Today’s NHL games:
ANAvsBUF – DALvsBOS – TORvsSTL – VANvsMIN – DETvsSEA – EDMvsARI – WPGvsCGY – VGKvsSJS – CHIvsCAR – OTTvsTBL 

 

Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
12:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kevin Pollock #33
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’23-24 48 50
Career Games (RS/PO) 1608 / 219 200 / 0
First NHL Game 3/28/00 3/19/19
Birthplace Kincardine, ON Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 6.4 (19) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (29) 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (19) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (28) 7.1 (33)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (29) 17.5 (28)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (21) 49.9% (22)
% PP Opp for Home 50.2% (34) 51.2% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (41) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 54% (35) 49% (39)
Home Rec. 35-30-7 32-33-9
OT/SO Games 26.4% (15) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ANA 0-1-1 2-5 0-0 3-2-0 0-1 0-1
BUF 2-3-0 0-3 0-0 5-0-0 1-2 3-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Andrew Smith #51
 Dan Kelly #98
Games ’23-24 43 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 453 / 34 191 / 0
First NHL Game 10/4/17 1/28/21
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 —
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Morrisonville, NY

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 

 

Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Carter Sandlak #29
 Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 46 37
Career Games (RS/PO) 83 / 0 708 / 83
First NHL Game 3/22/22 4/5/10
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 7.0 (27) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 5.0 (24) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 5.8 (19) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 12.5 (17) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 48.1% (4) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (40) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 79% (1) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 31-7-3 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 29.4% (3) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 1-0-0 — — 3-1-1 0-0 1-3
BOS 0-0-1 — — 3-1-0 0-0 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Derek Nansen #70
 David Brisebois #96
Games ’23-24 47 43
Career Games (RS/PO) 1371 / 65 1480 / 88
First NHL Game 10/11/02 10/11/00
First Playoff Game 4/14/07 4/16/10
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Sudbury, ON

  

 

Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  TJ Luxmore #21
 Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’23-24 50 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 629 / 24 1004 / 37
First NHL Game 11/19/13 10/13/07
Birthplace Timmins, ON St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.0 (41)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (32) 6.4 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (38) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (35) 19.4 (16)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (33) 48.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (16) 53.8% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.5 (4)
Home Win % 57% (26) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 40-26-8
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TOR 4-0-1 1-3 0-0 3-2-0 3-3 0-0
STL 3-4-0 3-3 0-2 2-2-0 4-1 0-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  James Tobias #61
 Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’23-24 46 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 373 / 5 787 / 72
First NHL Game 11/22/17 1/21/13
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/17/15
Birthplace Buffalo, NY Cloverdale, BC

  

 

Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
2:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jon Mclsaac #2
 Pierre Lambert #37
Games ’23-24 48 48
Career Games (RS/PO) 537 / 34 408 / 0
First NHL Game 11/21/13 11/17/16
Birthplace Truro, NS St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.4 (15) 6.7 (6)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (9) 6.1 (21)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (13) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (3) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (15) 19.7 (10)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (17) 46.3% (40)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (28) 52.9% (8)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (37) 1.4 (16)
Home Win % 63% (9) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 35-19-9 37-30-7
OT/SO Games 30.2% (4) 25.7% (19)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VAN 0-1-1 1-1 0-0 3-2-1 2-1 0-0
MIN 2-2-2 6-0 2-0 5-0-0 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tyson Baker #88
 Jonny Murray #95
Games ’23-24 45 46
Career Games (RS/PO) 330 / 1 1479 / 175
First NHL Game 10/10/18 10/7/00
First Playoff Game 5/24/21 4/16/09
Birthplace St. Mary’s, ON Beauport, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 

 

Detroit Red Wings at Seattle Kraken
3:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brian Pochmara #16
 Steve Kozari #40
Games ’23-24 49 45
Career Games (RS/PO) 1146 / 61 1198 / 135
First NHL Game 12/23/05 10/15/05
Birthplace Detroit, MI Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 5.9 (44) 6.5 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (31) 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (34) 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 16.4 (34) 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (38) 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 52.6% (10) 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 56% (28) 51% (37)
Home Rec. 37-28-9 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DET 4-3-0 3-3 2-4 2-1-0 0-2 0-2
SEA 1-2-1 1-1 0-0 3-2-1 1-4 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Trent Knorr #74
 CJ Murray #68
Games ’23-24 45 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 671 / 24 179 / 0
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 —
Birthplace Powell River, BC Pittsburgh, PA

  

 

Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kyle Rehman #10
 Furman South #13
Games ’23-24 49 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 984 / 35 309 / 0
First NHL Game 1/22/08 4/6/17
Birthplace Red Deer, AB Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.0 (43)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (12) 5.7 (35)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.2 (34)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.3 (31)
PIM/Gm 19.6 (13) 18.0 (27)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (10) 46.9% (37)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (29) 53.8% (3)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) 1.2 (36)
Home Win % 57% (26) 59% (18)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 39-26-8
OT/SO Games 16.2% (38) 26.0% (17)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 2-1-1 6-0 0-0 2-2-1 3-1 0-0
ARI 2-3-3 0-4 6-4 3-0-0 0-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Mark Shewchyk #92
 Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’23-24 45 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 1378 / 75 301 / 5
First NHL Game 10/9/03 10/11/18
First Playoff Game 4/15/09 —
Birthplace Waterdown, ON Bouctouche, NB

  

 

Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Eric Furlatt #27
 Graham Skilliter #24
Games ’23-24 38 48
Career Games (RS/PO) 1439 / 168 710 / 16
First NHL Game 10/8/01 1/28/13
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC La Ronge, SK
Goals/Gm 6.3 (22) 6.3 (23)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 6.0 (26)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (27) 1.3 (25)
Penl/Gm 7.6 (23) 7.8 (20)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (25) 18.9 (19)
% of Penl on Home 51.0% (7) 49.9% (15)
% PP Opp for Home 50.2% (35) 50.8% (30)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (33) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 66% (3) 43% (42)
Home Rec. 43-20-9 28-39-7
OT/SO Games 26.4% (15) 14.9% (40)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WPG 2-2-0 3-1 7-8 2-2-0 2-3 8-4
CGY 2-1-2 3-2 3-10 4-0-0 1-1 5-6
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bryan Pancich #94
 Ryan Galloway #82
Games ’23-24 15 46
Career Games (RS/PO) 899 / 67 1389 / 23
First NHL Game 10/3/09 10/17/02
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 4/13/11
Birthplace Great Falls, MT Winnipeg, MB

  

Congrats to linesman Bryan Pancich on 900 regular season NHL games!

 

 

Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 50 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 636 / 39 165 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/13 3/1/19
Birthplace Richmond, BC Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 58% (22) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 5-1-0 4-2 5-2 0-1-1 — —
SJS 1-2-3 2-1 1-3 1-1-1 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Julien Fournier #56
 Mitchell Hunt #62
Games ’23-24 48 29
Career Games (RS/PO) 276 / 0 97 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/19 10/13/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Gatineau, QC Naperville, IL

  

 

Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Rooney #5
 François St. Laurent #8
Games ’23-24 47 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 1436 / 155 1003 / 76
First NHL Game 11/22/00 11/10/05
Birthplace Boston, MA Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (29) 6.5 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) 6.3 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.7 (1)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) 8.3 (10)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) 19.1 (18)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) 47.7% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) 54.3% (2)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.8 (1)
Home Win % 62% (13) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 20-13-4
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 29.7% (5)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CHI 1-3-0 4-2 0-0 2-1-1 1-2 3-2
CAR 4-0-1 1-3 2-1 3-0-0 4-3 4-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Steve Barton #59
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 46 45
Career Games (RS/PO) 1511 / 143 195 / 0
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 —
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Lee #28
 Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 47 51
Career Games (RS/PO) 1390 / 117 282 / 0
First NHL Game 4/2/01 4/4/18
Birthplace St. John, NB Millgrove, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.5 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 5.5 (39) 5.6 (37)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (39) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 6.9 (37) 7.0 (35)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (38) 16.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (35) 49.9% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 53.1% (6) 50.4% (33)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (14) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 55% (31) 58% (25)
Home Rec. 38-31-5 38-27-8
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 1-1-1 0-2 0-0 2-1-0 2-5 0-0
TBL 1-4-0 2-3 2-0 2-0-0 1-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Gibbons #58
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’23-24 45 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 614 / 59 189 / 0
First NHL Game 10/8/15 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 —
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Woodstock, ON

  

 

 

    
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