Today’s NHL games:
VANvsPHI – MINvsMTL – TBLvsBUF
ARIvsNYI – EDMvsNSH – LAKvsWPG
COLvsSEA – CARvsSJS – DALvsVGK

 

Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers
6:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 4/4 6/3
Career Games (RS/PO) 155 / 0 937 / 35
First NHL Game 3/19/19 1/22/08
Birthplace Centennial, CO Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (36) 6.5 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (33) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 17.5 (28) 19.6 (13)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (22) 49.7% (10)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (25) 50.8% (29)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.1 (40)
Home Win % 49% (39) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 32-33-9 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 16.2% (38)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VAN 0-2-1 1-3 0-0 2-3-0 2-3 0-0
PHI 1-2-2 0-4 0-3 1-3-1 0-3 0-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonny Murray #95
 Ryan Galloway #82
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 6/1 5/2
Career Games (RS/PO) 1433 / 175 1344 / 23
First NHL Game 10/7/00 10/17/02
First Playoff Game 4/16/09 4/13/11
Birthplace Beauport, QC Winnipeg, MB

  

 

Minnesota Wild at Montréal Canadiens
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Dan O’Rourke #9
 Michael Markovic #31
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 2/2 6/2
Career Games (RS/PO) 1385 / 187 173 / 0
First NHL Game 10/2/99 3/7/19
Birthplace Calgary, AB Scarborough, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (45) 6.8 (4)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 7.2 (2)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (29) 1.5 (4)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (25) 8.8 (1)
PIM/Gm 18.8 (20) 21.4 (2)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (19) 47.9% (31)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (23) 52.8% (9)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) 1.5 (5)
Home Win % 77% (2) 64% (6)
Home Rec. 45-12-4 42-21-10
OT/SO Games 29.5% (6) 27.4% (12)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MIN 1-3-2 5-1 0-0 2-1-1 4-0 0-0
MTL 1-2-0 1-5 0-0 7-1-0 1-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Michel Cormier #76
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/2 6/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 1300 / 96 411 / 34
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/4/17
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 4/10/19
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Kitchener, ON

  

 

Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
 François St. Laurent #8
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/3 5/2
Career Games (RS/PO) 960 / 37 957 / 76
First NHL Game 10/13/07 11/10/05
Birthplace St-Tite, QC Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (41) 6.5 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 6.4 (14) 6.3 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (12) 1.7 (1)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 8.3 (10)
PIM/Gm 19.4 (16) 19.1 (18)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (39) 47.7% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (4) 54.3% (2)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (4) 1.8 (1)
Home Win % 60% (15) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 40-26-8 20-13-4
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 29.7% (5)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TBL 3-4-0 3-2 2-2 2-0-0 4-2 0-1
BUF 3-2-0 4-0 2-4 1-0-0 1-2 0-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 4/1 6/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 816 / 96 228 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 —
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Gatineau, QC

  

 

Arizona Coyotes at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Rooney #5
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/2 6/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 1391 / 155 37 / 0
First NHL Game 11/22/00 3/22/22
Birthplace Boston, MA Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (29) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 62% (13) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 2-1-1 2-3 0-0 1-0-0 — —
NYI 4-0-0 2-1 2-0 1-0-1 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 2/3 5/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 1767 / 200 150 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Tom Chmielewski #18
 Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 6/1 4/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 490 / 0 853 / 0
First NHL Game 4/8/14 3/3/09
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 51% (36) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 27.6% (11)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 2-0-1 4-1 0-0 3-2-1 4-1 0-0
NSH 1-0-0 4-5 0-2 2-1-0 1-1 0-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Daisy #81
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/1 6/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 420 / 22 525 / 58
First NHL Game 10/13/16 10/15/15
First Playoff Game 4/12/19 4/11/18
Birthplace Mansfield, MA Kitchener, ON

  

 

Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #37
 Kevin Pollock #33
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/1 4/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 361 / 0 1561 / 219
First NHL Game 11/17/16 3/28/00
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Kincardine, ON
Goals/Gm 6.7 (6) 6.4 (19)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 6.0 (29)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.4 (19)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 7.3 (28)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 17.3 (29)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 48.0% (21)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 50.2% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.1 (41)
Home Win % 55% (31) 54% (35)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 35-30-7
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
LAK 3-0-0 4-0 0-3 4-1-0 1-1 0-0
WPG 2-1-0 1-3 0-0 2-2-0 3-4 10-8
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Derek Nansen #70
 Justin Johnson #57
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/1 7/2
Career Games (RS/PO) 1324 / 65 101 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/02 10/23/21
First Playoff Game 4/14/07 —
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Winnipeg, MB

  

 

Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Steve Kozari #40
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 2/0 6/2
Career Games (RS/PO) 586 / 39 1154 / 135
First NHL Game 10/24/13 10/15/05
Birthplace Richmond, BC Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 6.5 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 58% (22) 51% (37)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
COL 4-1-0 0-5 2-3 2-2-0 1-4 4-2
SEA 3-3-1 2-4 0-0 3-2-1 1-4 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Toomey #90
 Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 6/2 6/2
Career Games (RS/PO) 238 / 0 741 / 72
First NHL Game 10/3/19 1/21/13
First Playoff Game — 4/17/15
Birthplace Leduc, AB Cloverdale, BC

  

 

Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Cody Beach #45
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 6/2 5/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 664 / 16 25 / 0
First NHL Game 1/28/13 4/12/22
Birthplace La Ronge, SK Nanaimo, BC
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 6.5 (11)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 7.3 (1)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.6 (2)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 8.5 (4)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 18.3 (24)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 46.8% (42)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 53.8% (5)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.5 (6)
Home Win % 43% (42) 59% (17)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 12-8-2
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 13.6% (41)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CAR 1-1-1 1-2 0-0 2-0-0 0-0 0-0
SJS 3-3-0 2-5 0-0 1-0-0 0-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Steve Barton #59
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 6/2 3/2
Career Games (RS/PO) 537 / 14 1466 / 143
First NHL Game 10/14/15 11/1/00
First Playoff Game — 4/11/07
Birthplace Trail, BC Vankleek Hill, ON

  

 

Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kendrick Nicholson #30
 Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/2 6/1
Career Games (RS/PO) 519 / 5 351 / 0
First NHL Game 1/17/15 10/24/16
Birthplace Milverton, ON Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 6.7 (5) 6.6 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (8) 6.8 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (3) 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (7) 8.1 (11)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (14) 19.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (30) 50.7% (23)
% PP Opp for Home 51.8% (17) 51.7% (19)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (20) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 62% (10) 58% (21)
Home Rec. 42-24-7 35-24-7
OT/SO Games 16.4% (37) 16.7% (36)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 3-1-1 0-2 0-0 4-1-1 2-1 0-0
VGK 2-2-2 4-1 0-0 3-2-1 3-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bevan Mills #53
 Caleb Apperson #77
Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) 5/1 6/3
Career Games (RS/PO) 369 / 23 131 / 0
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/19/21
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 —
Birthplace Surrey, BC Kitchener, ON

  

 

 

Number in orange/parentheses indicated referee’s rank among active officials.

* Penalty Differential represents the absolute value of the variance of penalty calls by team per game. If Team A takes two more penalties (or two fewer) than Team B, this is a 2.  Lower numbers indicate less variance between total penalties in a game – that is, a closer number of calls for both teams. 

 

Stats have been updated through the end of the 2022-23 regular season. 

We’ve got new rules, new refs, promoted refs, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2023-24.

Here is the NHL’s officating roster for the 2023-24 season: 

NHL Officials – 2023-24