It’s a ten-game Thursday in the National Hockey League. Here are the 20 NHL Referees and 20 NHL Linesmen taking the ice for today’s action:
Today’s NHL games:
BUFvsBOS – NSHvsFLA – OTTvsNYR – PITvsTBL
SEAvsDET – DALvsCHI – TORvsCGY
MINvsVAN – MTLvsLAK – STLvsSJS
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
7:00 PM EST
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Justin St. Pierre #12 |
Tom Chmielewski #18 |
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| Last Game | 2/28 DET/OTT | 3/1 NYR/PHI | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 55 | 51 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 74 / 0 | 75 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1178 / 8 | 465 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/9/05 | 4/8/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Dolbeau, QC | Scott AFB, IL | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (29) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (19) | 3.1 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (23) | 4.1 (8) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.7 (29) | 9.7 (8) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (10) | 47.0% (31) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 4.0% (31) | 14.0% (8) | ||||
| Home Win % | 68.0% (2) | 59.0% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 50-24 | 44-31 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.0% (31) | 16.0% (39) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 33% | 36% | 31% | 32% | 41% | 27% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| BUF | 3-3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
| BOS | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
LINESMEN |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Julien Fournier #56 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 53 | 56 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 22 | 68 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1444 / 129 | 209 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/14/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Gatineau, QC | ||||
Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST
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Brandon Blandina #39 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Last Game | 2/26 WSH/BUF | 2/28 FLA/TBL | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 55 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 48 / 0 | 48 / 20 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 131 / 0 | 1320 / 106 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/19/19 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Centennial, CO | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (26) | 6.2 (26) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (32) | 2.8 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.5 (34) | 3.6 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.3 (35) | 8.5 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.0% (41) | 48.0% (20) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 18.0% (3) | 9.0% (19) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67.0% (3) | 58.0% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 32-16 | 28-20 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.0% (8) | 15.0% (40) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 31% | 40% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| NSH | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| FLA | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Ryan Jackson #84 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 25 | 56 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 0 / 0 | 75 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 25 / 0 | 308 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/30/22 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pointe-Claire, QC | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST
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Peter MacDougall #38 |
Pierre Lambert #37 |
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| Last Game | 2/25 DAL/VGK | 2/28 SEA/STL | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 54 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 0 | 73 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 281 / 0 | 340 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/17 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Regina, SK | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (26) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.7 (37) | 3.2 (9) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.2 (43) | 4.1 (8) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.2 (41) | 9.4 (10) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (3) | 50.0% (3) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 1.0% (39) | 2.0% (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53.0% (21) | 48.0% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-34 | 35-38 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (15) | 27.0% (8) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 29% | 37% | 34% | 32% | 38% | 30% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| OTT | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| NYR | 6-1 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
LINESMEN |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Michel Cormier #76 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 54 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 76 / 22 | 75 / 15 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 795 / 86 | 1277 / 89 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/10/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST
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Furman South #13 |
Kyle Rehman #10 |
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| Last Game | 2/28 FLA/TBL | 2/26 NSH/ARI | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 53 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 0 | 75 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 241 / 0 | 914 / 26 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 1/22/08 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | Red Deer, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (23) | 6.0 (35) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (25) | 2.8 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.6 (28) | 3.6 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.4 (34) | 8.9 (25) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (31) | 49.0% (10) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 15.0% (6) | 6.0% (27) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53.0% (21) | 45.0% (43) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-34 | 34-41 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (20) | 24.0% (17) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 34% | 37% | 29% | 31% | 38% | 31% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| PIT | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 4-2 |
| TBL | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 |
LINESMEN |
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Andrew Smith #51 |
Derek Nansen #70 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 55 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 66 / 15 | 76 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 391 / 29 | 1305 / 65 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/4/17 | 10/11/02 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings
7:30 PM EST
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Last Game | 2/28 CBJ/BUF | 2/28 LAK/WPG | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 51 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 72 / 13 | 75 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1379 / 152 | 497 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (8) | 6.4 (12) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (19) | 2.9 (25) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 (15) | 3.8 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.1 (16) | 9.1 (16) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (10) | 49.0% (10) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 6.0% (27) | 2.0% (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 46.0% (39) | 53.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-39 | 40-36 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (15) | 24.0% (17) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 29% | 40% | 31% | 31% | 37% | 33% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| SEA | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DET | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
LINESMEN |
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Kyle Flemington #55 |
Kilian McNamara #93 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 53 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 75 / 0 | 57 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 210 / 0 | 111 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/18/19 | 10/25/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Lake Worth, FL | ||||
Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo
Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM EST
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Garrett Rank #7 |
Jon Mclsaac #2 |
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| Last Game | 2/28 SEA/STL | 3/1 NYR/PHI | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 8 | 70 / 11 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 503 / 8 | 479 / 25 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/15/15 | 11/21/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | Truro, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (29) | 6.4 (12) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (15) | 2.8 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (23) | 3.6 (28) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.1 (16) | 8.5 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (3) | 47.0% (31) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 2.0% (34) | 15.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 47.0% (37) | 56.0% (14) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-39 | 39-31 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (20) | 23.0% (20) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 31% | 35% | 34% | 34% | 37% | 29% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| DAL | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2-3 |
| CHI | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
LINESMEN |
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Bevan Mills #53 |
Ben O’Quinn #91 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 55 | 47 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 76 / 10 | 75 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 349 / 10 | 122 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Woodstock, ON | ||||
Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer
Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames
9:00 PM EST
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Last Game | 2/24 MTL/PHI | 2/28 LAK/WPG | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 52 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 75 / 14 | 74 / 27 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1137 / 123 | 1442 / 216 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penticton, BC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (8) | 6.5 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (10) | 2.7 (39) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.9 (12) | 3.5 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.2 (14) | 8.6 (30) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (31) | 48.0% (20) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 11.0% (15) | 10.0% (16) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57.0% (12) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-32 | 37-37 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.0% (26) | 27.0% (8) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 34% | 39% | 27% | 34% | 39% | 28% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| TOR | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| CGY | 5-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
LINESMEN |
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Bryan Pancich #94 |
Joe Mahon #89 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 53 | 32 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 74 / 21 | 0 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 865 / 59 | 32 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/09 | 11/1/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Great Falls, MT | Calgary, AB | ||||
Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM EST
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Kevin Pollock #33 |
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| Last Game | 3/1 TOR/EDM | 2/28 BOS/CGY | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 55 | 53 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 66 / 12 | 73 / 11 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 937 / 33 | 1541 / 216 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 3/28/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Kincardine, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (41) | 6.0 (35) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (30) | 2.6 (41) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (23) | 3.4 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.1 (16) | 8.2 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (20) | 49.0% (10) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 10.0% (16) | 2.0% (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67.0% (3) | 58.0% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-22 | 42-31 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.0% (36) | 26.0% (12) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 34% | 36% | 31% | 32% | 39% | 29% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| MIN | 2-2 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| VAN | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
LINESMEN |
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Jesse Marquis #86 |
Caleb Apperson #77 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 55 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 54 / 0 | 54 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 233 / 0 | 108 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/18 | 10/19/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Montréal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM EST
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Chris Schlenker #3 |
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| Last Game | 2/25 ANA/CAR | 3/1 WSH/ANA | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 50 | 52 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 69 / 30 | 11 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1175 / 103 | 290 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 10/24/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sackville, NS | Medicine Hat, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.9 (3) | 6.3 (23) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (15) | 3.3 (5) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 (15) | 4.0 (11) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.4 (11) | 8.9 (23) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (20) | 49.0% (10) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 7.0% (25) | 6.0% (27) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55.0% (15) | 55.0% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31 | 31-25 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.0% (12) | 18.0% (31) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 32% | 35% | 33% | 36% | 37% | 27% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| MTL | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 5-4 | 3-1 |
| LAK | 3-4 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
LINESMEN |
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Trent Knorr #74 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 55 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 75 / 4 | 75 / 23 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 607 / 24 | 1416 / 77 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/13/13 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Powell River, BC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks
10:30 PM EST
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Ghislain Hebert #22 |
Mitch Dunning #20 |
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| Last Game | 2/28 MTL/SJS | 2/28 BOS/CGY | ||||
| Games ’22-23 | 53 | 49 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 75 / 0 | 52 / 0 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 829 / 0 | 141 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/3/09 | 3/28/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bathurst, NB | Tecumseh, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (5) | 6.4 (12) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (15) | 2.5 (42) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.9 (12) | 3.3 (41) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.5 (9) | 7.6 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (20) | 50.0% (3) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 9.0% (19) | -2.0% (43) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53.0% (21) | 42.0% (44) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-35 | 22-31 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.0% (36) | 19.0% (29) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 31% | 40% | 29% | 27% | 35% | 38% |
| Team Records | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 19-20 |
| STL | 2-3 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| SJS | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
LINESMEN |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 48 | 54 | ||||
| Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) | 68 / 14 | 75 / 10 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1743 / 187 | 515 / 10 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/14/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Trail, BC | ||||
Referee stats updated through the start of the 2022-23 season.
The full lineup of NHL Referees and Linesmen for the 2022-23 NHL season, along with the changes to the officiating roster and pronunciation guide.
