Today’s NHL games:
ARIvsBOS – NJDvsCGY – VGKvsDAL
MTLvsBUF – OTTvsDET – NSHvsTOR
NYRvsWSH – LAKvsNYI – STLvsCHI
PHIvsCOL – TBLvsSEA – CARvsVAN

 

Arizona Coyotes at Boston Bruins
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Furman South #13
 Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’23-24 22 24
Career Games (RS/PO) 283 / 0 876 / 0
First NHL Game 4/6/17 3/3/09
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 59% (18) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 27.6% (11)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 3-0-0 0-2 0-0 0-3-2 1-2 0-2
BOS 7-0-0 3-2 0-0 4-0-1 4-0 8-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Steve Barton #59
 Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 21 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 1485 / 143 402 / 21
First NHL Game 11/1/00 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 8/2/20
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Stod, Czechia

  

The Bruins are an impressive 16-0-1 over the past three seasons under referee Ghislain Hebert. 

 

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kevin Pollock #33
 Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42
Games ’23-24 22 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 1583 / 219 34 / 0
First NHL Game 3/28/00 4/14/22
Birthplace Kincardine, ON West Hartford, CT
Goals/Gm 6.4 (19) 6.5 (9)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (29) 6.8 (5)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (19) 1.5 (6)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (28) 8.4 (6)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (29) 22.2 (1)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (21) 48.0% (16)
% PP Opp for Home 50.2% (34) 51.2% (26)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (41) 1.4 (11)
Home Win % 54% (35) 58% (24)
Home Rec. 35-30-7 10-7-2
OT/SO Games 26.4% (15) 10.5% (43)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NJD 3-2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
CGY 3-2-1 3-2 6-6 1-1-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Michel Cormier #76
Games ’23-24 21 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 761 / 72 1320 / 96
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/10/03
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 4/22/06
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Michael Markovic #31
 Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’23-24 20 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 192 / 0 1222 / 114
First NHL Game 3/7/19 11/19/05
Birthplace Scarborough, ON Lower Sackville, NS
Goals/Gm 6.8 (4) 6.0 (40)
PP Opp/Gm 7.2 (2) 6.0 (22)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (4) 1.0 (41)
Penl/Gm 8.8 (1) 7.5 (26)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (2) 18.3 (22)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (31) 49.2% (27)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (9) 51.6% (20)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (5) 1.5 (8)
Home Win % 64% (6) 47% (41)
Home Rec. 42-21-10 29-33-11
OT/SO Games 27.4% (12) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 1-3-1 1-1 0-0 3-1-1 3-1 4-2
DAL 2-2-2 1-1 0-0 4-1-1 5-2 2-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kilian McNamara #93
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’23-24 22 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 153 / 0 546 / 58
First NHL Game 10/25/21 10/15/15
First Playoff Game — 4/11/18
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Kitchener, ON

  

 

Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 23 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 609 / 39 140 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/13 3/1/19
Birthplace Richmond, BC Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 58% (22) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 1-2-0 0-6 0-0 4-0-0 — —
BUF 2-2-1 1-3 1-3 0-0-0 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  CJ Murray #68
 Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’23-24 20 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 152 / 0 1111 / 143
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/6/07
First Playoff Game — 4/15/11
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Drayton, ON

  

 

Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  François St. Laurent #8
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’23-24 22 25
Career Games (RS/PO) 978 / 76 176 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 3/19/19
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 7.1 (33)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 17.5 (28)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 49.9% (22)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 51.2% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 60% (15) 49% (39)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 32-33-9
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 2-0-0 0-4 0-0 1-5-0 0-4 0-0
DET 0-2-0 1-3 1-2 2-2-0 2-1 0-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jesse Marquis #86
 Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’23-24 22 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 276 / 5 1786 / 200
First NHL Game 10/11/18 10/10/96
First Playoff Game — 4/14/01
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Woodstock, ON

  

The Sens are 1-9 in the past two seasons under referee Brandon Blandina, and 3-13 combined under tonight’s refs over the same span.

 

 

Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #37
 Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’23-24 22 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 382 / 0 373 / 0
First NHL Game 11/17/16 10/24/16
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 6.7 (6) 6.6 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 6.8 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 8.1 (11)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 19.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 50.7% (23)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 51.7% (19)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 55% (31) 58% (21)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 35-24-7
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 16.7% (36)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NSH 2-3-0 1-3 1-5 1-3-1 4-0 0-0
TOR 4-1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1-0 2-1 7-5
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 24 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 153 / 0 611 / 26
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/17/14
First Playoff Game — 8/2/20
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Orangeville, ON

  

 

New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
 Chris Rooney #5
Games ’23-24 22 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 979 / 37 1410 / 155
First NHL Game 10/13/07 11/22/00
Birthplace St-Tite, QC Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.0 (41) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 6.4 (14) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (12) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 19.4 (16) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (39) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (4) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (4) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 60% (15) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 40-26-8 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYR 4-1-0 2-1 1-4 4-0-2 5-2 1-1
WSH 3-4-0 2-2 2-2 1-2-1 5-3 2-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’23-24 22 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 558 / 14 592 / 59
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/8/15
First Playoff Game — 4/12/17
Birthplace Trail, BC Vancouver, BC

  

 

Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jon Mclsaac #2
 Garrett Rank #7
Games ’23-24 23 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 512 / 34 548 / 11
First NHL Game 11/21/13 1/15/15
Birthplace Truro, NS Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (15) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (9) 6.9 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (13) 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (3) 8.4 (5)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (15) 19.7 (12)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (17) 47.1% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (28) 52.1% (13)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (37) 1.4 (9)
Home Win % 63% (9) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 35-19-9 36-27-11
OT/SO Games 30.2% (4) 23.0% (23)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
LAK 2-1-1 2-2 0-4 6-0-0 4-1 3-1
NYI 3-1-0 2-3 2-2 0-4-0 2-3 3-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Andrew Smith #51
 Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’23-24 20 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 431 / 34 441 / 22
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/13/16
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 4/12/19
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Mansfield, MA

  

The LA Kings went 6-0 last season and are 13-2 over the past two seasons when referee Garrett Rank is working the game. 

 

 

St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Peter MacDougall #38
 Steve Kozari #40
Games ’23-24 22 18
Career Games (RS/PO) 324 / 0 1171 / 135
First NHL Game 4/8/17 10/15/05
Birthplace Regina, SK Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (38) 6.5 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (15) 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (9) 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (3) 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 52.2% (1) 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 48.4% (41) 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 62% (11) 51% (37)
Home Rec. 42-24-8 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 1-3-0 3-1 3-0 2-0-1 3-4 1-6
CHI 2-2-1 1-3 2-2 3-2-1 0-2 2-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Dan Kelly #98
 James Tobias #61
Games ’23-24 23 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 166 / 0 347 / 5
First NHL Game 1/28/21 11/22/17
First Playoff Game — 4/17/23
Birthplace Morrisonville, NY Buffalo, NY

  

 

Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Wes McCauley #4
 Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 22 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 1314 / 201 682 / 83
First NHL Game 1/20/03 4/5/10
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 58% (23) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PHI 2-1-1 0-4 3-2 3-1-0 0-0 3-3
COL 2-2-1 2-1 1-0 2-2-0 0-0 1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 22 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 838 / 96 171 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 —
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

Tampa Bay Lightning at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kyle Rehman #10
 Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’23-24 22 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 957 / 35 539 / 5
First NHL Game 1/22/08 1/17/15
Birthplace Red Deer, AB Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.7 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (12) 6.7 (8)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.5 (3)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 8.4 (7)
PIM/Gm 19.6 (13) 19.5 (14)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (10) 48.9% (30)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (29) 51.8% (17)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) 1.4 (20)
Home Win % 57% (26) 62% (10)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 42-24-7
OT/SO Games 16.2% (38) 16.4% (37)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TBL 4-1-1 2-1 2-1 3-1-0 2-2 0-0
SEA 3-2-1 3-4 0-0 2-1-0 1-6 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ben O’Quinn #91
 Travis Toomey #90
Games ’23-24 22 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 162 / 0 259 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/3/19
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Leduc, AB

  

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Corey Syvret #23
 TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’23-24 23 25
Career Games (RS/PO) 254 / 0 604 / 24
First NHL Game 4/4/18 11/19/13
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Timmins, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (14) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (37) 5.8 (32)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (32) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (35) 6.8 (38)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (33) 16.2 (35)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (12) 48.5% (33)
% PP Opp for Home 50.4% (33) 51.9% (16)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (7) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 58% (25) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 38-27-8 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CAR 2-1-0 3-3 0-0 4-2-0 6-0 2-3
VAN 4-3-0 2-3 0-0 1-1-0 1-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  David Brisebois #96
 Travis Gawryletz #67
Games ’23-24 23 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 1460 / 88 382 / 5
First NHL Game 10/11/00 11/8/17
First Playoff Game 4/16/10 4/17/23
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Trail, BC

  

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