Today’s NHL games:
BUFvsPITDETvsWSHNJDvsNYR
COLvsMINSTLvsCHIVANvsSEA


Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Pierre Lambert #37
TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 74  74
Career Games (Reg/PO) 360  578 / 21
First NHL Game 11/17/16 11/19/13
First Playoff Game 1/0/00 8/2/20
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Timmins, ON
Goals/Gm 6.7 (5) 6.1 (32)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 5.8 (32)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 6.8 (38)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 16.2 (35)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 48.5% (33)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 51.9% (16)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 55% (31) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BUF 1-4-0 1-4 0-2 2-1-1 2-1 1-3
PIT 1-1-1 3-2 2-1 1-4-1 2-0 1-2
 

 
LINESMEN

  Mark Shewchyk #92
Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’22-23 71 75 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1333 / 75 589 / 18
First NHL Game 10/9/03 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/15/09 8/2/20
Birthplace Waterdown, ON Orangeville, ON

  


 

Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Rooney #5
Michael Sullivan #47
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 74 /
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1390 / 143
First NHL Game 11/22/00
First Playoff Game 4/14/03
Birthplace Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 62% (13)
Home Rec. 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DET 0-4-1 1-3 1-3      
WSH 1-2-1 5-3 2-2      
 

 
LINESMEN

  Michel Cormier #76
Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’22-23 74  75 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1298 / 89 253 
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/11/18
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 1/0/00
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Bouctouche, NB

  


 

New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Furman South #13
Jean Hebert #15
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 73  47 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 261 675 / 72
First NHL Game 4/6/17 3/30/11
First Playoff Game 1/0/00 4/16/15
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Bouctouche, NB
Goals/Gm 6.0 (41) 6.4 (19)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 6.1 (18)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.4 (18)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 7.5 (27)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 17.1 (31)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 51.1% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.1 (39)
Home Win % 59% (18) 59% (20)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 24-16-7
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 19.1% (30)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NJD 3-0-0 2-3 0-0 2-0-0 3-2 2-0
NYR 1-1-1 2-2 0-0 2-1-0 2-1 4-1
 

 
LINESMEN

  Steve Barton #59
Brandon Grillo #75
Games ’22-23 75 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1466 / 130
First NHL Game 11/1/00 TBD
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 TBD
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON TBD

  


 

Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Justin Kea #44
Chris Lee #28
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 27  74 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 29  1341 / 107
First NHL Game 3/28/22 4/2/01
First Playoff Game 1/0/00 4/15/09
Birthplace Woodville, ON St. John, NB
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 6.2 (28)
PP Opp/Gm 6.2 (16) 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (31) 1.1 (39)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (29) 6.9 (37)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (37) 16.1 (38)
% of Penl on Home 51.8% (3) 47.9% (35)
% PP Opp for Home 47.6% (43) 53.1% (6)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (35) 1.4 (14)
Home Win % 48% (40) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 11-12-4 38-31-5
OT/SO Games 25.9% (18) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
COL 2-0-0 0-1 0-0 2-0-2 1-3 2-2
MIN 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 4-3-0 3-1 7-2
 

 
LINESMEN

  Ryan Galloway #82
Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’22-23 74  31 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1343 / 24 419 / 24
First NHL Game 10/17/02 10/13/16
First Playoff Game 4/13/11 4/12/19
Birthplace Winnipeg, MB Mansfield, MA

  


 

St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Wes McCauley #4
Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 75  74 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1292 / 187 301 
First NHL Game 1/20/03 4/8/17
First Playoff Game 4/12/07 1/0/00
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Regina, SK
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.1 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 6.5 (13)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.4 (15)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 8.3 (9)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 21.4 (3)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 52.2% (1)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 48.4% (41)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 58% (23) 62% (11)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 42-24-8
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 2-1-2 1-2 4-2 1-3-0 3-1 3-0
CHI 2-0-2 2-1 2-2 2-2-1 1-3 2-2
 

 
LINESMEN

  CJ Murray #68
Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’22-23 74  73 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 131  130
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/25/21
First Playoff Game TBD TBD
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Lake Worth, FL

  


 

Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Steve Kozari #40
Graedy Hamilton #41
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 73 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1158 / 124
First NHL Game 10/15/05
First Playoff Game 4/14/10
Birthplace Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 6.5 (9)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 51% (37)
Home Rec. 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VAN 1-2-1 3-1 0-0      
SEA 3-2-1 1-4 0-0      
 

 
LINESMEN

  Mitchell Hunt #62
Travis Gawryletz #67
Games ’22-23 74 
Career Games (Reg/PO) 67  358 
First NHL Game 10/13/21 11/8/17
First Playoff Game TBD 4/17/23
Birthplace Naperville, IL Trail, BC

  


 Here are the new officials for the 2023-24 NHL season:

NHL Adds Five New Officials for 2023-24 Season

 

Three officials have also been promoted to full-time for the upcoming season:

NHL Promotes Officials Sandlak, Schrader, Kelly to Full-Time