Today’s NHL games:
WSHvsBUFCBJvsMINNYIvsWPGLAKvsNYR
TBLvsPITNSHvsARITORvsSEA


Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Brandon Blandina #39
Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’22-23 54 52
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 48 / 0 75 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 130 / 0 495 / 0
First NHL Game 3/19/19 1/17/15
Birthplace Centennial, CO Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.4 (12)
PP/Gm 2.8 (32) 2.9 (25)
Penl/Gm 3.5 (34) 3.8 (18)
PIM/Gm 8.3 (35) 9.1 (16)
% of Penl on Home 46.0% (41) 49.0% (10)
More Penl on Rd % 18.0% (3) 2.0% (34)
Home Win % 67.0% (3) 53.0% (21)
Home Rec. 32-16 40-36
OT/SO Games 27.0% (8) 24.0% (17)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 40% 29% 31% 37% 33%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
WSH 4-1 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 2-2
BUF 1-2 3-2 0-2 1-3 0-0 1-3
 

LINESMEN

Brad Kovachik #71
James Tobias #61
Games ’22-23 47 55
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 68 / 14 75 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1742 / 187 307 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/96 11/22/17
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Buffalo, NY

 

 


 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
2:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Garrett Rank #7
Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’22-23 51 51
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 73 / 8 75 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 501 / 8 827 / 0
First NHL Game 1/15/15 3/3/09
Birthplace Elmira, ON Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.1 (29) 6.6 (5)
PP/Gm 3.0 (15) 3.0 (15)
Penl/Gm 3.7 (23) 3.9 (12)
PIM/Gm 9.1 (16) 9.5 (9)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (3) 48.0% (20)
More Penl on Rd % 2.0% (34) 9.0% (19)
Home Win % 47.0% (37) 53.0% (21)
Home Rec. 34-39 40-35
OT/SO Games 23.0% (20) 17.0% (36)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 35% 34% 31% 40% 29%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
CBJ 1-2 2-1 1-1 2-0 4-1 2-2
MIN 0-3 4-1 0-5 3-1 4-0 1-2
 

LINESMEN

Bevan Mills #53
Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’22-23 53 45
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 76 / 10 75 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 347 / 10 120 / 0
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/14/21
Birthplace Surrey, BC Woodstock, ON

 


 

New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets
3:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Mitch Dunning #20
Kevin Pollock #33
Games ’22-23 47 51
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 52 / 0 73 / 11
Career Games (Reg/PO) 139 / 0 1539 / 216
First NHL Game 3/28/19 3/28/00
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Kincardine, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (12) 6.0 (35)
PP/Gm 2.5 (42) 2.6 (41)
Penl/Gm 3.3 (41) 3.4 (37)
PIM/Gm 7.6 (40) 8.2 (37)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (3) 49.0% (10)
More Penl on Rd % -2.0% (43) 2.0% (34)
Home Win % 42.0% (44) 58.0% (10)
Home Rec. 22-31 42-31
OT/SO Games 19.0% (29) 26.0% (12)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 27% 35% 38% 32% 39% 29%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
NYI 3-1 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-2
WPG 1-3 1-1 0-0 4-3 10-8 1-2
 

LINESMEN

Justin Johnson #57
Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’22-23 34 51
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 53 / 0 75 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 87 / 0 208 / 0
First NHL Game 10/23/21 10/18/19
Birthplace Winnipeg, MB Parkhill, ON

 


 

Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers
5:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Brandon Schrader #46
Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’22-23 27 49
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 47 / 0 72 / 13
Career Games (Reg/PO) 103 / 0 1377 / 152
First NHL Game 3/1/19 10/8/01
Birthplace Sanborn, NY Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.5 (8) 6.5 (8)
PP/Gm 2.9 (19) 2.9 (19)
Penl/Gm 3.8 (15) 3.8 (15)
PIM/Gm 8.9 (25) 9.1 (16)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (20) 49.0% (10)
More Penl on Rd % 9.0% (19) 6.0% (27)
Home Win % 51.0% (29) 46.0% (39)
Home Rec. 24-23 33-39
OT/SO Games 32.0% (3) 25.0% (15)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 29% 37% 35% 29% 40% 31%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
LAK 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-4 0-0 1-1
NYR 1-1 0-0 0-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
 

LINESMEN

Kilian McNamara #93
Andrew Smith #51
Games ’22-23 52 54
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 57 / 0 66 / 15
Career Games (Reg/PO) 109 / 0 390 / 29
First NHL Game 10/25/21 10/4/17
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Kitchener, ON

 


 

Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
6:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Chris Lee #28
Michael Markovic #31
Games ’22-23 51 53
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 48 / 20 57 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1318 / 106 151 / 0
First NHL Game 4/2/01 3/7/19
Birthplace St. John, NB Scarborough, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.4 (12)
PP/Gm 2.8 (32) 3.4 (4)
Penl/Gm 3.6 (30) 4.2 (3)
PIM/Gm 8.5 (32) 9.9 (7)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (20) 50.0% (3)
More Penl on Rd % 9.0% (19) 0.0% (40)
Home Win % 58.0% (10) 63.0% (5)
Home Rec. 28-20 36-21
OT/SO Games 15.0% (40) 32.0% (3)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 34% 35% 33% 36% 31%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
TBL 2-3 2-0 3-1 1-3 0-0 1-1
PIT 0-3 1-2 1-1 1-4 0-0 0-1
 

LINESMEN

Scott Cherrey #50
Tyson Baker #88
Games ’22-23 53 54
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 72 / 23 75 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1065 / 130 264 / 0
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/10/18
Birthplace Drayton, ON St. Mary’s, ON

 

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 


 

Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Kyle Rehman #10
TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’22-23 53 53
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 75 / 8 74 / 9
Career Games (Reg/PO) 913 / 26 557 / 20
First NHL Game 1/22/08 11/19/13
Birthplace Red Deer, AB Timmins, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (35) 5.9 (39)
PP/Gm 2.8 (30) 3.0 (15)
Penl/Gm 3.6 (30) 3.7 (20)
PIM/Gm 8.9 (25) 9.4 (11)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (10) 48.0% (20)
More Penl on Rd % 6.0% (27) 9.0% (19)
Home Win % 45.0% (43) 55.0% (15)
Home Rec. 34-41 41-33
OT/SO Games 24.0% (17) 22.0% (24)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 38% 31% 29% 33% 38%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
NSH 4-1 3-0 2-2 1-2 4-2 4-1
ARI 0-4 6-4 4-3 2-4 1-2 1-2
 

LINESMEN

CJ Murray #68
Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’22-23 53 53
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 57 / 0 75 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 110 / 0 128 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/15/21
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Trois-Rivieres, QC

 


 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Seattle Kraken
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Trevor Hanson #14
Wes McCauley #4
Games ’22-23 52 52
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 74 / 4 75 / 21
Career Games (Reg/PO) 563 / 26 1269 / 186
First NHL Game 10/24/13 1/20/03
Birthplace Richmond, BC Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (39) 6.1 (29)
PP/Gm 3.1 (10) 2.5 (44)
Penl/Gm 4.1 (8) 3.4 (37)
PIM/Gm 10.0 (5) 9.0 (21)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (20) 49.0% (10)
More Penl on Rd % 9.0% (19) 4.0% (31)
Home Win % 46.0% (39) 55.0% (15)
Home Rec. 34-40 41-33
OT/SO Games 26.0% (12) 20.0% (26)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 36% 34% 31% 37% 32%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
TOR 4-1 0-0 2-0 2-5 0-0 2-3
SEA 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0
 

LINESMEN

Kiel Murchison #79
Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’22-23 52 50
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 76 / 24 0 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 719 / 58 50 / 0
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/15/22
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC London, ON

 


 

 

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