Today’s NHL games:
OTTvsCAR – MTLvsTOR – CHIvsBOS
 WPGvsCGY – COLvsLAK – EDMvsVAN

 

Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Rooney #5
 Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 5 5
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1390 / 155 302 / 0
First NHL Game 11/22/00 4/8/17
Birthplace Boston, MA Regina, SK
Goals/Gm 6.2 (29) 6.1 (38)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) 6.5 (13)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.4 (15)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) 8.3 (9)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) 21.4 (3)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) 52.2% (1)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) 48.4% (41)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 62% (13) 62% (11)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 42-24-8
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 2-3-1 0-5 0-0 5-1-1 3-1 0-0
CAR 4-0-1 1-3 2-1 2-0-0 2-2 3-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ben O’Quinn #91
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 6 5
Career Games (Reg/PO) 140 / 0 591 / 26
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/17/14
First Playoff Game TBD 8/2/20
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Orangeville, ON

  

 

Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Francis Charron #6
 Kevin Pollock #33
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 5 4
Career Games (Reg/PO) 671 / 83 1561 / 219
First NHL Game 4/5/10 3/28/00
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Kincardine, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (33) 6.4 (19)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (33) 6.0 (29)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.4 (19)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (36) 7.3 (28)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (32) 17.3 (29)
% of Penl on Home 50.6% (25) 48.0% (21)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (12) 50.2% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (42) 1.1 (41)
Home Win % 54% (33) 54% (35)
Home Rec. 35-29-10 35-30-7
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 2-3-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-0 2-4 9-12
TOR 1-3-1 0-2 0-0 2-3-0 3-4 10-5
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 6 5
Career Games (Reg/PO) 360 / 5 1324 / 65
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/11/02
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/14/07
Birthplace Trail, BC Ottawa, ON

  

 

Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jean Hebert #15
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 5 4
Career Games (Reg/PO) 675 / 83 151 / 0
First NHL Game 3/30/11 3/19/19
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 6.4 (20) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (18) 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (18) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (27) 7.1 (33)
PIM/Gm 17.1 (31) 17.5 (28)
% of Penl on Home 51.1% (5) 49.9% (22)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (36) 51.2% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (39) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 59% (20) 49% (39)
Home Rec. 24-16-7 32-33-9
OT/SO Games 19.1% (30) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CHI 2-1-0 1-0 2-4 1-4-1 1-0 1-0
BOS 2-1-0 1-3 3-2 2-0-0 2-0 2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  CJ Murray #68
 Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 6 4
Career Games (Reg/PO) 132 / 0 816 / 96
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/11/11
First Playoff Game TBD 4/17/14
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Antigonish, NS

  

 

Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Tom Chmielewski #18
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 6 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 662 / 16 489 / 0
First NHL Game 1/28/13 4/8/14
Birthplace La Ronge, SK Scott AFB, IL
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 6.2 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.4 (14)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 7.5 (24)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 18.1 (26)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 49.5% (24)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 51.6% (21)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.3 (23)
Home Win % 43% (42) 51% (36)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 32-30-11
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 28.8% (8)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WPG 2-2-0 2-3 8-4 4-0-0 1-1 0-0
CGY 4-0-0 1-1 5-6 3-3-1 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Travis Toomey #90
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 6 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 129 / 0 237 / 0
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/3/19
First Playoff Game TBD TBD
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Leduc, AB

  

 

Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Wes McCauley #4
 Steve Kozari #40
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 5 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1293 / 201 1153 / 135
First NHL Game 1/20/03 10/15/05
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 6.5 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 58% (23) 51% (37)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
COL 2-2-1 2-1 1-0 2-2-0 1-4 4-2
LAK 5-0-1 5-1 0-0 5-0-1 5-1 5-5
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Brandon Gawryletz #64
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 6 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 740 / 72 537 / 14
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/14/15
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 TBD
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Trail, BC

  

The Kings went 10-0-2 last season when either Wes McCauley or Steve Kozari was in stripes… 

 

 

Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Schlenker #3
 Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 6 5
Career Games (Reg/PO) 351 / 0 1199 / 114
First NHL Game 10/24/16 11/19/05
Birthplace Medicine Hat, AB Lower Sackville, NS
Goals/Gm 6.6 (7) 6.0 (40)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (6) 6.0 (22)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (8) 1.0 (41)
Penl/Gm 8.1 (11) 7.5 (26)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (11) 18.3 (22)
% of Penl on Home 50.7% (23) 49.2% (27)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (19) 51.6% (20)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (30) 1.5 (8)
Home Win % 58% (21) 47% (41)
Home Rec. 35-24-7 29-33-11
OT/SO Games 16.7% (36) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 3-4-0 3-1 7-3 0-3-0 3-3 0-0
VAN 2-2-0 3-3 6-13 1-2-0 4-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bevan Mills #53
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’23-24 (Pre) 5 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 369 / 23 626 / 24
First NHL Game 11/29/16 11/13/13
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 4/12/17
Birthplace Surrey, BC Powell River, BC

   

 

 

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

NHL Adds Five New Officials for 2023-24 Season

 

Three NHL officials have also been promoted to full-time:

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