Today’s NHL games:
BUFvsPHICARvsTORSTLvsWSHCBJvsANA

 


Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Garrett Rank #7
Francis Charron #6
Last Game 3/16 TBL/NJD 3/14 WSH/NYR
Games ’22-23 60 62
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 73 / 8 7 / 15
Career Games (Reg/PO) 510 / 8 660 / 80
First NHL Game 1/15/15 4/5/10
Birthplace Elmira, ON Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (29) 5.4 (45)
PP/Gm 3.0 (15) 3.5 (2)
Penl/Gm 3.7 (23) 4.2 (3)
PIM/Gm 9.1 (16) 9.3 (13)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (3) 46.0% (41)
More Penl on Rd % 2.0% (34) 19.0% (2)
Home Win % 47.0% (37) 71.0% (1)
Home Rec. 34-39 5-2
OT/SO Games 23.0% (20) 29.0% (6)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 35% 34% 41% 29% 31%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
BUF 2-3 2-3 2-4 1-0 1-2 0-5
PHI 2-2 0-4 3-2 0-0 3-3 3-1
 

LINESMEN

  Steve Barton #59
CJ Murray #68
Games ’22-23 60 62
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 73 / 22 57 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1451 / 129 119 / 0
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/14/21
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Pittsburgh, PA
 

The last time Rank and Charron worked a game together, they were represented by a chicken.


 

Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Brian Pochmara #16
Kevin Pollock #33
Last Game 3/15 BUF/WSH 3/14 TBL/NJD
Games ’22-23 60 58
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 74 / 13 73 / 11
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1084 / 61 1546 / 216
First NHL Game 12/23/05 3/28/00
Birthplace Detroit, MI Kincardine, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (12) 6.0 (35)
PP/Gm 2.9 (25) 2.6 (41)
Penl/Gm 3.7 (20) 3.4 (37)
PIM/Gm 9.2 (14) 8.2 (37)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (20) 49.0% (10)
More Penl on Rd % 8.0% (24) 2.0% (34)
Home Win % 62.0% (6) 58.0% (10)
Home Rec. 46-28 42-31
OT/SO Games 18.0% (31) 26.0% (12)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 35% 34% 32% 39% 29%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
CAR 1-3 3-3 5-1 3-2 0-0 1-5
TOR 3-2 0-0 5-1 3-4 10-5 4-1
 

LINESMEN

  Derek Nansen #70
Mark Shewchyk #92
Games ’22-23 61 56
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 76 / 4 74 / 16
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1312 / 65 1318 / 75
First NHL Game 10/11/02 10/9/03
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Waterdown, ON

 

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 


 

St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Lee #28
Mitch Dunning #20
Last Game 3/16 PIT/NYR 3/16 PIT/NYR
Games ’22-23 60 56
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 48 / 20 52 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1327 / 106 148 / 0
First NHL Game 4/2/01 3/28/19
Birthplace St. John, NB Tecumseh, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.4 (12)
PP/Gm 2.8 (32) 2.5 (42)
Penl/Gm 3.6 (30) 3.3 (41)
PIM/Gm 8.5 (32) 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 % 58.0% (10) 42.0% (44)
Home Rec. 28-20 22-31
OT/SO Games 15.0% (40) 19.0% (29)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 31% 34% 35% 27% 35% 38%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
STL 1-1 2-1 3-2 1-1 0-0 1-0
WSH 2-2 2-0 3-3 0-1 2-0 1-0
 

LINESMEN

  Bevan Mills #53
Joe Mahon #89
Games ’22-23 61 36
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 76 / 10 0 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 355 / 10 36 / 0
First NHL Game 11/29/16 11/1/22
Birthplace Surrey, BC Calgary, AB
 

Looks like the ref pairing of Lee and Dunning hopped on the Amtrak after Pens/Rangers last night, heading down to D.C. for Blues/Caps.


 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Carter Sandlak #47
Wes McCauley #4
Last Game 3/14 CGY/ARI 3/16 VAN/ARI
Games ’22-23 26 61
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 2 / 0 75 / 21
Career Games (Reg/PO) 28 / 0 1278 / 186
First NHL Game 3/22/22 1/20/03
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 5.5 (43) 6.1 (29)
PP/Gm 3.3 (7) 2.5 (44)
Penl/Gm 3.3 (41) 3.4 (37)
PIM/Gm 6.5 (44) 9.0 (21)
% of Penl on Home 62.0% (1) 49.0% (10)
More Penl on Rd % -38.0% (45) 4.0% (31)
Home Win % 50.0% (31) 55.0% (15)
Home Rec. 1-1 41-33
OT/SO Games 50.0% (1) 20.0% (26)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2021-22 15% 62% 23% 31% 37% 32%
Team Records 21-22 20-21 19-20 21-22 20-21 19-20
CBJ 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 1-0 1-2
ANA 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-3
 

LINESMEN

  Ryan Gibbons #58
Michel Cormier #76
Games ’22-23 60 61
Games ’21-22 (Reg/PO) 77 / 21 75 / 15
Career Games (Reg/PO) 553 / 54 1285 / 89
First NHL Game 10/8/15 10/10/03
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Trois-Rivieres, QC

 

Sandlak and McCauley are back together. The duo handled Flames/Coyotes; McCauley was paired up with Conor O’Donnell last night for Canucks/Coyotes.

 

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 


 

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