Today’s NHL games:
MINvsBOS – CBJvsBUF – VGKvsCAR
PHIvsNJD – STLvsTBL – NYRvsTOR
EDMvsNYI – VANvsNSH – COLvsCHI
OTTvsARI – LAKvsSJS
Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins
7:00 PM EST
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Justin Kea #44 |
Steve Kozari #40 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 18 | 23 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 47 / 0 | 1175 / 135 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 10/15/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Penticton, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (24) | 6.5 (10) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (16) | 6.0 (25) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (31) | 1.4 (17) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (29) | 7.7 (21) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.1 (37) | 20.0 (8) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.8% (3) | 49.7% (8) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 47.6% (43) | 50.6% (32) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (35) | 1.6 (3) | ||||
| Home Win % | 48% (40) | 51% (37) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 11-12-4 | 33-32-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.9% (18) | 20.5% (24) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| MIN | 0-0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-2-0 | 4-3 | 4-1 |
| BOS | 1-0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 28 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 615 / 26 | 170 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Beau Halkidis #48 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 16 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1415 / 155 | 99 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 4/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | London, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (29) | 6.6 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (7) | 7.1 (3) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (22) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (22) | 8.7 (2) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (23) | 20.8 (6) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (20) | 49.0% (2) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.5% (22) | 48.3% (42) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (18) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (13) | 66% (4) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-25-7 | 17-8-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (27) | 24.1% (22) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| CBJ | 1-3-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| BUF | 2-3-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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Tyson Baker #88 |
Ben O’Quinn #91 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 312 / 1 | 167 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Woodstock, ON | ||||
Referee Beau Halkidis is working his 100th NHL game tonight.
Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST
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Pierre Lambert #37 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 386 / 0 | 1481 / 230 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/17/16 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Hubert, QC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.7 (6) | 6.1 (37) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 5.9 (30) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (35) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (16) | 7.8 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.7 (10) | 21.0 (5) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.3% (40) | 50.2% (11) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.9% (8) | 49.9% (38) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (16) | 1.3 (32) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (31) | 56% (30) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-30-7 | 34-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.7% (19) | 19.1% (31) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| VGK | 2-1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-0-0 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| CAR | 2-1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-1-0 | 7-0 | 2-0 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 842 / 96 | 352 / 5 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM EST
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Michael Markovic #31 |
Jake Brenk #26 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 25 | 29 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 197 / 0 | 475 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/7/19 | 11/12/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scarborough, ON | Detroit Lakes, MN | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.8 (4) | 6.2 (30) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 7.2 (2) | 6.6 (11) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (4) | 1.4 (16) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.8 (1) | 7.9 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 21.4 (2) | 19.9 (9) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (31) | 48.8% (29) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.8% (9) | 51.7% (18) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (5) | 1.4 (18) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (6) | 65% (5) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-21-10 | 44-22-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.4% (12) | 28.4% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| PHI | 1-1-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| NJD | 2-2-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-2 | 2-3 |
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Ryan Jackson #84 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 19 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 60 / 0 | 256 / 5 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/30/22 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pointe-Claire, QC | Parkhill, ON | ||||
St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST
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Morgan MacPhee #43 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 12 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 16 / 0 | 1319 / 201 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/23 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 8.3 (1) | 6.1 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.0 (43) | 5.3 (40) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (24) | 0.9 (42) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 5.3 (43) | 6.6 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 12.7 (42) | 15.3 (41) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (6) | 48.9% (36) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (36) | 53.0% (7) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 0.0 (43) | 1.4 (17) | ||||
| Home Win % | 50% (38) | 58% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 1-1-1 | 38-26-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 66.7% (1) | 33.3% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| STL | 0-0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1-2 | 1-2 | 4-2 |
| TBL | 0-0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-0-0 | 2-1 | 3-3 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 23 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1491 / 143 | 155 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST
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Peter MacDougall #38 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 329 / 0 | 1124 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/17 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Regina, SK | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (38) | 5.9 (44) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.5 (13) | 5.9 (31) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (15) | 1.1 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.3 (9) | 7.1 (34) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 21.4 (3) | 16.4 (34) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 52.2% (1) | 48.0% (38) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 48.4% (41) | 52.6% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (21) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (11) | 56% (28) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-8 | 37-28-9 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.3% (20) | 27.0% (13) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| NYR | 2-3-0 | 6-1 | 4-2 | 1-0-2 | 3-3 | 3-2 |
| TOR | 3-0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
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Justin Johnson #57 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 117 / 0 | 1116 / 143 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/23/21 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Winnipeg, MB | Drayton, ON | ||||
Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST
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Cody Beach #45 |
François St. Laurent #8 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 17 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 42 / 0 | 983 / 76 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 11/10/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Greenfield Park, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (11) | 6.5 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 7.3 (1) | 6.3 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.6 (2) | 1.7 (1) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.5 (4) | 8.3 (10) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (24) | 19.1 (18) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (42) | 47.7% (41) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (5) | 54.3% (2) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (6) | 1.8 (1) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (17) | 60% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 12-8-2 | 20-13-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.6% (41) | 29.7% (5) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| EDM | 3-0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| NYI | 0-1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 25 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1790 / 200 | 176 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/15/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM EST
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Kevin Pollock #33 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 27 | 29 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1588 / 219 | 608 / 24 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/00 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kincardine, ON | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (19) | 6.1 (34) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (29) | 5.8 (32) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (19) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (28) | 6.8 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.3 (29) | 16.2 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (21) | 48.5% (33) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.2% (34) | 51.9% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (41) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (35) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-30-7 | 39-29-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.4% (15) | 17.6% (34) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| VAN | 3-2-1 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 1-1-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| NSH | 1-1-1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-6 | 2-1 |
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Brandon Grillo #75 |
Libor Suchanek #60 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 16 / 0 | 407 / 21 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/26/23 | 11/16/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Canton, MI | Stod, Czechia | ||||
Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM EST
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Chris Schlenker #3 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 377 / 0 | 544 / 5 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/16 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Medicine Hat, AB | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (7) | 6.7 (5) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.8 (6) | 6.7 (8) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (8) | 1.5 (3) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.1 (11) | 8.4 (7) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.7 (11) | 19.5 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.7% (23) | 48.9% (30) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.7% (19) | 51.8% (17) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (30) | 1.4 (20) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (21) | 62% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-24-7 | 42-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (36) | 16.4% (37) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| COL | 3-1-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| CHI | 1-6-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-2-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 551 / 58 | 1463 / 88 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Ottawa Senators at Arizona Coyotes
9:00 PM EST
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Graham Skilliter #24 |
Brandon Schrader #34 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 688 / 16 | 144 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/13 | 3/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | La Ronge, SK | Sanborn, NY | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (23) | 6.2 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (26) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (25) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (20) | 7.8 (19) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (19) | 19.1 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.9% (15) | 51.2% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.8% (30) | 49.4% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (21) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Home Win % | 43% (42) | 63% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 28-39-7 | 20-11-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 14.9% (40) | 31.7% (3) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| OTT | 2-2-0 | 3-0 | 4-8 | 0-1-0 | — | — |
| ARI | 0-4-0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-1-2 | — | — |
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Joe Mahon #89 |
Trent Knorr #74 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 17 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 61 / 0 | 652 / 24 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/22 | 11/13/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Powell River, BC | ||||
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
10:30 PM EST
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Corey Syvret #23 |
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 27 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 258 / 0 | 983 / 37 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/4/18 | 10/13/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Millgrove, ON | St-Tite, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (14) | 6.0 (41) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (37) | 6.4 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (32) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (35) | 7.9 (16) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.6 (33) | 19.4 (16) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.9% (12) | 48.0% (39) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.4% (33) | 53.8% (4) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (7) | 1.5 (4) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (25) | 60% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-27-8 | 40-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.5% (24) | 17.6% (34) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| LAK | 6-0-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| SJS | 1-4-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Jesse Marquis #86 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 26 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 595 / 59 | 279 / 5 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 10/11/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
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:
