The NHL is starting Round 2 this afternoon before wrapping up Round 1 later tonight. The full lineup of second round officials will be out soon, but we know four who are already taking the ice today.
Today’s NHL games:
CARvsNYR – VGKvsDAL
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Game 1 – 4:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Kyle Rehman #10 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 67 / 5 | 75 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1219 / 146 | 1009 / 44 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 1/22/08 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penticton, BC | Red Deer, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (20) | 6.4 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (12) | 6.2 (17) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (38) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (17) | 7.6 (22) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (26) | 17.8 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.2% (25) | 50.5% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.0% (21) | 49.9% (36) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (22) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 52% (36) | 55% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 30-27-10 | 38-30-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.9% (29) | 21.3% (17) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| CAR | 1-2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-1-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 |
| NYR | 4-2-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-3-0 | 4-1 | 3-2 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 71 / 5 | 72 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 490 / 33 | 596 / 69 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/11/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
Game 7 – 7:30 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 64 / 4 | 75 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1447 / 196 | 1366 / 210 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (35) | 6.4 (14) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.1 (22) | 5.4 (41) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (32) | 1.1 (36) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.3 (9) | 7.3 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.3 (9) | 18.1 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (14) | 46.6% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.0% (29) | 53.2% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (7) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 74% (3) | 64% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-14-6 | 45-24-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.6% (8) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| VGK | 1-2-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 2-1-1 | 2-4 | 2-1 |
| DAL | 4-2-0 | 4-3 | 1-7 | 4-0-0 | 5-1 | 3-2 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 70 / 4 | 72 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1534 / 152 | 1159 / 152 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Drayton, ON | ||||
Stats have been updated through the end of the 2023-24 regular 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.
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:
