Today’s NHL games:
WSHvsBUF – CBJvsFLA – PHIvsNYR – DETvsPIT – OTTvsTBL – NJDvsTOR – MTLvsNYI – WPGvsDAL – SJSvsSEA – CGYvsLAK

 

Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kyle Rehman #10
 Francis Charron #6
Games ’23-24 71 61
Career Games (RS/PO) 1005 / 35 731 / 83
First NHL Game 1/22/08 4/5/10
Birthplace Red Deer, AB Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.2 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 6.5 (12) 5.8 (33)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.0 (36)
PIM/Gm 19.6 (13) 16.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (10) 50.6% (25)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (29) 52.1% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) 1.1 (42)
Home Win % 57% (26) 54% (33)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 35-29-10
OT/SO Games 16.2% (38) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WSH 1-2-0 2-1 4-2 2-4-0 1-1 6-0
BUF 2-1-0 0-2 0-1 1-2-0 1-0 1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  David Brisebois #96
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’23-24 69 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 1505 / 88 477 / 34
First NHL Game 10/11/00 10/4/17
First Playoff Game 4/16/10 4/10/19
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mark Faucette

 

 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brandon Schrader #34
 Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’23-24 71 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 189 / 0 374 / 0
First NHL Game 3/1/19 4/8/17
Birthplace Sanborn, NY Regina, SK
Goals/Gm 6.2 (27) 6.1 (38)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (24) 6.5 (13)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (30) 1.4 (15)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (19) 8.3 (9)
PIM/Gm 19.1 (17) 21.4 (3)
% of Penl on Home 51.2% (4) 52.2% (1)
% PP Opp for Home 49.4% (40) 48.4% (41)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 63% (8) 62% (11)
Home Rec. 20-11-3 42-24-8
OT/SO Games 31.7% (3) 24.3% (20)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CBJ 0-2-0 — — 0-4-0 3-0 1-3
FLA 1-2-0 — — 3-2-1 2-1 4-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  CJ Murray #68
 Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 68 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 200 / 0 1394 / 65
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/11/02
First Playoff Game — 4/14/07
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Ottawa, ON

  

 

Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Chris Rooney #5
 Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’23-24 71 75
Career Games (RS/PO) 1460 / 155 928 / 0
First NHL Game 11/22/00 3/3/09
Birthplace Boston, MA Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (29) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 62% (13) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 27.6% (11)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
PHI 2-5-1 4-1 0-0 3-1-0 1-4 1-2
NYR 4-0-2 5-2 1-1 4-0-0 2-2 2-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’23-24 69 68
Career Games (RS/PO) 219 / 0 488 / 22
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/13/16
First Playoff Game — 4/12/19
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Mansfield, MA

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Eric Furlatt #27
 Graham Skilliter #24
Games ’23-24 60 71
Career Games (RS/PO) 1461 / 168 733 / 16
First NHL Game 10/8/01 1/28/13
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC La Ronge, SK
Goals/Gm 6.3 (22) 6.3 (23)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 6.0 (26)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (27) 1.3 (25)
Penl/Gm 7.6 (23) 7.8 (20)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (25) 18.9 (19)
% of Penl on Home 51.0% (7) 49.9% (15)
% PP Opp for Home 50.2% (35) 50.8% (30)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (33) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 66% (3) 43% (42)
Home Rec. 43-20-9 28-39-7
OT/SO Games 26.4% (15) 14.9% (40)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
DET 3-0-1 3-2 0-0 1-2-1 1-3 0-0
PIT 4-2-0 2-2 0-0 3-2-0 3-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonny Murray #95
 James Tobias #61
Games ’23-24 67 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 1500 / 175 397 / 5
First NHL Game 10/7/00 11/22/17
First Playoff Game 4/16/09 4/17/23
Birthplace Beauport, QC Buffalo, NY

  

 

Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Carter Sandlak #29
 Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’23-24 70 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 107 / 0 562 / 34
First NHL Game 3/22/22 11/21/13
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 7.0 (27) 6.4 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 5.0 (24) 6.7 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) 1.4 (13)
Penl/Gm 5.8 (19) 8.5 (3)
PIM/Gm 12.5 (17) 19.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 48.1% (4) 48.9% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (40) 51.1% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 79% (1) 63% (9)
Home Rec. 31-7-3 35-19-9
OT/SO Games 29.4% (3) 30.2% (4)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 2-0-0 — — 0-1-1 2-0 0-0
TBL 0-0-0 — — 2-2-1 3-2 3-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Dan Kelly #98
 Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’23-24 70 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 213 / 0 200 / 0
First NHL Game 1/28/21 10/25/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Morrisonville, NY Lake Worth, FL

  

 

New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Michael Markovic #31
 François St. Laurent #8
Games ’23-24 70 71
Career Games (RS/PO) 242 / 0 1027 / 76
First NHL Game 3/7/19 11/10/05
Birthplace Scarborough, ON Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.8 (4) 6.5 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 7.2 (2) 6.3 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (4) 1.7 (1)
Penl/Gm 8.8 (1) 8.3 (10)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (2) 19.1 (18)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (31) 47.7% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (9) 54.3% (2)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (5) 1.8 (1)
Home Win % 64% (6) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 42-21-10 20-13-4
OT/SO Games 27.4% (12) 29.7% (5)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NJD 2-2-0 0-3 0-0 0-1-2 3-4 6-4
TOR 4-0-0 4-0 0-0 1-1-2 3-2 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Scott Cherrey #50
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’23-24 69 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 1157 / 143 297 / 0
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/15/11 —
Birthplace Drayton, ON Gatineau, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Bill McCreary

 

 

Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Wes McCauley #4
Games ’23-24 71 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 222 / 0 1364 / 201
First NHL Game 3/19/19 1/20/03
Birthplace Centennial, CO Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.1 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (36) 5.3 (40)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 0.9 (42)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (33) 6.6 (40)
PIM/Gm 17.5 (28) 15.3 (41)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (22) 48.9% (36)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (25) 53.0% (7)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.4 (17)
Home Win % 49% (39) 58% (23)
Home Rec. 32-33-9 38-26-11
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 33.3% (2)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 1-3-1 1-3 0-0 1-1-2 2-0 0-0
NYI 3-0-3 1-3 3-1 1-3-1 2-2 5-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jesse Marquis #86
 Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’23-24 70 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 324 / 5 452 / 21
First NHL Game 10/11/18 11/16/17
First Playoff Game — 8/2/20
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Stod, Czechia

  

 

Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Furman South #13
 TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’23-24 71 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 333 / 0 652 / 24
First NHL Game 4/6/17 11/19/13
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Timmins, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (43) 6.1 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 5.8 (32)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (34) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (31) 6.8 (38)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (27) 16.2 (35)
% of Penl on Home 46.9% (37) 48.5% (33)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (3) 51.9% (16)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 59% (18) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 39-26-8 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 26.0% (17) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
WPG 2-1-0 0-4 0-0 2-2-0 4-1 0-0
DAL 4-1-1 3-1 0-0 3-1-1 2-1 2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Michel Cormier #76
 Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’23-24 66 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 1365 / 96 297 / 5
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/18/19
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 4/17/23
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Parkhill, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Stephen Hiff #46
 Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’23-24 NHL DEBUT 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 0 / 0 421 / 0
First NHL Game 4/11/24 10/24/16
Birthplace Cambridge, ON Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm — 6.6 (7)
PP Opp/Gm — 6.8 (6)
PPG/Gm — 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm — 8.1 (11)
PIM/Gm — 19.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home — 50.7% (23)
% PP Opp for Home — 51.7% (19)
Penl Diff.* — 1.3 (30)
Home Win % — 58% (21)
Home Rec. — 35-24-7
OT/SO Games — 16.7% (36)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SJS — — — 0-4-2 1-3 0-0
SEA — — — 3-2-0 4-3 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’23-24 68 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 808 / 72 594 / 58
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/15/15
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 4/11/18
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Al Kimmel

 

 

 

Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Kendrick Nicholson #30
 Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’23-24 72 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 589 / 5 658 / 39
First NHL Game 1/17/15 10/24/13
Birthplace Milverton, ON Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.7 (5) 5.6 (46)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (8) 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (3) 1.3 (28)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (7) 8.0 (12)
PIM/Gm 19.5 (14) 21.3 (4)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (30) 45.6% (43)
% PP Opp for Home 51.8% (17) 54.7% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (20) 1.7 (2)
Home Win % 62% (10) 58% (22)
Home Rec. 42-24-7 38-26-10
OT/SO Games 16.4% (37) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
CGY 1-1-1 3-3 10-8 2-3-2 0-3 0-0
LAK 2-2-0 1-2 0-0 4-1-1 4-3 3-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’23-24 67 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 134 / 0 636 / 59
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/8/15
First Playoff Game — 4/12/17
Birthplace London, ON Vancouver, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 
     
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