Saturday’s NHL Referees and Linespersons for November 18, 2023, including Wild vs. Sens from Sweden. Today’s National Hockey League officials:

Today’s NHL games:
MINvsOTTVGKvsPHICHIvsNSHEDMvsTBL
MTLvsBOSPITvsCARNYIvsCGYNYRvsNJD
 ARIvsWPGCBJvsWSHCOLvsDAL
SEAvsVANSTLvsLAK

 


Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators
11:00 AM EST

REFEREES

  Kendrick Nicholson #30
Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’23-24 13 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 529 / 5 502 / 34
First NHL Game 1/17/15 11/21/13
Birthplace Milverton, ON Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 6.7 (5) 6.4 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (8) 6.7 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (3) 1.4 (13)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (7) 8.5 (3)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (14) 19.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (30) 48.9% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 51.8% (17) 51.1% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (20) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 62% (10) 63% (9)
Home Rec. 42-24-7 35-19-9
OT/SO Games 16.4% (37) 30.2% (4)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MIN 2-0-1 6-1 0-0 2-2-2 6-0 2-0
OTT 2-5-0 4-3 9-6 0-1-1 2-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Devin Berg #87
Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 12 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 536 / 58 603 / 26
First NHL Game 10/15/15 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/11/18 8/2/20
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Orangeville, ON

  


 

Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Brian Pochmara #16
Morgan MacPhee #43
Games ’23-24 14 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 1111 / 61 8 / 0
First NHL Game 12/23/05 4/8/23
Birthplace Detroit, MI Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (44) 8.3 (1)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (31) 4.0 (43)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.3 (24)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (34) 5.3 (43)
PIM/Gm 16.4 (34) 12.7 (42)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (38) 50.0% (6)
% PP Opp for Home 52.6% (10) 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 0.0 (43)
Home Win % 56% (28) 50% (38)
Home Rec. 37-28-9 1-1-1
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 66.7% (1)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 3-1-0 2-3 4-0 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
PHI 1-2-0 1-3 2-1 1-0-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Mark Shewchyk #92
Dan Kelly #98
Games ’23-24 13 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 1346 / 75 157 / 0
First NHL Game 10/9/03 1/28/21
First Playoff Game 4/15/09
Birthplace Waterdown, ON Morrisonville, NY

  

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 


 

Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
2:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Lee #28
Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 14 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 1357 / 117 246 / 0
First NHL Game 4/2/01 4/4/18
Birthplace St. John, NB Millgrove, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.5 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 5.5 (39) 5.6 (37)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (39) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 6.9 (37) 7.0 (35)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (38) 16.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (35) 49.9% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 53.1% (6) 50.4% (33)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (14) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 55% (31) 58% (25)
Home Rec. 38-31-5 38-27-8
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CHI 2-3-0 1-2 3-6 1-3-2 2-1 0-0
NSH 1-3-0 2-0 2-3 1-2-0 0-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kyle Flemington #55
Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’23-24 14 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 244 / 5 145 / 0
First NHL Game 10/18/19 10/25/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Lake Worth, FL

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 


 

Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Jean Hebert #15
Cody Beach #45
Games ’23-24 15 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 690 / 83 34 / 0
First NHL Game 3/30/11 4/12/22
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Nanaimo, BC
Goals/Gm 6.4 (20) 6.5 (11)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (18) 7.3 (1)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (18) 1.6 (2)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (27) 8.5 (4)
PIM/Gm 17.1 (31) 18.3 (24)
% of Penl on Home 51.1% (5) 46.8% (42)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (36) 53.8% (5)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (39) 1.5 (6)
Home Win % 59% (20) 59% (17)
Home Rec. 24-16-7 12-8-2
OT/SO Games 19.1% (30) 13.6% (41)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 3-1-0 1-1 0-0 3-0-0 0-0 0-0
TBL 2-2-0 2-2 3-5 0-2-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Matt MacPherson #83
Tyson Baker #88
Games ’23-24 13 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 829 / 96 298 / 1
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 5/24/21
Birthplace Antigonish, NS St. Mary’s, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 


 

Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Gord Dwyer #19
Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 15 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 1214 / 114 131 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/05 3/1/19
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 6.0 (40) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (22) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (41) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (26) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (22) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 49.2% (27) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (20) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (8) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 47% (41) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 29-33-11 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 0-5-0 0-2 0-0 4-0-0
BOS 2-1-1 1-3 0-0 1-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Ryan Jackson #84
Travis Gawryletz #67
Games ’23-24 9 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 50 / 0 375 / 5
First NHL Game 10/30/22 11/8/17
First Playoff Game 4/17/23
Birthplace Pointe-Claire, QC Trail, BC

  

The Habs went 4-0-0 last season under referee Brandon Schrader… but have lost seven straight (0-7-0) under referee Gord Dwyer over the past two seasons. 

 


 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  TJ Luxmore #21
Wes McCauley #4
Games ’23-24 15 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 594 / 24 1305 / 201
First NHL Game 11/19/13 1/20/03
Birthplace Timmins, ON Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.1 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (32) 5.3 (40)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 0.9 (42)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (38) 6.6 (40)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (35) 15.3 (41)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (33) 48.9% (36)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (16) 53.0% (7)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.4 (17)
Home Win % 57% (26) 58% (23)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 38-26-11
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 33.3% (2)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PIT 1-4-1 2-0 1-2 4-1-0 5-1 1-3
CAR 4-2-0 6-0 2-3 2-2-1 4-0 5-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Mitchell Hunt #62
Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 9 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 77 / 0 395 / 21
First NHL Game 10/13/21 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 8/2/20
Birthplace Naperville, IL Stod, Czechia

  


 

New York Islanders at Calgary Flames
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Furman South #13
Steve Kozari #40
Games ’23-24 13 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 275 / 0 1166 / 135
First NHL Game 4/6/17 10/15/05
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 6.5 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 59% (18) 51% (37)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYI 5-2-0 2-2 0-0 2-3-0 2-4 2-0
CGY 2-0-1 3-2 0-0 3-3-0 3-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jonathan Deschamps #80
Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’23-24 12 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 162 / 0 583 / 59
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/8/15
First Playoff Game 4/12/17
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Vancouver, BC

  


 

New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Kelly Sutherland #11
François St. Laurent #8
Games ’23-24 14 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 1470 / 230 970 / 76
First NHL Game 12/19/00 11/10/05
Birthplace Richmond, BC Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (37) 6.5 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (30) 6.3 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (21) 1.7 (1)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (18) 8.3 (10)
PIM/Gm 21.0 (5) 19.1 (18)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (11) 47.7% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 49.9% (38) 54.3% (2)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (32) 1.8 (1)
Home Win % 56% (30) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 34-26-8 20-13-4
OT/SO Games 19.1% (31) 29.7% (5)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYR 2-2-0 3-2 0-5 0-1-0 5-1 2-0
NJD 5-2-0 3-3 3-4 0-1-2 3-4 6-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Steve Barton #59
Michel Cormier #76
Games ’23-24 14 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 1479 / 143 1313 / 96
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/10/03
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 4/22/06
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  


 

Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’23-24 15 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 972 / 37 1398 / 187
First NHL Game 10/13/07 10/2/99
Birthplace St-Tite, QC Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 6.0 (41) 5.9 (45)
PP Opp/Gm 6.4 (14) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (12) 1.3 (29)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 7.5 (25)
PIM/Gm 19.4 (16) 18.8 (20)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (39) 49.5% (19)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (4) 51.4% (23)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (4) 1.3 (24)
Home Win % 60% (15) 77% (2)
Home Rec. 40-26-8 45-12-4
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 29.5% (6)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 3-3-0 2-3 1-1 3-1-0 1-2 1-1
WPG 1-2-0 2-4 0-0 0-2-0 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  David Brisebois #96
Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’23-24 14 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 1451 / 88 753 / 72
First NHL Game 10/11/00 1/21/13
First Playoff Game 4/16/10 4/17/15
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Cloverdale, BC

  


 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Peter MacDougall #38
Jake Brenk #26
Games ’23-24 13 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 315 / 0 461 / 9
First NHL Game 4/8/17 11/12/15
Birthplace Regina, SK Detroit Lakes, MN
Goals/Gm 6.1 (38) 6.2 (30)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.6 (11)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (15) 1.4 (16)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (9) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (3) 19.9 (9)
% of Penl on Home 52.2% (1) 48.8% (29)
% PP Opp for Home 48.4% (41) 51.7% (18)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 62% (11) 65% (5)
Home Rec. 42-24-8 44-22-8
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CBJ 0-4-0 3-0 1-3 2-3-0 5-2 0-4
WSH 0-2-0 1-3 5-4 4-2-1 4-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Andrew Smith #51
Jonny Murray #95
Games ’23-24 13 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 424 / 34 1446 / 175
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/7/00
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 4/16/09
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Beauport, QC

  


 

Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42
Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 7 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 29 / 0 1413 / 168
First NHL Game 4/14/22 10/8/01
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.5 (9) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (5) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (6) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (6) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 22.2 (1) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (16) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (26) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 58% (24) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 10-7-2 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 10.5% (43) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
COL 0-1-0 1-0 0-0 2-2-0 2-4 0-0
DAL 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Bevan Mills #53
Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 14 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 383 / 23 242 / 0
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 5/16/21
Birthplace Surrey, BC Gatineau, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 


Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Pierre Lambert #37
Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’23-24 13 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 373 / 0 599 / 39
First NHL Game 11/17/16 10/24/13
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.7 (6) 5.6 (46)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.3 (28)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 8.0 (12)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 21.3 (4)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 45.6% (43)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 54.7% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.7 (2)
Home Win % 55% (31) 58% (22)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 38-26-10
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SEA 5-2-0 2-2 0-0 3-3-1 2-4 0-0
VAN 3-2-1 2-1 0-0 3-4-0 3-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Ben O’Quinn #91
Ryan Galloway #82
Games ’23-24 14 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 154 / 0 1357 / 23
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/17/02
First Playoff Game 4/13/11
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Winnipeg, MB

  

 


 

St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Tom Chmielewski #18
Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’23-24 15 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 504 / 0 364 / 0
First NHL Game 4/8/14 10/24/16
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.6 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.8 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 8.1 (11)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 19.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 50.7% (23)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 51.7% (19)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 51% (36) 58% (21)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 35-24-7
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 16.7% (36)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 3-1-1 1-1 3-1 1-1-0 4-0 0-0
LAK 3-0-1 1-4 2-6 2-2-0 0-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Scott Cherrey #50
Brandon Grillo #75
Games ’23-24 15 6
Career Games (RS/PO) 1103 / 143 7 / 0
First NHL Game 10/6/07 TBD
First Playoff Game 4/15/11
Birthplace Drayton, ON Canton, MI

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 


  
 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