Today’s NHL games:
ARIvsFLA – WPGvsTOR – CARvsBOS – WSHvsCOL – CHIvsSEA – STLvsVAN – BUFvsLAK 

 

Arizona Coyotes at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Wes McCauley #4
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 40 40
Career Games (RS/PO) 1331 / 201 76 / 0
First NHL Game 1/20/03 3/22/22
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 58% (23) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 2-2-0 3-4 0-0 1-0-0 — —
FLA 0-2-1 4-2 2-3 2-0-0 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bevan Mills #53
 James Tobias #61
Games ’23-24 38 38
Career Games (RS/PO) 406 / 23 364 / 5
First NHL Game 11/29/16 11/22/17
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 4/17/23
Birthplace Surrey, BC Buffalo, NY

  

Officiating Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 

 

Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jon Mclsaac #2
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 40 40
Career Games (RS/PO) 529 / 34 158 / 0
First NHL Game 11/21/13 3/1/19
Birthplace Truro, NS Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 6.4 (15) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (9) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (13) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (3) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (15) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (17) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (28) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (37) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 63% (9) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 35-19-9 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 30.2% (4) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WPG 1-1-0 0-4 0-0 0-2-0 — —
TOR 3-1-1 3-1 0-0 1-1-0 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Steve Barton #59
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 37 39
Career Games (RS/PO) 1502 / 143 629 / 26
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 8/2/20
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Orangeville, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Eric Furlatt #27
 Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’23-24 29 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 1430 / 168 106 / 0
First NHL Game 10/8/01 4/1/19
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC London, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (22) 6.6 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 7.1 (3)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (27) 1.3 (26)
Penl/Gm 7.6 (23) 8.7 (2)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (25) 20.8 (6)
% of Penl on Home 51.0% (7) 49.0% (2)
% PP Opp for Home 50.2% (35) 48.3% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (33) 1.1 (38)
Home Win % 66% (3) 66% (4)
Home Rec. 43-20-9 17-8-4
OT/SO Games 26.4% (15) 24.1% (22)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CAR 4-1-1 1-2 0-0 2-1-0 0-0 0-0
BOS 5-0-1 3-1 0-0 3-0-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Brandon Gawryletz #64
Games ’23-24 37 40
Career Games (RS/PO) 1802 / 200 576 / 14
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/14/15
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Trail, BC

  

 

Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Peter MacDougall #38
 Kevin Pollock #33
Games ’23-24 43 41
Career Games (RS/PO) 345 / 0 1602 / 219
First NHL Game 4/8/17 3/28/00
Birthplace Regina, SK Kincardine, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (38) 6.4 (19)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.0 (29)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (15) 1.4 (19)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (9) 7.3 (28)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (3) 17.3 (29)
% of Penl on Home 52.2% (1) 48.0% (21)
% PP Opp for Home 48.4% (41) 50.2% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.1 (41)
Home Win % 62% (11) 54% (35)
Home Rec. 42-24-8 35-30-7
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WSH 0-2-0 1-3 5-4 3-2-0 4-3 0-0
COL 3-0-0 3-2 6-1 3-0-1 1-5 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bryan Pancich #94
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’23-24 9 38
Career Games (RS/PO) 893 / 67 664 / 24
First NHL Game 10/3/09 11/13/13
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 4/12/17
Birthplace Great Falls, MT Powell River, BC

  

 

Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’23-24 41 43
Career Games (RS/PO) 627 / 39 194 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/13 3/19/19
Birthplace Richmond, BC Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 7.1 (33)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 17.5 (28)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 49.9% (22)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 51.2% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 58% (22) 49% (39)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 32-33-9
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CHI 1-2-0 4-1 5-1 1-4-1 1-0 1-0
SEA 3-3-1 2-4 0-0 4-1-0 3-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Mitchell Hunt #62
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’23-24 27 42
Career Games (RS/PO) 95 / 0 182 / 0
First NHL Game 10/13/21 10/14/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Naperville, IL Woodstock, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 

St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Steve Kozari #40
 Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 35 32
Career Games (RS/PO) 1188 / 135 703 / 83
First NHL Game 10/15/05 4/5/10
Birthplace Penticton, BC Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (10) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (25) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (17) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (21) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 20.0 (8) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (8) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 50.6% (32) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.6 (3) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 51% (37) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 33-32-8 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 2-0-1 3-4 1-6 2-2-1 0-0 0-2
VAN 1-2-1 3-1 0-0 3-0-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Derek Nansen #70
 Travis Toomey #90
Games ’23-24 39 39
Career Games (RS/PO) 1363 / 65 276 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/02 10/3/19
First Playoff Game 4/14/07 —
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Leduc, AB

  

 

Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Michael Markovic #31
 Chris Lee #28
Games ’23-24 40 40
Career Games (RS/PO) 212 / 0 1383 / 117
First NHL Game 3/7/19 4/2/01
Birthplace Scarborough, ON St. John, NB
Goals/Gm 6.8 (4) 6.2 (30)
PP Opp/Gm 7.2 (2) 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (4) 1.1 (39)
Penl/Gm 8.8 (1) 6.9 (37)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (2) 16.1 (38)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (31) 47.9% (35)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (9) 53.1% (6)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (5) 1.4 (14)
Home Win % 64% (6) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 42-21-10 38-31-5
OT/SO Games 27.4% (12) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BUF 1-1-2 5-2 0-0 0-2-2 0-1 0-4
LAK 3-0-0 2-2 0-0 2-1-0 2-3 0-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Mark Shewchyk #92
 Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’23-24 35 40
Career Games (RS/PO) 1368 / 75 294 / 5
First NHL Game 10/9/03 10/11/18
First Playoff Game 4/15/09 —
Birthplace Waterdown, ON 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: 

NHL Officials – 2023-24