Today’s NHL games:
TORvsBUF – WSHvsCBJ – STLvsFLA
NSHvsPHI – CARvsPIT – VGKvsTBL
EDMvsNJD – VANvsDAL – MTLvsMIN
OTTvsCOL – CGYvsANA – ARIvsSJS

 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Carter Sandlak #29
 Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’23-24 26 26
Career Games (RS/PO) 62 / 0 514 / 34
First NHL Game 3/22/22 11/21/13
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 7.0 (27) 6.4 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 5.0 (24) 6.7 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) 1.4 (13)
Penl/Gm 5.8 (19) 8.5 (3)
PIM/Gm 12.5 (17) 19.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 48.1% (4) 48.9% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (40) 51.1% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 79% (1) 63% (9)
Home Rec. 31-7-3 35-19-9
OT/SO Games 29.4% (3) 30.2% (4)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TOR 0-0-0 — — 3-1-1 3-1 0-0
BUF 2-2-0 — — 6-0-0 0-3 1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’23-24 27 26
Career Games (RS/PO) 93 / 0 1790 / 200
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/10/96
First Playoff Game — 4/14/01
Birthplace London, ON Woodstock, ON

  

 

Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Justin Kea #44
 Kevin Pollock #33
Games ’23-24 19 28
Career Games (RS/PO) 49 / 0 1589 / 219
First NHL Game 3/28/22 3/28/00
Birthplace Woodville, ON Kincardine, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (24) 6.4 (19)
PP Opp/Gm 6.2 (16) 6.0 (29)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (31) 1.4 (19)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (29) 7.3 (28)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (37) 17.3 (29)
% of Penl on Home 51.8% (3) 48.0% (21)
% PP Opp for Home 47.6% (43) 50.2% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (35) 1.1 (41)
Home Win % 48% (40) 54% (35)
Home Rec. 11-12-4 35-30-7
OT/SO Games 25.9% (18) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WSH 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 3-2-0 4-3 0-0
CBJ 0-2-0 0-0 0-0 3-3-0 2-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Devin Berg #87
 David Brisebois #96
Games ’23-24 27 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 552 / 58 1464 / 88
First NHL Game 10/15/15 10/11/00
First Playoff Game 4/11/18 4/16/10
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Sudbury, ON

  

 

St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  TJ Luxmore #21
 Morgan MacPhee #43
Games ’23-24 30 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 609 / 24 17 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/13 4/8/23
Birthplace Timmins, ON Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 8.3 (1)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (32) 4.0 (43)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.3 (24)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (38) 5.3 (43)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (35) 12.7 (42)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (33) 50.0% (6)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (16) 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 0.0 (43)
Home Win % 57% (26) 50% (38)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 1-1-1
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 66.7% (1)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 3-4-0 3-3 0-2 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
FLA 3-5-0 4-2 6-2 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 Steve Barton #59
Games ’23-24 27 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 843 / 96 1492 / 143
First NHL Game 10/11/11 11/1/00
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 4/11/07
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Vankleek Hill, ON

  

 

Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Cody Beach #45
 Brian Pochmara #16
Games ’23-24 18 28
Career Games (RS/PO) 43 / 0 1125 / 61
First NHL Game 4/12/22 12/23/05
Birthplace Nanaimo, BC Detroit, MI
Goals/Gm 6.5 (11) 5.9 (44)
PP Opp/Gm 7.3 (1) 5.9 (31)
PPG/Gm 1.6 (2) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (4) 7.1 (34)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (24) 16.4 (34)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (42) 48.0% (38)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (5) 52.6% (10)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (6) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 59% (17) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 12-8-2 37-28-9
OT/SO Games 13.6% (41) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NSH 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3-0 2-2 1-3
PHI 0-0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2-0 1-3 2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Mark Shewchyk #92
 Jonny Murray #95
Games ’23-24 20 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 1353 / 75 1460 / 175
First NHL Game 10/9/03 10/7/00
First Playoff Game 4/15/09 4/16/09
Birthplace Waterdown, ON Beauport, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Al Kimmel

 

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Peter MacDougall #38
 Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 28 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 330 / 0 688 / 83
First NHL Game 4/8/17 4/5/10
Birthplace Regina, SK Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (38) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (13) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (15) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (9) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (3) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 52.2% (1) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 48.4% (41) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 62% (11) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 42-24-8 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CAR 2-0-0 2-2 3-4 3-1-1 0-0 4-0
PIT 2-3-0 3-3 1-2 3-1-2 1-0 2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’23-24 29 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 158 / 0 158 / 0
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/25/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Lake Worth, FL

  

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Wes McCauley #4
 Jean Hebert #15
Games ’23-24 28 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 1320 / 201 704 / 83
First NHL Game 1/20/03 3/30/11
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Bouctouche, NB
Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 6.4 (20)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 6.1 (18)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.4 (18)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 7.5 (27)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 17.1 (31)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 51.1% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.1 (39)
Home Win % 58% (23) 59% (20)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 24-16-7
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 19.1% (30)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 2-1-1 2-4 2-1 2-1-0 1-2 2-0
TBL 5-0-0 2-1 3-3 2-2-0 2-2 3-5
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  CJ Murray #68
 Ryan Jackson #84
Games ’23-24 24 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 156 / 0 61 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/30/22
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Pointe-Claire, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #37
 François St. Laurent #8
Games ’23-24 27 28
Career Games (RS/PO) 387 / 0 984 / 76
First NHL Game 11/17/16 11/10/05
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.7 (6) 6.5 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 6.3 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.7 (1)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 8.3 (10)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 19.1 (18)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 47.7% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 54.3% (2)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.8 (1)
Home Win % 55% (31) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 20-13-4
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 29.7% (5)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 4-0-0 0-3 0-0 1-0-0 1-4 0-0
NJD 2-2-1 0-7 2-2 0-1-2 3-4 6-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 27 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 177 / 0 617 / 26
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/17/14
First Playoff Game — 8/2/20
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Orangeville, ON

  

The Edmonton Oilers were undefeated (5-0) last season when refs Pierre Lambert and Francois St. Laurent were working the game.

 

 

Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kendrick Nicholson #30
 Mitch Dunning #20
Games ’23-24 28 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 545 / 5 190 / 0
First NHL Game 1/17/15 3/28/19
Birthplace Milverton, ON Tecumseh, ON
Goals/Gm 6.7 (5) 6.2 (32)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (8) 5.8 (34)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (3) 1.2 (33)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (7) 7.1 (32)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (14) 17.3 (30)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (30) 50.0% (9)
% PP Opp for Home 51.8% (17) 49.6% (39)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (20) 1.3 (34)
Home Win % 62% (10) 54% (34)
Home Rec. 42-24-7 34-29-7
OT/SO Games 16.4% (37) 18.6% (32)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VAN 1-3-0 2-5 5-11 2-1-1 0-0 1-0
DAL 3-1-1 0-2 0-0 5-1-1 0-0 2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ben O’Quinn #91
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’23-24 28 25
Career Games (RS/PO) 168 / 0 436 / 34
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/4/17
First Playoff Game — 4/10/19
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 

 

Montréal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Furman South #13
 Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’23-24 27 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 289 / 0 378 / 0
First NHL Game 4/6/17 10/24/16
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 6.6 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 6.8 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 8.1 (11)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 19.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 50.7% (23)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 51.7% (19)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 59% (18) 58% (21)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 35-24-7
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 16.7% (36)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 1-5-0 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 1-3 5-4
MIN 4-1-1 2-2 0-0 1-0-0 1-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bevan Mills #53
 Mitchell Hunt #62
Games ’23-24 26 18
Career Games (RS/PO) 395 / 23 86 / 0
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/13/21
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 —
Birthplace Surrey, BC Naperville, IL

  

 

Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’23-24 15 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 37 / 0 962 / 35
First NHL Game 4/14/22 1/22/08
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.5 (9) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (5) 6.5 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (6) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (6) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 22.2 (1) 19.6 (13)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (16) 49.7% (10)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (26) 50.8% (29)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) 1.1 (40)
Home Win % 58% (24) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 10-7-2 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 10.5% (43) 16.2% (38)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 1-1-0 1-0 0-0 1-3-0 2-3 0-0
COL 0-1-0 1-0 0-0 4-1-0 0-3 2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Trent Knorr #74
 Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’23-24 27 26
Career Games (RS/PO) 653 / 24 766 / 72
First NHL Game 11/13/13 1/21/13
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/17/15
Birthplace Powell River, BC Cloverdale, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Corey Syvret #23
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 29 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 260 / 0 145 / 0
First NHL Game 4/4/18 3/1/19
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 6.5 (14) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (37) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (32) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (35) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (33) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (12) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 50.4% (33) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (7) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 58% (25) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 38-27-8 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
CGY 2-1-1 3-3 0-0 1-0-1 — —
ANA 0-6-1 2-2 0-0 2-2-2 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Travis Toomey #90
Games ’23-24 26 26
Career Games (RS/PO) 386 / 5 263 / 0
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/3/19
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Leduc, AB

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 

 

Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’23-24 27 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 689 / 16 613 / 39
First NHL Game 1/28/13 10/24/13
Birthplace La Ronge, SK Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 5.6 (46)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.3 (28)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 8.0 (12)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 21.3 (4)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 45.6% (43)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 54.7% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.7 (2)
Home Win % 43% (42) 58% (22)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 38-26-10
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 0-4-0 2-6 0-0 2-3-2 0-5 4-0
SJS 3-3-0 2-5 0-0 1-2-3 2-1 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’23-24 26 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 562 / 14 596 / 59
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/8/15
First Playoff Game — 4/12/17
Birthplace Trail, BC Vancouver, 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