Today’s NHL games:
DETvsFLAVGKvsMINANAvsEDMNYRvsARINSHvsCOLTORvsBUFPITvsCBJCARvsMTLCHIvsPHINYIvsTBLOTTvsWPGBOSvsWSHSJSvsSTLLAKvsCGYDALvsSEA 

 


Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers
12:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Tom Chmielewski #18
Chris Rooney #5
Games ’23-24 68 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 556 / 0 1453 / 155
First NHL Game 4/8/14 11/22/00
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 51% (36) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DET 3-4-0 1-1 2-1 0-4-1 1-3 1-3
FLA 1-1-0 3-1 6-3 2-2-0 2-2 1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Brad Kovachik #71
Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 61 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 1825 / 200 292 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/14/01
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Gatineau, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 


 

Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
2:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Brandon Blandina #39
Garrett Rank #7
Games ’23-24 67 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 218 / 0 591 / 11
First NHL Game 3/19/19 1/15/15
Birthplace Centennial, CO Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (36) 6.9 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (33) 8.4 (5)
PIM/Gm 17.5 (28) 19.7 (12)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (22) 47.1% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (25) 52.1% (13)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.4 (9)
Home Win % 49% (39) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 32-33-9 36-27-11
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 23.0% (23)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 2-1-0 0-2 1-0 3-1-0 1-2 2-1
MIN 1-0-1 1-2 0-0 3-1-0 0-3 4-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jesse Marquis #86
James Tobias #61
Games ’23-24 64 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 318 / 5 392 / 5
First NHL Game 10/11/18 11/22/17
First Playoff Game 4/17/23
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Buffalo, NY

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 


 

Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers
4:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Jon Mclsaac #2
Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’23-24 67 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 556 / 34 1001 / 35
First NHL Game 11/21/13 1/22/08
Birthplace Truro, NS Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.4 (15) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (9) 6.5 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (13) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (3) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (15) 19.6 (13)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (17) 49.7% (10)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (28) 50.8% (29)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (37) 1.1 (40)
Home Win % 63% (9) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 35-19-9 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 30.2% (4) 16.2% (38)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ANA 0-2-0 2-2 0-0 0-5-0 3-4 3-5
EDM 2-2-0 3-1 0-0 2-1-1 6-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Ryan Gibbons #58
Bevan Mills #53
Games ’23-24 61 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 630 / 59 432 / 23
First NHL Game 10/8/15 11/29/16
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 5/16/21
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Surrey, BC

  


 

New York Rangers at Arizona Coyotes
6:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Cody Beach #45
Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 35 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 60 / 0 728 / 83
First NHL Game 4/12/22 4/5/10
Birthplace Nanaimo, BC Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (11) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 7.3 (1) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.6 (2) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (4) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (24) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (42) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (5) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (6) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 59% (17) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 12-8-2 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 13.6% (41) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYR 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 4-2-1 0-0 1-3
ARI 0-0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0-2 0-1 2-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Devin Berg #87
Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 64 64
Career Games (RS/PO) 589 / 58 1388 / 65
First NHL Game 10/15/15 10/11/02
First Playoff Game 4/11/18 4/14/07
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Ottawa, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 


 

Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
6:00 PM EDT

Referees and Linesmen TBD

 


 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Gord Dwyer #19
TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’23-24 36 68
Career Games (RS/PO) 1235 / 114 647 / 24
First NHL Game 11/19/05 11/19/13
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Timmins, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (40) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (22) 5.8 (32)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (41) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (26) 6.8 (38)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (22) 16.2 (35)
% of Penl on Home 49.2% (27) 48.5% (33)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (20) 51.9% (16)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (8) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 47% (41) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 29-33-11 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TOR 3-1-0 4-0 0-0 4-0-1 1-3 0-0
BUF 4-1-1 2-2 0-1 2-1-1 2-1 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Steve Barton #59
David Brisebois #96
Games ’23-24 61 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 1526 / 143 1499 / 88
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/11/00
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 4/16/10
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Sudbury, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 


 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Brandon Schrader #34
Wes McCauley #4
Games ’23-24 66 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 184 / 0 1358 / 201
First NHL Game 3/1/19 1/20/03
Birthplace Sanborn, NY Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (27) 6.1 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (24) 5.3 (40)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (30) 0.9 (42)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (19) 6.6 (40)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (17) 15.3 (41)
% of Penl on Home 51.2% (4) 48.9% (36)
% PP Opp for Home 49.4% (40) 53.0% (7)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.4 (17)
Home Win % 63% (8) 58% (23)
Home Rec. 20-11-3 38-26-11
OT/SO Games 31.7% (3) 33.3% (2)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PIT 0-1-1 4-1-0 5-1 1-3
CBJ 0-2-0 1-4-0 3-1 2-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Andrew Smith #51
Bryan Pancich #94
Games ’23-24 61 33
Career Games (RS/PO) 472 / 34 917 / 67
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/3/09
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 4/17/14
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Great Falls, MT

  


 

Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Pierre Lambert #37
Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 67 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 427 / 0 1455 / 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
CAR 2-1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1-1 1-2 0-0
MTL 4-3-0 4-0 0-0 3-4-0 2-5 7-7
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Shandor Alphonso #52
Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’23-24 64 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 654 / 26 805 / 72
First NHL Game 10/17/14 1/21/13
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 4/17/15
Birthplace Orangeville, ON Cloverdale, BC

  


 

Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  François St. Laurent #8
Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’23-24 65 64
Career Games (RS/PO) 1021 / 76 415 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 10/24/16
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.6 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 6.8 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 8.1 (11)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 19.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 50.7% (23)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 51.7% (19)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 60% (15) 58% (21)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 35-24-7
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 16.7% (36)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CHI 2-1-1 1-2 3-2 1-6-0 4-3 0-0
PHI 3-0-0 1-3 0-3 1-2-0 1-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Travis Gawryletz #67
Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’23-24 66 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 426 / 5 482 / 22
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/13/16
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/12/19
Birthplace Trail, BC Mansfield, MA

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 


 

New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Jean Hebert #15
Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’23-24 68 68
Career Games (RS/PO) 743 / 83 585 / 5
First NHL Game 3/30/11 1/17/15
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (20) 6.7 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (18) 6.7 (8)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (18) 1.5 (3)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (27) 8.4 (7)
PIM/Gm 17.1 (31) 19.5 (14)
% of Penl on Home 51.1% (5) 48.9% (30)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (36) 51.8% (17)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (39) 1.4 (20)
Home Win % 59% (20) 62% (10)
Home Rec. 24-16-7 42-24-7
OT/SO Games 19.1% (30) 16.4% (37)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYI 0-1-0 1-2 1-0 4-1-0 2-3 0-0
TBL 2-2-0 2-2 3-5 3-1-0 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jonathan Deschamps #80
Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’23-24 63 64
Career Games (RS/PO) 213 / 0 880 / 96
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/11/11
First Playoff Game 4/17/14
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Antigonish, NS

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mark Faucette

 


 

Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Trevor Hanson #14
Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’23-24 67 32
Career Games (RS/PO) 653 / 39 115 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/13 4/1/19
Birthplace Richmond, BC London, ON
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 6.6 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 7.1 (3)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.3 (26)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 8.7 (2)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 20.8 (6)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 49.0% (2)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 48.3% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.1 (38)
Home Win % 58% (22) 66% (4)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 17-8-4
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 24.1% (22)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 1-3-0 1-3 0-0 1-0-0 0-0 0-0
WPG 2-2-0 2-0 0-0 2-0-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Trent Knorr #74
Caleb Apperson #77
Games ’23-24 63 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 689 / 24 195 / 0
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/19/21
First Playoff Game 4/12/17
Birthplace Powell River, BC Kitchener, ON

  


 

Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Michael Markovic #31
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’23-24 66 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 238 / 0 1020 / 37
First NHL Game 3/7/19 10/13/07
Birthplace Scarborough, ON St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 6.8 (4) 6.0 (41)
PP Opp/Gm 7.2 (2) 6.4 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (4) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 8.8 (1) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (2) 19.4 (16)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (31) 48.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (9) 53.8% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (5) 1.5 (4)
Home Win % 64% (6) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 42-21-10 40-26-8
OT/SO Games 27.4% (12) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BOS 4-1-0 2-1 0-0 6-0-0 3-3 4-2
WSH 2-2-0 2-2 0-0 3-4-0 2-2 2-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Michel Cormier #76
Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’23-24 59 61
Career Games (RS/PO) 1358 / 96 128 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/15/22
First Playoff Game 4/22/06
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC London, ON

  


 

San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Mitch Dunning #20
Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’23-24 66 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 229 / 0 923 / 0
First NHL Game 3/28/19 3/3/09
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (32) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (34) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (33) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (32) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (30) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 49.6% (39) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (34) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 54% (34) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 34-29-7 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 18.6% (32) 27.6% (11)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SJS 2-3-0 0-0 0-2 1-3-0 0-3 2-4
STL 5-0-0 0-0 0-0 5-2-0 2-3 2-5
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kyle Flemington #55
CJ Murray #68
Games ’23-24 61 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 291 / 5 195 / 0
First NHL Game 10/18/19 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Pittsburgh, PA

  

Officiating Supervisor: Jay Sharrers

 


 

Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Graham Skilliter #24
Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’23-24 66 55
Career Games (RS/PO) 728 / 16 1439 / 187
First NHL Game 1/28/13 10/2/99
Birthplace La Ronge, SK Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 5.9 (45)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.3 (29)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 7.5 (25)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 18.8 (20)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 49.5% (19)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 51.4% (23)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.3 (24)
Home Win % 43% (42) 77% (2)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 45-12-4
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 29.5% (6)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
LAK 4-3-0 1-4 0-0 2-1-2 2-1 0-0
CGY 4-0-0 1-1 5-6 2-0-0 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Scott Cherrey #50
Dan Kelly #98
Games ’23-24 63 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 1151 / 143 209 / 0
First NHL Game 10/6/07 1/28/21
First Playoff Game 4/15/11
Birthplace Drayton, ON Morrisonville, NY

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 


 

Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Kelly Sutherland #11
Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 64 68
Career Games (RS/PO) 1520 / 230 299 / 0
First NHL Game 12/19/00 4/4/18
Birthplace Richmond, BC Millgrove, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (37) 6.5 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (30) 5.6 (37)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (21) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (18) 7.0 (35)
PIM/Gm 21.0 (5) 16.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (11) 49.9% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 49.9% (38) 50.4% (33)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (32) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 56% (30) 58% (25)
Home Rec. 34-26-8 38-27-8
OT/SO Games 19.1% (31) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 1-1-1 3-4 1-3 5-0-0 5-2 0-0
SEA 2-1-0 2-3 0-0 4-0-1 2-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kilian McNamara #93
Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 64 64
Career Games (RS/PO) 195 / 0 446 / 21
First NHL Game 10/25/21 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 8/2/20
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Stod, Czechia

  


 

 

     
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