Today’s NHL games:
TBLvsPIT – FLAvsBOS – DALvsCHI – WPGvsMIN – STLvsSJS – PHIvsCBJ – TORvsMTL – NJDvsOTT – NSHvsNYI – EDMvsCGY – VANvsLAK
Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
1:00 PM EST
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Tom Chmielewski #18 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 66 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1218 / 135 | 560 / 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 |
| TBL | 2-2-0 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 0-3-0 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| PIT | 1-1-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 1-2-3 | 3-2 | 0-1 |
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Bevan Mills #53 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 67 | 64 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 435 / 23 | 293 / 5 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Parkhill, ON | ||||
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins
3:30 PM EST
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 58 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1442 / 187 | 1524 / 230 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (45) | 6.1 (37) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (27) | 5.9 (30) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (29) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (25) | 7.8 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.8 (20) | 21.0 (5) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.5% (19) | 50.2% (11) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.4% (23) | 49.9% (38) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (32) | ||||
| Home Win % | 77% (2) | 56% (30) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-12-4 | 34-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.5% (6) | 19.1% (31) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| FLA | 5-0-0 | 3-2 | 5-3 | 1-3-0 | 3-2 | 5-0 |
| BOS | 2-1-0 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 3-1-0 | 2-2 | 6-1 |
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Tyson Baker #88 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 68 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 353 / 1 | 211 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks
3:30 PM EST
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Morgan MacPhee #43 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 31 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 35 / 0 | 594 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/23 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 8.3 (1) | 6.4 (17) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.0 (43) | 6.9 (4) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (7) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 5.3 (43) | 8.4 (5) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 12.7 (42) | 19.7 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (6) | 47.1% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (36) | 52.1% (13) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 0.0 (43) | 1.4 (9) | ||||
| Home Win % | 50% (38) | 56% (28) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 1-1-1 | 36-27-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 66.7% (1) | 23.0% (23) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| DAL | 0-0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| CHI | 0-0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4-1 | 3-3 | 3-4 |
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Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 66 | 65 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 216 / 0 | 1502 / 88 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/21 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild
4:00 PM EST
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Chris Schlenker #3 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 68 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 419 / 0 | 1361 / 201 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/16 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Medicine Hat, AB | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (7) | 6.1 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.8 (6) | 5.3 (40) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (8) | 0.9 (42) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.1 (11) | 6.6 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.7 (11) | 15.3 (41) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.7% (23) | 48.9% (36) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.7% (19) | 53.0% (7) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (30) | 1.4 (17) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (21) | 58% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-24-7 | 38-26-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (36) | 33.3% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| WPG | 3-1-0 | 4-2 | 12-6 | 3-0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| MIN | 1-0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
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James Tobias #61 |
Steve Barton #59 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 69 | 63 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 396 / 5 | 1528 / 143 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 11/1/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/11/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Vankleek Hill, ON | ||||
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks
6:00 PM EST
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Kyle Rehman #10 |
Brandon Schrader #34 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 68 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1003 / 35 | 187 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/22/08 | 3/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Red Deer, AB | Sanborn, NY | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (34) | 6.2 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.5 (12) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (13) | 7.8 (19) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.6 (13) | 19.1 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (10) | 51.2% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.8% (29) | 49.4% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (40) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (26) | 63% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-29-6 | 20-11-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.2% (38) | 31.7% (3) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| STL | 4-0-0 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0-1-0 | — | — |
| SJS | 2-2-2 | 2-5 | 6-3 | 1-1-1 | — | — |
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Caleb Apperson #77 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 64 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 633 / 59 | 197 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 10/19/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM EST
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Trevor Hanson #14 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 657 / 39 | 588 / 5 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/13 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.6 (46) | 6.7 (5) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (23) | 6.7 (8) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (28) | 1.5 (3) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.0 (12) | 8.4 (7) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 21.3 (4) | 19.5 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 45.6% (43) | 48.9% (30) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.7% (1) | 51.8% (17) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.7 (2) | 1.4 (20) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (22) | 62% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-26-10 | 42-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 28.4% (9) | 16.4% (37) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| PHI | 1-1-0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-3-1 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| CBJ | 1-3-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
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CJ Murray #68 |
Kilian McNamara #93 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 66 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 198 / 0 | 198 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 10/25/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Pittsburgh, PA | Lake Worth, FL | ||||
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM EST
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Cody Beach #45 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 37 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 62 / 0 | 372 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (11) | 6.1 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 7.3 (1) | 6.5 (13) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.6 (2) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.5 (4) | 8.3 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (24) | 21.4 (3) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (42) | 52.2% (1) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (5) | 48.4% (41) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (6) | 1.4 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (17) | 62% (11) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 12-8-2 | 42-24-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.6% (41) | 24.3% (20) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| TOR | 0-0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| MTL | 0-2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
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Derek Nansen #70 |
Bryan Pancich #94 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 68 | 35 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1392 / 65 | 919 / 67 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/02 | 10/3/09 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/07 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Great Falls, MT | ||||
New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators
7:00 PM EST
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Brandon Blandina #39 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 69 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 220 / 0 | 1412 / 117 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/19/19 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Centennial, CO | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (17) | 6.2 (30) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (36) | 5.5 (39) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (10) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (33) | 6.9 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.5 (28) | 16.1 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.9% (22) | 47.9% (35) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.2% (25) | 53.1% (6) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (25) | 1.4 (14) | ||||
| Home Win % | 49% (39) | 55% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 32-33-9 | 38-31-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.0% (13) | 20.3% (27) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| NJD | 7-0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| OTT | 1-5-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 67 | 64 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 592 / 58 | 475 / 34 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Nashville Predators at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST
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Francis Charron #6 |
Jean Hebert #15 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 60 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 731 / 83 | 746 / 83 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 3/30/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (33) | 6.4 (20) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (33) | 6.1 (18) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (35) | 1.4 (18) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (36) | 7.5 (27) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.6 (32) | 17.1 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.6% (25) | 51.1% (5) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (12) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (42) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (33) | 59% (20) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-29-10 | 24-16-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.3% (20) | 19.1% (30) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| NSH | 2-2-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| NYI | 3-2-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 68 | 66 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 884 / 96 | 1154 / 143 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Drayton, ON | ||||
Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames
10:00 PM EST
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Michael Markovic #31 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 66 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1023 / 37 | 240 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 3/7/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Scarborough, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (41) | 6.8 (4) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (14) | 7.2 (2) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (12) | 1.5 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (16) | 8.8 (1) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.4 (16) | 21.4 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (39) | 47.9% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (4) | 52.8% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (4) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (15) | 64% (6) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 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 |
| EDM | 2-2-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| CGY | 1-2-2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4-0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 67 | 66 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 657 / 26 | 806 / 72 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 1/21/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Cloverdale, BC | ||||
Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings
10:00 PM EST
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Mitch Dunning #20 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 57 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1458 / 168 | 231 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 3/28/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Tecumseh, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (22) | 6.2 (32) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (27) | 5.8 (34) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (27) | 1.2 (33) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (23) | 7.1 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.1 (25) | 17.3 (30) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.0% (7) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.2% (35) | 49.6% (39) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (33) | 1.3 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 66% (3) | 54% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-20-9 | 34-29-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.4% (15) | 18.6% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| VAN | 1-1-0 | 1-1 | 8-8 | 2-1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| LAK | 2-3-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
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Travis Gawryletz #67 |
Travis Toomey #90 |
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| Games ’23-24 | 67 | 52 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 427 / 5 | 289 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/8/17 | 10/3/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Leduc, AB | ||||
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:
