Today’s NHL games:
MTLvsDET – NYIvsNJD – NSHvsPIT – BUFvsTBL – BOSvsWSH – OTTvsNYR – SJSvsEDM – MINvsLAK 

 

Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Garrett Rank #7
 Francois St. Laurent #8
Games ’23-24 74 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 598 / 11 1028 / 76
First NHL Game 1/15/15 11/10/05
Birthplace Elmira, ON Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.5 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 6.9 (4) 6.3 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (7) 1.7 (1)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (5) 8.3 (10)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (12) 19.1 (18)
% of Penl on Home 47.1% (34) 47.7% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (13) 54.3% (2)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (9) 1.8 (1)
Home Win % 56% (28) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 36-27-11 20-13-4
OT/SO Games 23.0% (23) 29.7% (5)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MTL 2-3-0 2-3 0-0 1-2-0 2-2 0-0
DET 2-3-0 2-2 4-3 0-2-0 1-3 1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Trent Knorr #74
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’23-24 70 69
Career Games (RS/PO) 695 / 24 479 / 34
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/4/17
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/10/19
Birthplace Powell River, BC Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 

New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Eric Furlatt #27
 Chris Rooney #5
Games ’23-24 62 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 1462 / 168 1461 / 155
First NHL Game 10/8/01 11/22/00
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.3 (22) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (27) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.6 (23) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (25) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 51.0% (7) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 50.2% (35) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (33) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 66% (3) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 43-20-9 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 26.4% (15) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NYI 3-2-0 1-3 0-0 4-0-0 2-1 2-0
NJD 2-2-1 3-3 0-0 4-3-0 1-4 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ben O’Quinn #91
 Derek Nansen #70
Games ’23-24 71 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 210 / 0 1395 / 65
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/11/02
First Playoff Game — 4/14/07
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Ottawa, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’23-24 41 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 1239 / 114 1028 / 37
First NHL Game 11/19/05 10/13/07
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (40) 6.0 (41)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (22) 6.4 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (41) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (26) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (22) 19.4 (16)
% of Penl on Home 49.2% (27) 48.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (20) 53.8% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (8) 1.5 (4)
Home Win % 47% (41) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 29-33-11 40-26-8
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 17.6% (34)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
NSH 4-3-0 3-0 2-2 1-2-1 3-2 1-5
PIT 4-1-0 2-1 3-0 0-4-1 2-1 8-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’23-24 69 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 1833 / 200 325 / 5
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/11/18
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Bouctouche, NB

  

 

Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Morgan MacPhee #43
 Jake Brenk #26
Games ’23-24 34 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 37 / 0 511 / 9
First NHL Game 4/8/23 11/12/15
Birthplace Elmira, ON Detroit Lakes, MN
Goals/Gm 8.3 (1) 6.2 (30)
PP Opp/Gm 4.0 (43) 6.6 (11)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (24) 1.4 (16)
Penl/Gm 5.3 (43) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 12.7 (42) 19.9 (9)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (6) 48.8% (29)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (36) 51.7% (18)
Penl Diff.* 0.0 (43) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 50% (38) 65% (5)
Home Rec. 1-1-1 44-22-8
OT/SO Games 66.7% (1) 28.4% (9)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
BUF 1-0-0 0-0 0-0 4-1-1 0-2 0-1
TBL 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-0 2-1 1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Libor Suchanek #60
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’23-24 72 71
Career Games (RS/PO) 453 / 21 660 / 26
First NHL Game 11/16/17 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 8/2/20
Birthplace Stod, Czechia Orangeville, ON

  

 

Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
  Francis Charron #6
 Jean Hebert #15
Games ’23-24 62 74
Career Games (RS/PO) 732 / 83 748 / 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
BOS 3-1-0 0-0 1-3 2-1-0 1-3 3-2
WSH 2-4-0 1-1 6-0 1-1-1 2-3 1-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Dan Kelly #98
 Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’23-24 72 70
Career Games (RS/PO) 214 / 0 1157 / 143
First NHL Game 1/28/21 10/6/07
First Playoff Game — 4/15/11
Birthplace Morrisonville, NY Drayton, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mark Faucette

 

 

Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Michael Markovic #31
Games ’23-24 73 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 223 / 0 243 / 0
First NHL Game 3/19/19 3/7/19
Birthplace Centennial, CO Scarborough, ON
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.8 (4)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (36) 7.2 (2)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (10) 1.5 (4)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (33) 8.8 (1)
PIM/Gm 17.5 (28) 21.4 (2)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (22) 47.9% (31)
% PP Opp for Home 51.2% (25) 52.8% (9)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.5 (5)
Home Win % 49% (39) 64% (6)
Home Rec. 32-33-9 42-21-10
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 27.4% (12)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
OTT 1-5-0 0-4 0-0 4-3-1 3-1 0-0
NYR 1-3-1 3-0 2-1 2-1-0 3-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’23-24 72 71
Career Games (RS/PO) 607 / 14 886 / 96
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/11/11
First Playoff Game — 4/17/14
Birthplace Trail, BC Antigonish, NS

  

 

San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Corey Syvret #23
 Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’23-24 75 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 305 / 0 422 / 0
First NHL Game 4/4/18 10/24/16
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 6.5 (14) 6.6 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (37) 6.8 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (32) 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (35) 8.1 (11)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (33) 19.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (12) 50.7% (23)
% PP Opp for Home 50.4% (33) 51.7% (19)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (7) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 58% (25) 58% (21)
Home Rec. 38-27-8 35-24-7
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 16.7% (36)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
SJS 1-4-1 0-3 0-0 0-4-2 1-3 0-0
EDM 2-0-1 2-4 0-0 3-4-0 3-1 7-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’23-24 70 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 136 / 0 596 / 58
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/15/15
First Playoff Game — 4/11/18
Birthplace London, ON Kitchener, ON

  

 

Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Chris Lee #28
Games ’23-24 74 74
Career Games (RS/PO) 735 / 16 1416 / 117
First NHL Game 1/28/13 4/2/01
Birthplace La Ronge, SK St. John, NB
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 6.2 (30)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.1 (39)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 6.9 (37)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 16.1 (38)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 47.9% (35)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 53.1% (6)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.4 (14)
Home Win % 43% (42) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 38-31-5
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 20.3% (27)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
MIN 1-3-0 1-4 0-0 4-3-0 3-1 7-2
LAK 4-3-0 1-4 0-0 2-1-0 2-3 0-4
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Tyson Baker #88
Games ’23-24 70 71
Career Games (RS/PO) 809 / 72 355 / 1
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 5/24/21
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC St. Mary’s, ON

  

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