Today’s NHL games:
COLvsCBJ – PITvsNYR – NYIvsPHI – DETvsTBL – FLAvsTOR – EDMvsSTL – LAKvsWPG – SEAvsSJS 

 

Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Schlenker #3
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’23-24 65 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 415 / 0 184 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/16 3/1/19
Birthplace Medicine Hat, AB Sanborn, NY
Goals/Gm 6.6 (7) 6.2 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (6) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (8) 1.3 (30)
Penl/Gm 8.1 (11) 7.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (11) 19.1 (17)
% of Penl on Home 50.7% (23) 51.2% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (19) 49.4% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (30) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 58% (21) 63% (8)
Home Rec. 35-24-7 20-11-3
OT/SO Games 16.7% (36) 31.7% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
COL 3-1-0 1-2 0-0 1-1-0 — —
CBJ 3-3-0 4-0 0-0 0-2-0 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tyson Baker #88
 CJ Murray #68
Games ’23-24 65 64
Career Games (RS/PO) 349 / 1 195 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/18 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 5/24/21 —
Birthplace St. Mary’s, ON Pittsburgh, PA

  

 

Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Rooney #5
 Wes McCauley #4
Games ’23-24 66 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 1455 / 155 1359 / 201
First NHL Game 11/22/00 1/20/03
Birthplace Boston, MA Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (29) 6.1 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) 5.3 (40)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 0.9 (42)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) 6.6 (40)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) 15.3 (41)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) 48.9% (36)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) 53.0% (7)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.4 (17)
Home Win % 62% (13) 58% (23)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 38-26-11
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 33.3% (2)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PIT 3-1-1 2-3 2-0 4-1-0 5-1 1-3
NYR 4-0-2 5-2 1-1 2-3-1 3-2 5-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kyle Flemington #55
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 62 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 292 / 5 294 / 0
First NHL Game 10/18/19 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Gatineau, QC

  

 

New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’23-24 37 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 1236 / 114 648 / 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
NYI 3-1-0 0-3 1-1 2-1-1 3-2 2-1
PHI 4-1-0 0-3 1-1 1-0-0 0-4 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Michel Cormier #76
 Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’23-24 60 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 1359 / 96 129 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/15/22
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 —
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC London, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 

 

Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Steve Kozari #40
 Tom Chmielewski #18
Games ’23-24 63 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 1216 / 135 558 / 0
First NHL Game 10/15/05 4/8/14
Birthplace Penticton, BC Scott AFB, IL
Goals/Gm 6.5 (10) 6.2 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (25) 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (17) 1.4 (14)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (21) 7.5 (24)
PIM/Gm 20.0 (8) 18.1 (26)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (8) 49.5% (24)
% PP Opp for Home 50.6% (32) 51.6% (21)
Penl Diff.* 1.6 (3) 1.3 (23)
Home Win % 51% (37) 51% (36)
Home Rec. 33-32-8 32-30-11
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 28.8% (8)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DET 2-1-0 0-2 0-2 3-4-0 1-1 2-1
TBL 2-2-0 4-2 3-0 0-3-0 3-3 2-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 65 64
Career Games (RS/PO) 881 / 96 214 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 —
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’23-24 67 71
Career Games (RS/PO) 729 / 16 924 / 0
First NHL Game 1/28/13 3/3/09
Birthplace La Ronge, SK Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 43% (42) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 27.6% (11)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
FLA 3-0-0 3-2 0-0 2-2-0 4-0 2-0
TOR 3-1-1 3-2 11-7 2-1-1 2-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Andrew Smith #51
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 62 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 473 / 34 655 / 26
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 8/2/20
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Orangeville, ON

  

 

Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  François St. Laurent #8
 Furman South #13
Games ’23-24 66 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 1022 / 76 328 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 4/6/17
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.0 (43)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 5.7 (35)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.2 (34)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 7.3 (31)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 18.0 (27)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 46.9% (37)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 53.8% (3)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.2 (36)
Home Win % 60% (15) 59% (18)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 39-26-8
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 26.0% (17)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
EDM 1-0-0 1-4 0-0 2-2-1 3-1 0-0
STL 1-1-0 2-2 1-2 1-4-1 4-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jesse Marquis #86
 James Tobias #61
Games ’23-24 65 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 319 / 5 393 / 5
First NHL Game 10/11/18 11/22/17
First Playoff Game — 4/17/23
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Buffalo, NY

  

 

Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets
9:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’23-24 68 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 654 / 39 1440 / 187
First NHL Game 10/24/13 10/2/99
Birthplace Richmond, BC Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 5.9 (45)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.3 (29)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 7.5 (25)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 18.8 (20)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 49.5% (19)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 51.4% (23)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.3 (24)
Home Win % 58% (22) 77% (2)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 45-12-4
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 29.5% (6)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
LAK 4-1-1 4-3 3-4 2-1-2 2-1 0-0
WPG 2-2-0 2-0 0-0 0-2-0 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Trent Knorr #74
 Ryan Galloway #82
Games ’23-24 64 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 690 / 24 1408 / 23
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/17/02
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/13/11
Birthplace Powell River, BC Winnipeg, MB

  

 

Seattle Kraken at San Jose Sharks
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kelly Sutherland #11
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’23-24 65 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 1521 / 230 103 / 0
First NHL Game 12/19/00 3/22/22
Birthplace Richmond, BC Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (37) 7.0 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (30) 5.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (21) 1.1 (30)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (18) 5.8 (19)
PIM/Gm 21.0 (5) 12.5 (17)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (11) 48.1% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 49.9% (38) 52.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (32) 1.4 (12)
Home Win % 56% (30) 79% (1)
Home Rec. 34-26-8 31-7-3
OT/SO Games 19.1% (31) 29.4% (3)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SEA 2-1-0 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 — —
SJS 0-1-0 2-2 0-0 0-3-2 — —
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Derek Nansen #70
 Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 65 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 1389 / 65 447 / 21
First NHL Game 10/11/02 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 4/14/07 8/2/20
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Stod, Czechia

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

  

     
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