Today’s NHL games:
BUFvsDET – MINvsCHI – CBJvsCAR – ARIvsSJS – OTTvsWSH – NSHvsNJD – MTLvsNYR – STLvsANA – DALvsCOL 

 

Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
1:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Ghislain Hebert #22
 Wes McCauley #4
Games ’23-24 73 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 925 / 0 1361 / 201
First NHL Game 3/3/09 1/20/03
Birthplace Bathurst, NB Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (12) 6.1 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 6.6 (10) 5.3 (40)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (5) 0.9 (42)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (8) 6.6 (40)
PIM/Gm 20.1 (7) 15.3 (41)
% of Penl on Home 49.1% (18) 48.9% (36)
% PP Opp for Home 51.3% (24) 53.0% (7)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (29) 1.4 (17)
Home Win % 62% (12) 58% (23)
Home Rec. 42-24-10 38-26-11
OT/SO Games 27.6% (11) 33.3% (2)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BUF 2-1-1 5-3 2-5 2-3-0 2-5 0-0
DET 3-2-0 2-3 3-2 1-0-3 3-4 0-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bevan Mills #53
 Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’23-24 68 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 436 / 23 294 / 5
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/18/19
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 4/17/23
Birthplace Surrey, BC Parkhill, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 

 

Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
3:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Carter Sandlak #29
 Garrett Rank #7
Games ’23-24 68 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 105 / 0 595 / 11
First NHL Game 3/22/22 1/15/15
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 7.0 (27) 6.4 (17)
PP Opp/Gm 5.0 (24) 6.9 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 5.8 (19) 8.4 (5)
PIM/Gm 12.5 (17) 19.7 (12)
% of Penl on Home 48.1% (4) 47.1% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (40) 52.1% (13)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.4 (9)
Home Win % 79% (1) 56% (28)
Home Rec. 31-7-3 36-27-11
OT/SO Games 29.4% (3) 23.0% (23)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MIN 1-0-1 — — 3-1-0 0-3 4-1
CHI 1-4-0 — — 1-4-1 3-3 3-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Steve Barton #59
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’23-24 64 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 1529 / 143 217 / 0
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 —
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 

 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes
5:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  François St. Laurent #8
 Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’23-24 69 33
Career Games (RS/PO) 1025 / 76 116 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 4/1/19
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC London, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (13) 6.6 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (15) 7.1 (3)
PPG/Gm 1.7 (1) 1.3 (26)
Penl/Gm 8.3 (10) 8.7 (2)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (18) 20.8 (6)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (41) 49.0% (2)
% PP Opp for Home 54.3% (2) 48.3% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.8 (1) 1.1 (38)
Home Win % 60% (15) 66% (4)
Home Rec. 20-13-4 17-8-4
OT/SO Games 29.7% (5) 24.1% (22)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CBJ 0-1-0 3-0 1-4 3-0-1 0-0 0-0
CAR 3-0-0 4-3 4-2 2-1-0 0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ben O’Quinn #91
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 68 68
Career Games (RS/PO) 208 / 0 296 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/14/19
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Gatineau, QC

  

 

Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
6:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Graedy Hamilton #41
 Pierre Lambert #37
Games ’23-24 NHL DEBUT 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 0 / 0 430 / 0
First NHL Game 4/7/24 11/17/16
Birthplace Duncan, BC St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm — 6.7 (6)
PP Opp/Gm — 6.1 (21)
PPG/Gm — 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm — 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm — 19.7 (10)
% of Penl on Home — 46.3% (40)
% PP Opp for Home — 52.9% (8)
Penl Diff.* — 1.4 (16)
Home Win % — 55% (31)
Home Rec. — 37-30-7
OT/SO Games — 25.7% (19)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI — — — 1-2-2 2-3 0-3
SJS — — — 0-2-0 5-0 1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Trent Knorr #74
 Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’23-24 66 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 692 / 24 634 / 59
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/8/15
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/12/17
Birthplace Powell River, BC Vancouver, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Al Kimmel

 

 

Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
6:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Jon Mclsaac #2
 Chris Rooney #5
Games ’23-24 71 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 560 / 34 1458 / 155
First NHL Game 11/21/13 11/22/00
Birthplace Truro, NS Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.4 (15) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (9) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (13) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (3) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (15) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (17) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (28) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (37) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 63% (9) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 35-19-9 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 30.2% (4) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 0-1-1 2-0 0-0 2-3-1 0-5 0-0
WSH 2-2-0 4-2 5-4 1-2-1 5-3 2-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jesse Marquis #86
 Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’23-24 68 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 322 / 5 486 / 22
First NHL Game 10/11/18 10/13/16
First Playoff Game — 4/12/19
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Mansfield, MA

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kelly Sutherland #11
 Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 69 71
Career Games (RS/PO) 1525 / 230 302 / 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
NSH 4-1-1 3-0 1-3 1-2-0 0-3 0-0
NJD 5-2-0 3-3 3-4 1-2-0 2-4 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  David Brisebois #96
 Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’23-24 66 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 1503 / 88 1155 / 143
First NHL Game 10/11/00 10/6/07
First Playoff Game 4/16/10 4/15/11
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Drayton, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 

 

Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Dan O’Rourke #9
 Furman South #13
Games ’23-24 59 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 1443 / 187 331 / 0
First NHL Game 10/2/99 4/6/17
Birthplace Calgary, AB Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm 5.9 (45) 6.0 (43)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 5.7 (35)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (29) 1.2 (34)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (25) 7.3 (31)
PIM/Gm 18.8 (20) 18.0 (27)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (19) 46.9% (37)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (23) 53.8% (3)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) 1.2 (36)
Home Win % 77% (2) 59% (18)
Home Rec. 45-12-4 39-26-8
OT/SO Games 29.5% (6) 26.0% (17)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 1-2-0 1-5 0-0 1-5-0 1-2 0-0
NYR 0-2-3 5-2 3-5 1-1-1 2-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Michel Cormier #76
Games ’23-24 66 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 133 / 0 1362 / 96
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/10/03
First Playoff Game — 4/22/06
Birthplace London, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Mitch Dunning #20
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’23-24 69 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 232 / 0 1004 / 35
First NHL Game 3/28/19 1/22/08
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (32) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (34) 6.5 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (33) 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (32) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (30) 19.6 (13)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) 49.7% (10)
% PP Opp for Home 49.6% (39) 50.8% (29)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (34) 1.1 (40)
Home Win % 54% (34) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 34-29-7 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 18.6% (32) 16.2% (38)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
STL 5-0-0 0-0 0-0 4-0-0 1-3 4-5
ANA 2-2-1 0-0 2-0 0-5-0 3-4 3-5
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Toomey #90
 Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 53 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 290 / 0 451 / 21
First NHL Game 10/3/19 11/16/17
First Playoff Game — 8/2/20
Birthplace Leduc, AB Stod, Czechia

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 

Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Tom Chmielewski #18
 Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’23-24 73 58
Career Games (RS/PO) 562 / 0 1459 / 168
First NHL Game 4/8/14 10/8/01
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 51% (36) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 26.4% (15)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DAL 2-2-0 2-4 1-3 0-1-1 3-0 0-0
COL 1-4-1 1-2 8-4 2-2-0 2-4 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Brandon Gawryletz #64
Games ’23-24 68 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 428 / 5 605 / 14
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/14/15
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Trail, BC

 

The Gawryletz brothers are working the lines together for the fourth time this season.  

 

 

     
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