Today’s NHL games:
CHIvsSTLVGKvsEDMARIvsVAN 

 


Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Dan O’Rourke #9
Corey Syvret #23
Games ’23-24 61 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 1444 / 187 303 / 0
First NHL Game 10/2/99 4/4/18
Birthplace Calgary, AB Millgrove, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (45) 6.5 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 5.6 (37)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (29) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (25) 7.0 (35)
PIM/Gm 18.8 (20) 16.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (19) 49.9% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (23) 50.4% (33)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 77% (2) 58% (25)
Home Rec. 45-12-4 38-27-8
OT/SO Games 29.5% (6) 20.5% (24)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CHI 2-0-0 2-2 3-0 1-3-2 2-1 0-0
STL 1-1-2 2-2 2-2 2-4-0 4-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Michel Cormier #76
Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’23-24 65 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 1363 / 96 1830 / 200
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/10/96
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 4/14/01
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Woodstock, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 


 

Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
8:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Tom Chmielewski #18
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’23-24 74 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 563 / 0 1026 / 37
First NHL Game 4/8/14 10/13/07
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (26) 6.0 (41)
PP Opp/Gm 6.1 (20) 6.4 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (14) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (26) 19.4 (16)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (24) 48.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (21) 53.8% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) 1.5 (4)
Home Win % 51% (36) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 32-30-11 40-26-8
OT/SO Games 28.8% (8) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 5-0-0 6-1 3-3 2-2-1 2-1 0-0
EDM 2-0-1 4-1 0-0 2-2-0 0-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Travis Toomey #90
Caleb Apperson #77
Games ’23-24 54 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 291 / 0 198 / 0
First NHL Game 10/3/19 10/19/21
First Playoff Game
Birthplace Leduc, AB Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 


 

Arizona Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Schlenker #3
Pierre Lambert #37
Games ’23-24 69 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 420 / 0 432 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/16 11/17/16
Birthplace Medicine Hat, AB St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.6 (7) 6.7 (6)
PP Opp/Gm 6.8 (6) 6.1 (21)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (8) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.1 (11) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (11) 19.7 (10)
% of Penl on Home 50.7% (23) 46.3% (40)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (19) 52.9% (8)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (30) 1.4 (16)
Home Win % 58% (21) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 35-24-7 37-30-7
OT/SO Games 16.7% (36) 25.7% (19)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
ARI 2-2-1 1-4 0-0 1-2-2 2-3 0-3
VAN 2-2-0 3-3 6-13 3-2-1 2-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Shandor Alphonso #52
Joe Mahon #89
Games ’23-24 70 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 660 / 26 75 / 0
First NHL Game 10/17/14 11/1/22
First Playoff Game 8/2/20
Birthplace Orangeville, ON Calgary, 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: 

NHL Officials – 2023-24