Today’s NHL games:
BUFvsCBJ – WPGvsCHI – MINvsEDM
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Chris Schlenker #3 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 49 | 40 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 399 / 0 | 710 / 83 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/16 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Medicine Hat, AB | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (7) | 6.2 (33) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.8 (6) | 5.8 (33) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (8) | 1.1 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.1 (11) | 7.0 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.7 (11) | 16.6 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.7% (23) | 50.6% (25) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.7% (19) | 52.1% (12) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (30) | 1.1 (42) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (21) | 54% (33) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-24-7 | 35-29-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (36) | 24.3% (20) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| BUF | 2-0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| CBJ | 3-3-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1-0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
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Jesse Marquis #86 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 49 | 48 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 302 / 5 | 637 / 26 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/18 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Orangeville, ON | ||||
400 games for referee Chris Schlenker!
Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM EST
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Carter Sandlak #29 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 49 | 50 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 86 / 0 | 575 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/22/22 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 7.0 (27) | 6.4 (17) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.0 (24) | 6.9 (4) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (30) | 1.5 (7) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 5.8 (19) | 8.4 (5) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 12.5 (17) | 19.7 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.1% (4) | 47.1% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.0% (40) | 52.1% (13) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (12) | 1.4 (9) | ||||
| Home Win % | 79% (1) | 56% (28) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 31-7-3 | 36-27-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.4% (3) | 23.0% (23) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| WPG | 1-0-0 | — | — | 6-0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| CHI | 1-4-0 | — | — | 1-4-1 | 3-3 | 3-4 |
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Ryan Jackson #84 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 32 | 47 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 73 / 0 | 467 / 22 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/30/22 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pointe-Claire, QC | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
9:00 PM EST
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Ghislain Hebert #22 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 39 | 54 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1423 / 187 | 907 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 3/3/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Bathurst, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (45) | 6.5 (12) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (27) | 6.6 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (29) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (25) | 8.4 (8) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.8 (20) | 20.1 (7) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.5% (19) | 49.1% (18) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.4% (23) | 51.3% (24) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (29) | ||||
| Home Win % | 77% (2) | 62% (12) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-12-4 | 42-24-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.5% (6) | 27.6% (11) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| MIN | 1-3-2 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 4-3-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 |
| EDM | 2-0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-2-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Bevan Mills #53 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 50 | 48 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 575 / 58 | 417 / 23 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 11/29/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Surrey, BC | ||||
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:
