Today’s NHL games:
CBJvsNJDWSHvsNYRFLAvsTBL
OTTvsTORBOSvsBUFPITvsNYI
DETvsMINCARvsNSHDALvsSTL
COLvsARIWPGvsCHISEAvsCGY
VGKvsANASJSvsLAK 

 


Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Corey Syvret #23
Brian Pochmara #16
Games ’23-24 31 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 261 / 0 1126 / 61
First NHL Game 4/4/18 12/23/05
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Detroit, MI
Goals/Gm 6.5 (14) 5.9 (44)
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (37) 5.9 (31)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (32) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (35) 7.1 (34)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (33) 16.4 (34)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (12) 48.0% (38)
% PP Opp for Home 50.4% (33) 52.6% (10)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (7) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 58% (25) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 38-27-8 37-28-9
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CBJ 1-5-0 4-1 0-0 3-2-0 7-1 1-2
NJD 1-2-0 2-4 0-0 3-1-1 2-3 5-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kilian McNamara #93
Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 29 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 159 / 0 408 / 21
First NHL Game 10/25/21 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 8/2/20
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Stod, Czechia

  


 

Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Furman South #13
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’23-24 29 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 291 / 0 986 / 37
First NHL Game 4/6/17 10/13/07
Birthplace Sewickley, PA St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 6.0 (41)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 6.4 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 19.4 (16)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 48.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 53.8% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.5 (4)
Home Win % 59% (18) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 40-26-8
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WSH 2-3-2 1-1 0-0 3-4-0 2-2 2-2
NYR 1-1-1 2-2 0-0 4-1-0 2-1 1-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Ryan Daisy #81
Steve Barton #59
Games ’23-24 27 28
Career Games (RS/PO) 447 / 22 1493 / 143
First NHL Game 10/13/16 11/1/00
First Playoff Game 4/12/19 4/11/07
Birthplace Mansfield, MA Vankleek Hill, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 


 

Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Jon Mclsaac #2
Kevin Pollock #33
Games ’23-24 28 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 517 / 34 1591 / 219
First NHL Game 11/21/13 3/28/00
Birthplace Truro, NS Kincardine, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (15) 6.4 (19)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (9) 6.0 (29)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (13) 1.4 (19)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (3) 7.3 (28)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (15) 17.3 (29)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (17) 48.0% (21)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (28) 50.2% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (37) 1.1 (41)
Home Win % 63% (9) 54% (35)
Home Rec. 35-19-9 35-30-7
OT/SO Games 30.2% (4) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
FLA 1-2-1 5-0 1-0 2-3-1 2-1 0-0
TBL 2-2-1 3-2 3-1 4-2-0 4-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Dan Kelly #98
Tyson Baker #88
Games ’23-24 30 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 173 / 0 314 / 1
First NHL Game 1/28/21 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 5/24/21
Birthplace Morrisonville, NY St. Mary’s, ON

  


 

Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  TJ Luxmore #21
Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 32 28
Career Games (RS/PO) 611 / 24 65 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/13 3/22/22
Birthplace Timmins, ON Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (32) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (38) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (35) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (33) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (16) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 57% (26) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 4-1-0 2-2 0-0 2-0-0
TOR 4-0-1 1-3 0-0 0-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Ryan Jackson #84
David Brisebois #96
Games ’23-24 21 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 62 / 0 1466 / 88
First NHL Game 10/30/22 10/11/00
First Playoff Game 4/16/10
Birthplace Pointe-Claire, QC Sudbury, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Al Kimmel

 


 

Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Mitch Dunning #20
Garrett Rank #7
Games ’23-24 30 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 193 / 0 556 / 11
First NHL Game 3/28/19 1/15/15
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (32) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (34) 6.9 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (33) 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (32) 8.4 (5)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (30) 19.7 (12)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) 47.1% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 49.6% (39) 52.1% (13)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (34) 1.4 (9)
Home Win % 54% (34) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 34-29-7 36-27-11
OT/SO Games 18.6% (32) 23.0% (23)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BOS 5-0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-0 2-2 4-3
BUF 2-3-0 0-0 0-4 4-4-1 2-3 2-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Mark Shewchyk #92
James Tobias #61
Games ’23-24 23 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 1356 / 75 354 / 5
First NHL Game 10/9/03 11/22/17
First Playoff Game 4/15/09 4/17/23
Birthplace Waterdown, ON Buffalo, NY

  


 

Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Beau Halkidis #48
Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 18 19
Career Games (RS/PO) 101 / 0 690 / 83
First NHL Game 4/1/19 4/5/10
Birthplace London, ON Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.6 (8) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 7.1 (3) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (26) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.7 (2) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 20.8 (6) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (2) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 48.3% (42) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (38) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 66% (4) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 17-8-4 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 24.1% (22) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PIT 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1-2 1-0 2-0
NYI 1-1-0 0-0 0-0 3-2-0 0-0 0-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Derek Nansen #70
Jonny Murray #95
Games ’23-24 28 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 1352 / 65 1462 / 175
First NHL Game 10/11/02 10/7/00
First Playoff Game 4/14/07 4/16/09
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Beauport, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 


 

Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Tom Chmielewski #18
Chris Rooney #5
Games ’23-24 30 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 519 / 0 1416 / 155
First NHL Game 4/8/14 11/22/00
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 51% (36) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DET 3-4-0 1-1 2-1 0-4-1 1-3 1-3
MIN 5-1-0 2-4 4-3 2-1-1 3-2 0-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Brandon Grillo #75
Ryan Galloway #82
Games ’23-24 16 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 17 / 0 1370 / 23
First NHL Game 10/26/23 10/17/02
First Playoff Game 4/13/11
Birthplace Canton, MI Winnipeg, MB

  


 

Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Wes McCauley #4
Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’23-24 29 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 1321 / 201 182 / 0
First NHL Game 1/20/03 3/19/19
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 7.1 (33)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 17.5 (28)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 49.9% (22)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 51.2% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 58% (23) 49% (39)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 32-33-9
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CAR 2-2-1 4-0 5-3 3-0-0 1-1 0-0
NSH 2-4-2 2-2 0-2 2-0-1 3-1 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jesse Marquis #86
Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’23-24 29 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 283 / 5 260 / 5
First NHL Game 10/11/18 10/18/19
First Playoff Game 4/17/23
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Parkhill, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 


 

Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  François St. Laurent #8
Justin Kea #44
Games ’23-24 29 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 985 / 76 50 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 3/28/22
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC Woodville, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.3 (24)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 6.2 (16)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.3 (31)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 7.3 (29)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 16.1 (37)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 51.8% (3)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 47.6% (43)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.3 (35)
Home Win % 60% (15) 48% (40)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 11-12-4
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 25.9% (18)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 0-1-1 3-3 2-2 1-1-0 0-0 0-0
STL 1-1-0 2-2 1-2 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Scott Cherrey #50
Michel Cormier #76
Games ’23-24 29 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 1117 / 143 1326 / 96
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/10/03
First Playoff Game 4/15/11 4/22/06
Birthplace Drayton, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  


 

Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Kyle Rehman #10
Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 29 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 964 / 35 147 / 0
First NHL Game 1/22/08 3/1/19
Birthplace Red Deer, AB Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (12) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 19.6 (13) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (10) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (29) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 57% (26) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 16.2% (38) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
COL 4-1-0 0-3 2-1 1-1-0
ARI 2-3-3 0-4 6-4 2-1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Travis Gawryletz #67
Justin Johnson #57
Games ’23-24 28 19
Career Games (RS/PO) 388 / 5 119 / 0
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/23/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23
Birthplace Trail, BC Winnipeg, MB

  

Officiating Supervisor: Jay Sharrers

 


 

Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Eric Furlatt #27
Morgan MacPhee #43
Games ’23-24 18 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 1419 / 168 19 / 0
First NHL Game 10/8/01 4/8/23
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (22) 8.3 (1)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 4.0 (43)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (27) 1.3 (24)
Penl/Gm 7.6 (23) 5.3 (43)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (25) 12.7 (42)
% of Penl on Home 51.0% (7) 50.0% (6)
% PP Opp for Home 50.2% (35) 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (33) 0.0 (43)
Home Win % 66% (3) 50% (38)
Home Rec. 43-20-9 1-1-1
OT/SO Games 26.4% (15) 66.7% (1)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WPG 2-2-0 3-1 7-8 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
CHI 3-1-0 1-2 0-0 0-0-1 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Brandon Gawryletz #64
Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’23-24 29 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 565 / 14 96 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/15/22
First Playoff Game
Birthplace Trail, BC London, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 


 

Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Lee #28
Cody Beach #45
Games ’23-24 29 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 1372 / 117 45 / 0
First NHL Game 4/2/01 4/12/22
Birthplace St. John, NB Nanaimo, BC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.5 (11)
PP Opp/Gm 5.5 (39) 7.3 (1)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (39) 1.6 (2)
Penl/Gm 6.9 (37) 8.5 (4)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (38) 18.3 (24)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (35) 46.8% (42)
% PP Opp for Home 53.1% (6) 53.8% (5)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (14) 1.5 (6)
Home Win % 55% (31) 59% (17)
Home Rec. 38-31-5 12-8-2
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 13.6% (41)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SEA 3-1-0 1-2 0-0 1-0-0 1-0 0-0
CGY 1-4-1 1-3 0-0 2-1-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Trent Knorr #74
Caleb Apperson #77
Games ’23-24 29 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 655 / 24 160 / 0
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/19/21
First Playoff Game 4/12/17
Birthplace Powell River, BC Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 


 

Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Jake Brenk #26
Graham Skilliter #24
Games ’23-24 32 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 478 / 9 691 / 16
First NHL Game 11/12/15 1/28/13
Birthplace Detroit Lakes, MN La Ronge, SK
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.3 (23)
PP Opp/Gm 6.6 (11) 6.0 (26)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (16) 1.3 (25)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.8 (20)
PIM/Gm 19.9 (9) 18.9 (19)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (29) 49.9% (15)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (18) 50.8% (30)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 65% (5) 43% (42)
Home Rec. 44-22-8 28-39-7
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 14.9% (40)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 4-2-1 2-2 7-2 6-2-0 3-1 0-0
ANA 0-1-1 2-3 1-8 1-2-1 0-6 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Shandor Alphonso #52
Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’23-24 28 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 618 / 26 169 / 0
First NHL Game 10/17/14 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 8/2/20
Birthplace Orangeville, ON Woodstock, ON

  


 

San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Dan O’Rourke #9
Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’23-24 20 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 1404 / 187 615 / 39
First NHL Game 10/2/99 10/24/13
Birthplace Calgary, AB Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 5.9 (45) 5.6 (46)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (29) 1.3 (28)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (25) 8.0 (12)
PIM/Gm 18.8 (20) 21.3 (4)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (19) 45.6% (43)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (23) 54.7% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) 1.7 (2)
Home Win % 77% (2) 58% (22)
Home Rec. 45-12-4 38-26-10
OT/SO Games 29.5% (6) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SJS 1-2-1 1-4 0-0 1-2-3 2-1 1-3
LAK 2-1-2 2-1 0-0 4-1-1 4-3 3-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Bevan Mills #53
Mitchell Hunt #62
Games ’23-24 28 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 397 / 23 88 / 0
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/13/21
First Playoff Game 5/16/21
Birthplace Surrey, BC Naperville, IL

  

 


   
 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