Today’s NHL games:
DETvsBUF – NYRvsCAR – CBJvsMTL – PITvsOTT – SJSvsPHI – FLAvsDAL – ARIvsMIN – ANAvsCHI – COLvsCGY – VGKvsSEA 

 

Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Rooney #5
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 57 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 1445 / 155 93 / 0
First NHL Game 11/22/00 3/22/22
Birthplace Boston, MA Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (29) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 62% (13) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DET 0-4-1 1-3 1-3 3-0-0 — —
BUF 2-3-0 1-1 1-2 2-2-0 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Andrew Smith #51
 Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’23-24 52 53
Career Games (RS/PO) 462 / 34 1817 / 200
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/10/96
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 4/14/01
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Woodstock, ON

  

 

New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Garrett Rank #7
 Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’23-24 58 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 583 / 11 916 / 0
First NHL Game 1/15/15 3/3/09
Birthplace Elmira, ON Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 6.9 (4) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (7) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (5) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (12) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 47.1% (34) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (13) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (9) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 56% (28) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 36-27-11 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 23.0% (23) 27.6% (11)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYR 4-1-0 2-1 1-3 4-0-0 2-2 2-4
CAR 5-0-0 5-0 4-0 1-1-1 5-3 1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Michel Cormier #76
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 55 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 1354 / 96 285 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 —
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Gatineau, QC

  

 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Montréal Canadiens
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jean Hebert #15
 Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’23-24 59 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 734 / 83 113 / 0
First NHL Game 3/30/11 4/1/19
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB London, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (20) 6.6 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (18) 7.1 (3)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (18) 1.3 (26)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (27) 8.7 (2)
PIM/Gm 17.1 (31) 20.8 (6)
% of Penl on Home 51.1% (5) 49.0% (2)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (36) 48.3% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (39) 1.1 (38)
Home Win % 59% (20) 66% (4)
Home Rec. 24-16-7 17-8-4
OT/SO Games 19.1% (30) 24.1% (22)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CBJ 1-1-0 1-2 0-2 3-0-1 0-0 0-0
MTL 3-0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Dan Kelly #98
 Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 59 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 202 / 0 1380 / 65
First NHL Game 1/28/21 10/11/02
First Playoff Game — 4/14/07
Birthplace Morrisonville, NY Ottawa, ON

  

 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kendrick Nicholson #30
 Chris Lee #28
Games ’23-24 58 58
Career Games (RS/PO) 575 / 5 1401 / 117
First NHL Game 1/17/15 4/2/01
Birthplace Milverton, ON St. John, NB
Goals/Gm 6.7 (5) 6.2 (30)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (8) 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (3) 1.1 (39)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (7) 6.9 (37)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (14) 16.1 (38)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (30) 47.9% (35)
% PP Opp for Home 51.8% (17) 53.1% (6)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (20) 1.4 (14)
Home Win % 62% (10) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 42-24-7 38-31-5
OT/SO Games 16.4% (37) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PIT 2-2-1 2-4 0-0 3-2-0 0-3 1-2
OTT 2-5-0 4-3 9-6 1-1-1 0-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Libor Suchanek #60
 Tyson Baker #88
Games ’23-24 57 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 439 / 21 341 / 1
First NHL Game 11/16/17 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 5/24/21
Birthplace Stod, Czechia St. Mary’s, ON

  

 

San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  François St. Laurent #8
 Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’23-24 57 61
Career Games (RS/PO) 1013 / 76 363 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 4/8/17
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC Regina, SK
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.1 (38)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 6.5 (13)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.4 (15)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 8.3 (9)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 21.4 (3)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 52.2% (1)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 48.4% (41)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 60% (15) 62% (11)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 42-24-8
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SJS 2-1-0 2-3 0-1 2-2-0 2-1 1-2
PHI 3-0-0 1-3 0-3 2-2-1 0-4 4-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Mark Shewchyk #92
Games ’23-24 56 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 206 / 0 1389 / 75
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/9/03
First Playoff Game — 4/15/09
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Waterdown, ON

  

 

Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Francis Charron #6
 Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 48 59
Career Games (RS/PO) 719 / 83 290 / 0
First NHL Game 4/5/10 4/4/18
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Millgrove, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (33) 6.5 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (33) 5.6 (37)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (36) 7.0 (35)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (32) 16.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 50.6% (25) 49.9% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (12) 50.4% (33)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (42) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 54% (33) 58% (25)
Home Rec. 35-29-10 38-27-8
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
FLA 0-4-1 0-0 2-2 4-1-0 3-1 0-0
DAL 3-1-1 0-0 1-3 5-0-0 5-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  CJ Murray #68
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’23-24 56 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 188 / 0 197 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/14/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Woodstock, ON

  

 

Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Tom Chmielewski #18
 Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’23-24 59 58
Career Games (RS/PO) 548 / 0 547 / 34
First NHL Game 4/8/14 11/21/13
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.4 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.7 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.4 (13)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 8.5 (3)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 19.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 48.9% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 51.1% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 51% (36) 63% (9)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 35-19-9
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 30.2% (4)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 0-4-1 2-2 1-3 3-0-0 0-2 1-1
MIN 5-1-0 2-4 4-3 2-2-2 6-0 2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’23-24 57 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 593 / 14 1144 / 143
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/6/07
First Playoff Game — 4/15/11
Birthplace Trail, BC Drayton, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 Justin Kea #44
Games ’23-24 28 34
Career Games (RS/PO) 1227 / 114 64 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/05 3/28/22
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Woodville, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (40) 6.3 (24)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (22) 6.2 (16)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (41) 1.3 (31)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (26) 7.3 (29)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (22) 16.1 (37)
% of Penl on Home 49.2% (27) 51.8% (3)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (20) 47.6% (43)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (8) 1.3 (35)
Home Win % 47% (41) 48% (40)
Home Rec. 29-33-11 11-12-4
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 25.9% (18)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ANA 3-1-0 1-4 0-4 0-2-0 0-0 0-0
CHI 1-2-0 5-1 3-3 2-2-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kilian McNamara #93
 James Tobias #61
Games ’23-24 56 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 187 / 0 384 / 5
First NHL Game 10/25/21 11/22/17
First Playoff Game — 4/17/23
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Buffalo, NY

  

 

Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Pierre Lambert #37
Games ’23-24 58 58
Career Games (RS/PO) 720 / 16 418 / 0
First NHL Game 1/28/13 11/17/16
Birthplace La Ronge, SK St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 6.7 (6)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 6.1 (21)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 19.7 (10)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 46.3% (40)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 52.9% (8)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.4 (16)
Home Win % 43% (42) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 37-30-7
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 25.7% (19)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
COL 4-2-0 3-4 0-0 1-0-1 2-4 5-0
CGY 4-0-0 1-1 5-6 3-1-0 2-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’23-24 56 55
Career Games (RS/PO) 796 / 72 681 / 24
First NHL Game 1/21/13 11/13/13
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 4/12/17
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Powell River, BC

  

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Michael Markovic #31
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’23-24 57 58
Career Games (RS/PO) 229 / 0 993 / 35
First NHL Game 3/7/19 1/22/08
Birthplace Scarborough, ON Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.8 (4) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 7.2 (2) 6.5 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (4) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 8.8 (1) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (2) 19.6 (13)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (31) 49.7% (10)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (9) 50.8% (29)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (5) 1.1 (40)
Home Win % 64% (6) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 42-21-10 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 27.4% (12) 16.2% (38)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 1-3-1 1-1 0-0 4-2-0 3-5 0-1
SEA 1-1-0 1-2 0-0 3-2-1 3-4 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kyle Flemington #55
 Bevan Mills #53
Games ’23-24 53 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 283 / 5 426 / 23
First NHL Game 10/18/19 11/29/16
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 5/16/21
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Surrey, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

   

 

 

    
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