Today’s NHL games:
CBJvsDET – DALvsWPG – BOSvsMTL
 CGYvsOTT – CARvsTBL – VANvsTOR
WSHvsNYI – BUFvsPIT – ARIvsNSH
 STLvsCOL – EDMvsSEA – PHIvsLAK 

 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  François St. Laurent #8
 Pierre Lambert #37
Games ’23-24 11 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 966 / 76 370 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 11/17/16
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.7 (6)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 6.1 (21)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 19.7 (10)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 46.3% (40)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 52.9% (8)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.4 (16)
Home Win % 60% (15) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 37-30-7
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 25.7% (19)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CBJ 0-1-0 3-0 1-4 1-3-2 1-2 0-4
DET 0-2-0 1-3 1-2 2-4-0 2-3 0-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Mark Shewchyk #92
Games ’23-24 11 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 160 / 0 1342 / 75
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/9/03
First Playoff Game — 4/15/09
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Waterdown, ON

  

 

Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kendrick Nicholson #30
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 11 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 528 / 5 47 / 0
First NHL Game 1/17/15 3/22/22
Birthplace Milverton, ON Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 6.7 (5) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (8) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (3) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (7) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (14) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (30) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.8% (17) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (20) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 62% (10) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 42-24-7 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 16.4% (37) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 3-1-1 0-2 0-0 1-0-0 — —
WPG 1-3-1 1-3 6-12 1-0-0 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Jackson #84
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’23-24 8 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 49 / 0 535 / 58
First NHL Game 10/30/22 10/15/15
First Playoff Game — 4/11/18
Birthplace Pointe-Claire, QC Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 

 

Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Lee #28
 Chris Rooney #5
Games ’23-24 12 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 1355 / 117 1400 / 155
First NHL Game 4/2/01 11/22/00
Birthplace St. John, NB Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 5.5 (39) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (39) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 6.9 (37) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (38) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (35) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 53.1% (6) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (14) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 55% (31) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 38-31-5 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BOS 3-2-0 2-0 1-1 4-1-0 4-3 1-1
MTL 1-1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1-0 1-4 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Galloway #82
 Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 11 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 1354 / 23 1334 / 65
First NHL Game 10/17/02 10/11/02
First Playoff Game 4/13/11 4/14/07
Birthplace Winnipeg, MB Ottawa, ON

  

Tenured crew for Bruins/Habs – each official has at least 1300 NHL games under their belt.

 

 

Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jake Brenk #26
 Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 12 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 458 / 9 242 / 0
First NHL Game 11/12/15 4/4/18
Birthplace Detroit Lakes, MN Millgrove, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.5 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 6.6 (11) 5.6 (37)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (16) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.0 (35)
PIM/Gm 19.9 (9) 16.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (29) 49.9% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (18) 50.4% (33)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 65% (5) 58% (25)
Home Rec. 44-22-8 38-27-8
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CGY 1-0-2 4-3 0-0 2-1-1 3-3 0-0
OTT 2-3-1 1-5 0-0 2-1-0 2-5 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Dan Kelly #98
Games ’23-24 11 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 547 / 14 154 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/15 1/28/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Trail, BC Morrisonville, NY

  

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kyle Rehman #10
 Mitch Dunning #20
Games ’23-24 11 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 946 / 35 175 / 0
First NHL Game 1/22/08 3/28/19
Birthplace Red Deer, AB Tecumseh, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.2 (32)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (12) 5.8 (34)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.2 (33)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.1 (32)
PIM/Gm 19.6 (13) 17.3 (30)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (10) 50.0% (9)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (29) 49.6% (39)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) 1.3 (34)
Home Win % 57% (26) 54% (34)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 34-29-7
OT/SO Games 16.2% (38) 18.6% (32)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CAR 4-1-0 4-2 0-1 2-2-0 0-0 1-0
TBL 4-1-1 2-1 2-1 4-2-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Julien Fournier #56
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’23-24 12 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 240 / 0 151 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/19 10/14/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Gatineau, QC Woodstock, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 

 

Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Beau Halkidis #48
 Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’23-24 6 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 89 / 0 1394 / 187
First NHL Game 4/1/19 10/2/99
Birthplace London, ON Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 6.6 (8) 5.9 (45)
PP Opp/Gm 7.1 (3) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (26) 1.3 (29)
Penl/Gm 8.7 (2) 7.5 (25)
PIM/Gm 20.8 (6) 18.8 (20)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (2) 49.5% (19)
% PP Opp for Home 48.3% (42) 51.4% (23)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (38) 1.3 (24)
Home Win % 66% (4) 77% (2)
Home Rec. 17-8-4 45-12-4
OT/SO Games 24.1% (22) 29.5% (6)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VAN 1-0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0-1 2-3 0-0
TOR 1-1-0 0-0 0-0 2-3-0 3-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Libor Suchanek #60
 Tyson Baker #88
Games ’23-24 10 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 392 / 21 296 / 1
First NHL Game 11/16/17 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 5/24/21
Birthplace Stod, Czechia St. Mary’s, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Al Kimmel

 

 

Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42
 Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’23-24 5 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 27 / 0 1212 / 114
First NHL Game 4/14/22 11/19/05
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Lower Sackville, NS
Goals/Gm 6.5 (9) 6.0 (40)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (5) 6.0 (22)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (6) 1.0 (41)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (6) 7.5 (26)
PIM/Gm 22.2 (1) 18.3 (22)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (16) 49.2% (27)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (26) 51.6% (20)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) 1.5 (8)
Home Win % 58% (24) 47% (41)
Home Rec. 10-7-2 29-33-11
OT/SO Games 10.5% (43) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WSH 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3-1 3-2 0-0
NYI 1-0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1-0 0-3 1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’23-24 11 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 371 / 5 143 / 0
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/25/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Lake Worth, FL

  

 

Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Wes McCauley #4
 Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 11 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 1303 / 201 1412 / 168
First NHL Game 1/20/03 10/8/01
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 58% (23) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BUF 2-3-0 2-5 0-0 3-3-0 1-3 0-0
PIT 4-1-0 5-1 1-3 4-2-0 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’23-24 12 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 1777 / 200 78 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/15/22
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON London, ON

  

 

Arizona Coyotes at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Furman South #13
 Brian Pochmara #16
Games ’23-24 10 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 272 / 0 1108 / 61
First NHL Game 4/6/17 12/23/05
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Detroit, MI
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 5.9 (44)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 5.9 (31)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 7.1 (34)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 16.4 (34)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 48.0% (38)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 52.6% (10)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 59% (18) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 37-28-9
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 3-0-0 0-2 0-0 2-2-2 2-1 0-0
NSH 2-3-1 6-0 0-0 2-3-0 2-2 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Scott Cherrey #50
 Jonny Murray #95
Games ’23-24 12 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 1100 / 143 1445 / 175
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/7/00
First Playoff Game 4/15/11 4/16/09
Birthplace Drayton, ON Beauport, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Tom Chmielewski #18
 Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’23-24 12 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 501 / 0 314 / 0
First NHL Game 4/8/14 4/8/17
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Regina, SK
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.1 (38)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.5 (13)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.4 (15)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 8.3 (9)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 21.4 (3)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 52.2% (1)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 48.4% (41)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 51% (36) 62% (11)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 42-24-8
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 3-1-1 1-1 3-1 1-3-0 3-1 3-0
COL 1-4-1 1-2 8-4 3-0-0 3-2 6-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’23-24 12 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 141 / 0 639 / 24
First NHL Game 10/19/21 11/13/13
First Playoff Game — 4/12/17
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Powell River, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 

 

Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brandon Schrader #34
 Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’23-24 11 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 129 / 0 970 / 37
First NHL Game 3/1/19 10/13/07
Birthplace Sanborn, NY St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (27) 6.0 (41)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (24) 6.4 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (30) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (19) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (17) 19.4 (16)
% of Penl on Home 51.2% (4) 48.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 49.4% (40) 53.8% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.5 (4)
Home Win % 63% (8) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 20-11-3 40-26-8
OT/SO Games 31.7% (3) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 3-0-0 — — 2-2-0 0-2 0-0
SEA 2-0-0 — — 3-0-0 1-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Joe Mahon #89
 Steve Barton #59
Games ’23-24 6 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 50 / 0 1477 / 143
First NHL Game 11/1/22 11/1/00
First Playoff Game — 4/11/07
Birthplace Calgary, AB Vankleek Hill, ON

  

The Seattle Kraken went a combined 5-0-0 last season under tonight’s ref duo of Brandon Schrader and Frederick L’Ecuyer. 

 

 

Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  TJ Luxmore #21
 Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’23-24 12 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 591 / 24 596 / 39
First NHL Game 11/19/13 10/24/13
Birthplace Timmins, ON Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 5.6 (46)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (32) 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.3 (28)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (38) 8.0 (12)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (35) 21.3 (4)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (33) 45.6% (43)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (16) 54.7% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.7 (2)
Home Win % 57% (26) 58% (22)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 38-26-10
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PHI 1-0-0 0-4 1-3 1-1-0 0-3 0-2
LAK 1-4-0 2-2 1-2 4-1-1 4-3 3-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bevan Mills #53
 Mitchell Hunt #62
Games ’23-24 11 7
Career Games (RS/PO) 380 / 23 75 / 0
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/13/21
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 —
Birthplace Surrey, BC Naperville, IL

  

 

 

 
 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