Today’s NHL games:
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Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Schlenker #3
Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’23-24 39 39
Career Games (RS/PO) 389 / 0 555 / 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
DET 1-1-0 1-2 0-0 0-2-1 6-2 0-0
CAR 0-1-1 1-1 0-0 1-3-1 2-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jonny Murray #95
Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 38 38
Career Games (RS/PO) 1470 / 175 265 / 0
First NHL Game 10/7/00 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/16/09
Birthplace Beauport, QC Gatineau, QC

  


 

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

REFEREES

  Jon Mclsaac #2
Cody Beach #45
Games ’23-24 37 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 526 / 34 52 / 0
First NHL Game 11/21/13 4/12/22
Birthplace Truro, NS Nanaimo, BC
Goals/Gm 6.4 (15) 6.5 (11)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (9) 7.3 (1)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (13) 1.6 (2)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (3) 8.5 (4)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (15) 18.3 (24)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (17) 46.8% (42)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (28) 53.8% (5)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (37) 1.5 (6)
Home Win % 63% (9) 59% (17)
Home Rec. 35-19-9 12-8-2
OT/SO Games 30.2% (4) 13.6% (41)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NJD 3-1-0 1-3 2-2 0-0-0 1-0 0-0
CBJ 0-3-2 1-3 2-1 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jesse Marquis #86
Tyson Baker #88
Games ’23-24 38 37
Career Games (RS/PO) 292 / 5 322 / 1
First NHL Game 10/11/18 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 5/24/21
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB St. Mary’s, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 


 

Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Jake Brenk #26
Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 42 27
Career Games (RS/PO) 488 / 9 1428 / 168
First NHL Game 11/12/15 10/8/01
Birthplace Detroit Lakes, MN Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 6.6 (11) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (16) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 19.9 (9) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (29) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (18) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 65% (5) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 44-22-8 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MIN 1-0-1 3-2 4-0 4-2-0 2-2 0-0
FLA 5-1-0 2-1 4-2 1-2-1 4-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Ryan Daisy #81
Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 37 38
Career Games (RS/PO) 457 / 22 628 / 26
First NHL Game 10/13/16 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/12/19 8/2/20
Birthplace Mansfield, MA Orangeville, ON

  


 

New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Kelly Sutherland #11
Mitch Dunning #20
Games ’23-24 37 37
Career Games (RS/PO) 1493 / 230 200 / 0
First NHL Game 12/19/00 3/28/19
Birthplace Richmond, BC Tecumseh, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (37) 6.2 (32)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (30) 5.8 (34)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (21) 1.2 (33)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (18) 7.1 (32)
PIM/Gm 21.0 (5) 17.3 (30)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (11) 50.0% (9)
% PP Opp for Home 49.9% (38) 49.6% (39)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (32) 1.3 (34)
Home Win % 56% (30) 54% (34)
Home Rec. 34-26-8 34-29-7
OT/SO Games 19.1% (31) 18.6% (32)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYI 5-1-1 3-3 0-3 2-2-0 0-0 0-1
CHI 3-2-0 4-2 2-3 0-2-0 0-0 1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Devin Berg #87
Justin Johnson #57
Games ’23-24 36 24
Career Games (RS/PO) 561 / 58 124 / 0
First NHL Game 10/15/15 10/23/21
First Playoff Game 4/11/18
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Winnipeg, MB

  

 


 

 
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