Today’s NHL games:
NYIvsBOS – MTLvsDET – MINvsNYR – VANvsOTT
 CHIvsTBL – DALvsCBJ – ARIvsSTL – NSHvsWPG
SEAvsCOL – PITvsLAK – EDMvsSJS 

 

New York Islanders at Boston Bruins
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Justin Kea #44
 Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 7 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 36 / 0 1410 / 168
First NHL Game 3/28/22 10/8/01
Birthplace Woodville, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.3 (24) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 6.2 (16) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (31) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (29) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (37) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 51.8% (3) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 47.6% (43) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (35) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 48% (40) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 11-12-4 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 25.9% (18) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYI 0-1-0 0-0 0-0 3-2-0 1-3 0-0
BOS 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 5-0-1 3-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 10 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 825 / 96 601 / 26
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 8/2/20
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Orangeville, ON

  

 

Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brian Pochmara #16
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’23-24 10 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 1107 / 61 163 / 0
First NHL Game 12/23/05 3/19/19
Birthplace Detroit, MI Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 5.9 (44) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (31) 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (34) 7.1 (33)
PIM/Gm 16.4 (34) 17.5 (28)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (38) 49.9% (22)
% PP Opp for Home 52.6% (10) 51.2% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 56% (28) 49% (39)
Home Rec. 37-28-9 32-33-9
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 2-0-1 2-2 0-0 1-3-1 1-3 0-0
DET 4-3-0 3-3 2-4 2-2-0 2-1 0-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’23-24 10 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 77 / 0 1776 / 200
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/10/96
First Playoff Game — 4/14/01
Birthplace London, ON Woodstock, ON

  

 

Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  François St. Laurent #8
 Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’23-24 10 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 966 / 76 1210 / 114
First NHL Game 11/10/05 11/19/05
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC Lower Sackville, NS
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.0 (40)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 6.0 (22)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.0 (41)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 7.5 (26)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 18.3 (22)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 49.2% (27)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 51.6% (20)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.5 (8)
Home Win % 60% (15) 47% (41)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 29-33-11
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MIN 1-0-0 3-1 3-0 2-1-1 2-2 5-1
NYR 0-1-0 5-1 2-0 4-0-0 2-1 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kilian McNamara #93
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 10 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 141 / 0 239 / 0
First NHL Game 10/25/21 10/14/19
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Gatineau, QC

  

 

Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42
 Chris Rooney #5
Games ’23-24 4 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 26 / 0 1399 / 155
First NHL Game 4/14/22 11/22/00
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.5 (9) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (5) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (6) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (6) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 22.2 (1) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (16) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (26) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 58% (24) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 10-7-2 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 10.5% (43) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VAN 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0-0 3-0 0-0
OTT 1-1-0 1-0 0-0 2-3-1 0-5 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tyson Baker #88
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 10 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 295 / 1 160 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/18 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 5/24/21 —
Birthplace St. Mary’s, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

 

The Vancouver Canucks have gone 6-0 under referee Chris Rooney over the past two seasons.

 

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 

 

Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Mitch Dunning #20
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’23-24 10 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 173 / 0 945 / 35
First NHL Game 3/28/19 1/22/08
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (32) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (34) 6.5 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (33) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (32) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (30) 19.6 (13)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) 49.7% (10)
% PP Opp for Home 49.6% (39) 50.8% (29)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (34) 1.1 (40)
Home Win % 54% (34) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 34-29-7 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 18.6% (32) 16.2% (38)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CHI 0-2-0 0-0 1-1 0-4-0 2-2 0-0
TBL 4-2-0 0-0 0-0 4-1-1 2-1 2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ben O’Quinn #91
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’23-24 10 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 150 / 0 420 / 34
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/4/17
First Playoff Game — 4/10/19
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Kitchener, ON

 

The Chicago Blackhawks went winless (0-6-0) last season under tonight’s refs.

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran
 

 

Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Furman South #13
 Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’23-24 9 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 271 / 0 500 / 34
First NHL Game 4/6/17 11/21/13
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 6.4 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 6.7 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.4 (13)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 8.5 (3)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 19.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 48.9% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 51.1% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 59% (18) 63% (9)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 35-19-9
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 30.2% (4)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 4-1-1 3-1 0-0 1-0-1 2-2 3-3
CBJ 1-3-1 3-0 0-0 0-3-2 1-3 2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  James Tobias #61
 Brandon Grillo #75
Games ’23-24 9 3
Career Games (RS/PO) 336 / 5 4 / 0
First NHL Game 11/22/17 TBD
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Buffalo, NY Canton, MI

  

 

Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #37
 Cody Beach #45
Games ’23-24 10 7
Career Games (RS/PO) 370 / 0 32 / 0
First NHL Game 11/17/16 4/12/22
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Nanaimo, BC
Goals/Gm 6.7 (6) 6.5 (11)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 7.3 (1)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.6 (2)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 8.5 (4)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 18.3 (24)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 46.8% (42)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 53.8% (5)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.5 (6)
Home Win % 55% (31) 59% (17)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 12-8-2
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 13.6% (41)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 1-2-2 2-3 0-3 0-0-0 0-1 0-0
STL 2-3-0 4-1 0-1 2-1-1 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Daisy #81
 Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’23-24 11 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 431 / 22 1099 / 143
First NHL Game 10/13/16 10/6/07
First Playoff Game 4/12/19 4/15/11
Birthplace Mansfield, MA Drayton, ON

 

Linesman Scott Cherrey is working his 1100th Regular Season NHL game tonight.   

 

 

Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Carter Sandlak #29
 Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’23-24 9 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 46 / 0 527 / 5
First NHL Game 3/22/22 1/17/15
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 7.0 (27) 6.7 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 5.0 (24) 6.7 (8)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) 1.5 (3)
Penl/Gm 5.8 (19) 8.4 (7)
PIM/Gm 12.5 (17) 19.5 (14)
% of Penl on Home 48.1% (4) 48.9% (30)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (40) 51.8% (17)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.4 (20)
Home Win % 79% (1) 62% (10)
Home Rec. 31-7-3 42-24-7
OT/SO Games 29.4% (3) 16.4% (37)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NSH 2-0-0 — — 2-2-0 2-3 0-0
WPG 1-0-0 — — 1-3-1 1-3 6-12
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Justin Johnson #57
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’23-24 6 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 106 / 0 534 / 58
First NHL Game 10/23/21 10/15/15
First Playoff Game — 4/11/18
Birthplace Winnipeg, MB Kitchener, ON

  

 

Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Peter MacDougall #38
 Kelly Sutherland #11
Games ’23-24 11 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 313 / 0 1468 / 230
First NHL Game 4/8/17 12/19/00
Birthplace Regina, SK Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (38) 6.1 (37)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (13) 5.9 (30)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (15) 1.3 (21)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (9) 7.8 (18)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (3) 21.0 (5)
% of Penl on Home 52.2% (1) 50.2% (11)
% PP Opp for Home 48.4% (41) 49.9% (38)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.3 (32)
Home Win % 62% (11) 56% (30)
Home Rec. 42-24-8 34-26-8
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 19.1% (31)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SEA 4-1-2 0-2 0-0 2-1-0 2-3 0-0
COL 3-0-0 3-2 6-1 2-4-0 2-3 4-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonny Murray #95
 Steve Barton #59
Games ’23-24 11 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 1444 / 175 1476 / 143
First NHL Game 10/7/00 11/1/00
First Playoff Game 4/16/09 4/11/07
Birthplace Beauport, QC Vankleek Hill, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Ghislain Hebert #22
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 10 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 863 / 0 128 / 0
First NHL Game 3/3/09 3/1/19
Birthplace Bathurst, NB Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 6.5 (12) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.6 (10) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (5) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (8) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 20.1 (7) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 49.1% (18) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.3% (24) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (29) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 62% (12) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 42-24-10 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 27.6% (11) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PIT 1-0-3 2-3 5-3 0-1-1 — —
LAK 2-2-0 2-2 4-1 0-2-0 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Trent Knorr #74
 Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’23-24 12 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 638 / 24 240 / 5
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/18/19
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/17/23
Birthplace Powell River, BC Parkhill, ON

  

 

Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Morgan MacPhee #43
 Tom Chmielewski #18
Games ’23-24 3 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 7 / 0 500 / 0
First NHL Game 4/8/23 4/8/14
Birthplace Elmira, ON Scott AFB, IL
Goals/Gm 8.3 (1) 6.2 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 4.0 (43) 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (24) 1.4 (14)
Penl/Gm 5.3 (43) 7.5 (24)
PIM/Gm 12.7 (42) 18.1 (26)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (6) 49.5% (24)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (36) 51.6% (21)
Penl Diff.* 0.0 (43) 1.3 (23)
Home Win % 50% (38) 51% (36)
Home Rec. 1-1-1 32-30-11
OT/SO Games 66.7% (1) 28.8% (8)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0-1 4-1 0-0
SJS 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2-2 3-5 1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 David Brisebois #96
Games ’23-24 11 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 140 / 0 1448 / 88
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/11/00
First Playoff Game — 4/16/10
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Sudbury, 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: 

NHL Officials – 2023-24