Today’s NHL games:
CBJvsNYRSTLvsEDM

 


Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Furman South #13
Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 51 43
Career Games (RS/PO) 312 / 0 713 / 83
First NHL Game 4/6/17 4/5/10
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 59% (18) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CBJ 1-3-1 3-0 0-0 1-0-1 0-0 2-2
NYR 1-1-1 2-2 0-0 4-2-1 0-0 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Bryan Pancich #94
Trent Knorr #74
Games ’23-24 20 50
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

  


 

St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers
8:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Carter Sandlak #29
Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’23-24 51 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 88 / 0 640 / 39
First NHL Game 3/22/22 10/24/13
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 7.0 (27) 5.6 (46)
PP Opp/Gm 5.0 (24) 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) 1.3 (28)
Penl/Gm 5.8 (19) 8.0 (12)
PIM/Gm 12.5 (17) 21.3 (4)
% of Penl on Home 48.1% (4) 45.6% (43)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (40) 54.7% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.7 (2)
Home Win % 79% (1) 58% (22)
Home Rec. 31-7-3 38-26-10
OT/SO Games 29.4% (3) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 0-2-0 3-0-0 2-1 5-2
EDM 2-1-0 5-1-1 3-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Caleb Apperson #77
Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’23-24 53 48
Career Games (RS/PO) 182 / 0 115 / 0
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/15/22
First Playoff Game
Birthplace Kitchener, ON London, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 


 

    
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