Today’s NHL games:
WSHvsDET – BUFvsFLA – ARIvsMTL – TBLvsPHI – VGKvsTOR – CARvsMIN – OTTvsNSH – STLvsWPG – LAKvsCGY – DALvsCOL – PITvsVAN – NJDvsSJS 

 

Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’23-24 25 52
Career Games (RS/PO) 46 / 0 986 / 35
First NHL Game 4/14/22 1/22/08
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.5 (9) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (5) 6.5 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (6) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (6) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 22.2 (1) 19.6 (13)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (16) 49.7% (10)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (26) 50.8% (29)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) 1.1 (40)
Home Win % 58% (24) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 10-7-2 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 10.5% (43) 16.2% (38)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WSH 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-0 2-1 4-2
DET 1-0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1-0 1-3 1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Shandor Alphonso #52
 Tyson Baker #88
Games ’23-24 50 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 639 / 26 333 / 1
First NHL Game 10/17/14 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 5/24/21
Birthplace Orangeville, ON St. Mary’s, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 

 

Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  TJ Luxmore #21
 Michael Markovic #31
Games ’23-24 55 51
Career Games (RS/PO) 634 / 24 223 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/13 3/7/19
Birthplace Timmins, ON Scarborough, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.8 (4)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (32) 7.2 (2)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.5 (4)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (38) 8.8 (1)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (35) 21.4 (2)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (33) 47.9% (31)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (16) 52.8% (9)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.5 (5)
Home Win % 57% (26) 64% (6)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 42-21-10
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 27.4% (12)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BUF 2-1-1 2-1 1-3 1-1-2 5-2 0-0
FLA 3-5-0 4-2 6-2 2-2-1 3-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kilian McNamara #93
 Brandon Gawryletz #64
Games ’23-24 50 52
Career Games (RS/PO) 181 / 0 588 / 14
First NHL Game 10/25/21 10/14/15
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Trail, BC

  

 

Arizona Coyotes at Montréal Canadiens
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #37
 Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 51 41
Career Games (RS/PO) 411 / 0 1442 / 168
First NHL Game 11/17/16 10/8/01
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.7 (6) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (21) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (10) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 46.3% (40) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 52.9% (8) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (16) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 55% (31) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 37-30-7 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 25.7% (19) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 1-2-2 2-3 0-3 0-2-0 0-3 0-0
MTL 4-3-0 4-0 0-0 3-4-0 2-5 7-7
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Dan Kelly #98
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 53 50
Career Games (RS/PO) 196 / 0 200 / 0
First NHL Game 1/28/21 10/15/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Morrisonville, NY Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Francis Charron #6
 Mitch Dunning #20
Games ’23-24 42 50
Career Games (RS/PO) 713 / 83 213 / 0
First NHL Game 4/5/10 3/28/19
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Tecumseh, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (33) 6.2 (32)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (33) 5.8 (34)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.2 (33)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (36) 7.1 (32)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (32) 17.3 (30)
% of Penl on Home 50.6% (25) 50.0% (9)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (12) 49.6% (39)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (42) 1.3 (34)
Home Win % 54% (33) 54% (34)
Home Rec. 35-29-10 34-29-7
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 18.6% (32)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TBL 3-0-1 0-1 5-1 4-2-0 0-0 0-0
PHI 3-1-0 0-0 3-3 1-5-0 0-0 0-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bryan Pancich #94
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’23-24 19 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 903 / 67 675 / 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

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mark Faucette

 

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Peter MacDougall #38
 Garrett Rank #7
Games ’23-24 54 52
Career Games (RS/PO) 356 / 0 577 / 11
First NHL Game 4/8/17 1/15/15
Birthplace Regina, SK Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (38) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.9 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (15) 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (9) 8.4 (5)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (3) 19.7 (12)
% of Penl on Home 52.2% (1) 47.1% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 48.4% (41) 52.1% (13)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.4 (9)
Home Win % 62% (11) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 42-24-8 36-27-11
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 23.0% (23)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 3-0-2 1-2 2-1 3-1-0 1-2 2-1
TOR 3-0-1 3-4 0-0 2-1-1 6-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Mark Shewchyk #92
 Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’23-24 49 47
Career Games (RS/PO) 1382 / 75 1812 / 200
First NHL Game 10/9/03 10/10/96
First Playoff Game 4/15/09 4/14/01
Birthplace Waterdown, ON Woodstock, ON

  

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Lee #28
 Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 51 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 1394 / 117 285 / 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
CAR 3-0-1 1-2 1-1 2-1-0 3-3 0-0
MIN 4-3-0 3-1 7-2 2-1-0 5-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Daisy #81
 Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 49 52
Career Games (RS/PO) 469 / 22 434 / 21
First NHL Game 10/13/16 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 4/12/19 8/2/20
Birthplace Mansfield, MA Stod, Czechia

  

 

Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Rooney #5
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 51 51
Career Games (RS/PO) 1440 / 155 169 / 0
First NHL Game 11/22/00 3/1/19
Birthplace Boston, MA Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 6.2 (29) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 62% (13) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 2-3-1 0-5 0-0 0-1-0 — —
NSH 1-3-0 2-4 1-4 0-1-1 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Galloway #82
 Jonny Murray #95
Games ’23-24 49 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 1392 / 23 1482 / 175
First NHL Game 10/17/02 10/7/00
First Playoff Game 4/13/11 4/16/09
Birthplace Winnipeg, MB Beauport, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jean Hebert #15
 Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’23-24 52 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 727 / 83 909 / 0
First NHL Game 3/30/11 3/3/09
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.4 (20) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (18) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (18) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (27) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 17.1 (31) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 51.1% (5) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (36) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (39) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 59% (20) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 24-16-7 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 19.1% (30) 27.6% (11)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 1-1-1 1-1 3-5 5-2-0 2-3 2-5
WPG 4-2-0 1-0 0-0 2-3-0 1-5 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Michel Cormier #76
 Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’23-24 49 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 1348 / 96 1137 / 143
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/6/07
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 4/15/11
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Drayton, ON

  

 

Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 53 50
Career Games (RS/PO) 639 / 39 87 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/13 3/22/22
Birthplace Richmond, BC Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 58% (22) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
LAK 4-1-1 4-3 3-4 0-0-0 — —
CGY 2-3-2 0-3 0-0 0-0-1 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 52 50
Career Games (RS/PO) 181 / 0 1374 / 65
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/11/02
First Playoff Game — 4/14/07
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Ottawa, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 

 

Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Schlenker #3
 Tom Chmielewski #18
Games ’23-24 51 53
Career Games (RS/PO) 402 / 0 542 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/16 4/8/14
Birthplace Medicine Hat, AB Scott AFB, IL
Goals/Gm 6.6 (7) 6.2 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (6) 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (8) 1.4 (14)
Penl/Gm 8.1 (11) 7.5 (24)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (11) 18.1 (26)
% of Penl on Home 50.7% (23) 49.5% (24)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (19) 51.6% (21)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (30) 1.3 (23)
Home Win % 58% (21) 51% (36)
Home Rec. 35-24-7 32-30-11
OT/SO Games 16.7% (36) 28.8% (8)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 4-1-1 2-1 0-0 2-2-0 2-4 1-3
COL 3-1-0 1-2 0-0 1-4-1 1-2 8-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’23-24 51 51
Career Games (RS/PO) 411 / 5 305 / 5
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/11/18
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Bouctouche, NB

  

 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Cody Beach #45
 Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’23-24 30 53
Career Games (RS/PO) 55 / 0 570 / 5
First NHL Game 4/12/22 1/17/15
Birthplace Nanaimo, BC Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (11) 6.7 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 7.3 (1) 6.7 (8)
PPG/Gm 1.6 (2) 1.5 (3)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (4) 8.4 (7)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (24) 19.5 (14)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (42) 48.9% (30)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (5) 51.8% (17)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (6) 1.4 (20)
Home Win % 59% (17) 62% (10)
Home Rec. 12-8-2 42-24-7
OT/SO Games 13.6% (41) 16.4% (37)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PIT 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2-1 2-4 0-0
VAN 1-0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3-0 2-5 5-11
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Bevan Mills #53
Games ’23-24 47 50
Career Games (RS/PO) 114 / 0 419 / 23
First NHL Game 10/15/22 11/29/16
First Playoff Game — 5/16/21
Birthplace London, ON Surrey, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 

 

New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’23-24 50 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 1007 / 37 205 / 0
First NHL Game 10/13/07 3/19/19
Birthplace St-Tite, QC Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 6.0 (41) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 6.4 (14) 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (12) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (16) 7.1 (33)
PIM/Gm 19.4 (16) 17.5 (28)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (39) 49.9% (22)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (4) 51.2% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (4) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 60% (15) 49% (39)
Home Rec. 40-26-8 32-33-9
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 27.0% (13)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NJD 5-1-1 1-4 2-0 7-0-1 1-2 0-0
SJS 0-1-1 2-2 1-1 0-3-1 1-1 1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’23-24 50 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 790 / 72 618 / 59
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/8/15
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 4/12/17
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Vancouver, 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: 

NHL Officials – 2023-24