Today’s NHL games:
BOSvsNYR – MTLvsLAK – BUFvsNJD
 TORvsPIT – PHIvsNYI – CGYvsCOL
VANvsSJS – ARIvsVGK 

 

Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42
 Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 8 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 29 / 0 675 / 83
First NHL Game 4/14/22 4/5/10
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (9) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (5) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (6) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (6) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 22.2 (1) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (16) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (26) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 58% (24) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 10-7-2 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 10.5% (43) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BOS 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1-0 0-0 1-3
NYR 1-0-0 0-0 0-0 4-2-1 0-0 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Daisy #81
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’23-24 15 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 434 / 22 539 / 58
First NHL Game 10/13/16 10/15/15
First Playoff Game 4/12/19 4/11/18
Birthplace Mansfield, MA Kitchener, ON

  

 

Montréal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Corey Syvret #23
 François St. Laurent #8
Games ’23-24 17 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 248 / 0 972 / 76
First NHL Game 4/4/18 11/10/05
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.5 (14) 6.5 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (37) 6.3 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (32) 1.7 (1)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (35) 8.3 (10)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (33) 19.1 (18)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (12) 47.7% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 50.4% (33) 54.3% (2)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (7) 1.8 (1)
Home Win % 58% (25) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 38-27-8 20-13-4
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 29.7% (5)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 2-1-0 2-4 0-0 1-2-0 2-2 0-0
LAK 6-0-2 4-2 0-0 1-2-0 1-1 1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 16 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 756 / 72 166 / 0
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 —
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 

Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Mitch Dunning #20
 Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 17 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 180 / 0 1417 / 168
First NHL Game 3/28/19 10/8/01
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (32) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (34) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (33) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (32) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (30) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 49.6% (39) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (34) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 54% (34) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 34-29-7 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 18.6% (32) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BUF 2-3-0 0-0 0-4 3-3-0 1-3 0-0
NJD 5-2-0 0-0 1-0 2-2-1 3-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Jackson #84
 Michel Cormier #76
Games ’23-24 12 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 53 / 0 1315 / 96
First NHL Game 10/30/22 10/10/03
First Playoff Game — 4/22/06
Birthplace Pointe-Claire, QC Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brian Pochmara #16
 Kelly Sutherland #11
Games ’23-24 17 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 1114 / 61 1472 / 230
First NHL Game 12/23/05 12/19/00
Birthplace Detroit, MI Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 5.9 (44) 6.1 (37)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (31) 5.9 (30)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.3 (21)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (34) 7.8 (18)
PIM/Gm 16.4 (34) 21.0 (5)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (38) 50.2% (11)
% PP Opp for Home 52.6% (10) 49.9% (38)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.3 (32)
Home Win % 56% (28) 56% (30)
Home Rec. 37-28-9 34-26-8
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 19.1% (31)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TOR 5-1-1 3-2 0-0 3-1-0 4-1 0-0
PIT 3-1-1 3-2 5-2 3-3-0 2-2 2-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Scott Cherrey #50
 Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 17 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 1105 / 143 1339 / 65
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/11/02
First Playoff Game 4/15/11 4/14/07
Birthplace Drayton, ON Ottawa, ON

  

 

Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Dan O’Rourke #9
 Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’23-24 17 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 1401 / 187 532 / 5
First NHL Game 10/2/99 1/17/15
Birthplace Calgary, AB Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (45) 6.7 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 6.7 (8)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (29) 1.5 (3)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (25) 8.4 (7)
PIM/Gm 18.8 (20) 19.5 (14)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (19) 48.9% (30)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (23) 51.8% (17)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) 1.4 (20)
Home Win % 77% (2) 62% (10)
Home Rec. 45-12-4 42-24-7
OT/SO Games 29.5% (6) 16.4% (37)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PHI 2-1-0 3-3 2-3 0-3-1 1-4 0-0
NYI 0-2-0 2-1 5-1 4-1-0 2-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jesse Marquis #86
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 16 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 270 / 5 606 / 26
First NHL Game 10/11/18 10/17/14
First Playoff Game — 8/2/20
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Orangeville, ON

  

 

Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’23-24 19 18
Career Games (RS/PO) 170 / 0 1217 / 114
First NHL Game 3/19/19 11/19/05
Birthplace Centennial, CO Lower Sackville, NS
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.0 (40)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (36) 6.0 (22)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.0 (41)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (33) 7.5 (26)
PIM/Gm 17.5 (28) 18.3 (22)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (22) 49.2% (27)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (25) 51.6% (20)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.5 (8)
Home Win % 49% (39) 47% (41)
Home Rec. 32-33-9 29-33-11
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CGY 2-3-0 1-2 0-0 1-1-1 2-1 0-0
COL 4-0-0 4-0 0-1 4-1-2 1-2 4-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’23-24 17 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 377 / 5 156 / 0
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Woodstock, ON

  

 

Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 16 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 602 / 39 53 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/13 3/22/22
Birthplace Richmond, BC Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 58% (22) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VAN 3-4-0 3-3 0-0 2-2-0 — —
SJS 1-2-3 2-1 1-3 0-3-2 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Joe Mahon #89
Games ’23-24 17 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 146 / 0 54 / 0
First NHL Game 10/19/21 11/1/22
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Calgary, AB

  

 

Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #37
 Steve Kozari #40
Games ’23-24 17 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 377 / 0 1169 / 135
First NHL Game 11/17/16 10/15/05
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 6.7 (6) 6.5 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 55% (31) 51% (37)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 1-2-2 2-3 0-3 0-3-1 2-3 1-4
VGK 2-1-1 1-1 2-1 5-2-0 2-6 4-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Gibbons #58
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’23-24 17 18
Career Games (RS/PO) 586 / 59 644 / 24
First NHL Game 10/8/15 11/13/13
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/12/17
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Powell River, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

  

 

  
 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