With just one game in the National Hockey League tonight, here’s the quartet wearing the stripes for Habs vs. Sabres:
Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Furman South #13 |
Tom Chmielewski #18 |
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| Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) | 6/3 | 6/4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 265 / 0 | 492 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 4/8/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | Scott AFB, IL | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (43) | 6.2 (26) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (35) | 6.1 (20) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (34) | 1.4 (14) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (31) | 7.5 (24) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.0 (27) | 18.1 (26) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.9% (37) | 49.5% (24) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (3) | 51.6% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (18) | 51% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-26-8 | 32-30-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.0% (17) | 28.8% (8) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| MTL | 1-5-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| BUF | 1-2-0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
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Mitchell Hunt #62 |
Brad Kovachik #71 |
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| Games ’23-24 (PS/RS) | 7/2 | 2/5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 69 / 0 | 1769 / 200 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/21 | 10/10/96 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/14/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Naperville, IL | Woodstock, ON | ||||
Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
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:
