 / 12 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1415 / 168 | 1399 / 89 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/1/99 | 10/23/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Verdun, QC | Dayton, OH | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (3) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (34) | 3.1 (15) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.5 (33) | 3.9 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.3 (29) | 8.6 (25) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 7.0% (24) | 7.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54.0% (24) | 60.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-29 | 39-26 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 32.0% (6) | 18.0% (40) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 34% | 39% | 28% | 29% | 41% | 30% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| VGK | 5-1 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 6-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| LAK | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 3-1 |
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Trent Knorr #74 |
Vaughan Rody #73 |
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| Games ’20-21 | 48 | 52 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 59 / 0 | 17 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 473 / 20 | 1163 / 19 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/13/13 | 10/8/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Powell River, BC | Winnipeg, MB | ||||
