Today’s NHL games:
LAKvsBOS – FLAvsBUF – PITvsTOR – OTTvsMTL – NSHvsDET – UTAvsNYR – NJDvsWSH – NYIvsDAL – SEAvsMIN – CBJvsCOL – PHIvsCGY – CHIvsEDM – ANAvsSJS
Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins
1:00 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Beau Halkidis #48 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 565 / 37 | 118 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 4/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | London, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (15) | 6.6 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (9) | 7.1 (3) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.5 (3) | 8.7 (2) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.5 (15) | 20.8 (6) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (17) | 49.0% (2) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (28) | 48.3% (42) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (9) | 66% (4) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-19-9 | 17-8-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 30.2% (4) | 24.1% (22) | ||||
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 663 / 37 | 890 / 112 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Antigonish, NS | ||||
Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET
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Pierre Lambert #25 |
Justin Kea #36 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 436 / 4 | 70 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/17/16 | 3/28/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Hubert, QC | Woodville, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.7 (6) | 6.3 (24) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 6.2 (16) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (35) | 1.3 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (16) | 7.3 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.7 (10) | 16.1 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.3% (40) | 51.8% (3) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.9% (8) | 47.6% (43) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (16) | 1.3 (35) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (31) | 48% (40) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-30-7 | 11-12-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.7% (19) | 25.9% (18) | ||||
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James Tobias #61 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 402 / 13 | 217 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET
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Ghislain Hebert #22 |
Dan O’Rourke #9 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 934 / 0 | 1451 / 204 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/3/09 | 10/2/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bathurst, NB | Calgary, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (12) | 5.9 (45) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.6 (10) | 6.0 (27) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (5) | 1.3 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (8) | 7.5 (25) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.1 (7) | 18.8 (20) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.1% (18) | 49.5% (19) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.3% (24) | 51.4% (23) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (29) | 1.3 (24) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (12) | 77% (2) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-10 | 45-12-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.6% (11) | 29.5% (6) | ||||
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1837 / 200 | 1510 / 91 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM ET
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Jake Brenk #26 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 516 / 9 | 1242 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Lower Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (30) | 6.0 (40) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.6 (11) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (16) | 1.0 (41) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (13) | 7.5 (26) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.9 (9) | 18.3 (22) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (29) | 49.2% (27) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.7% (18) | 51.6% (20) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (18) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Home Win % | 65% (5) | 47% (41) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-22-8 | 29-33-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 28.4% (9) | 20.5% (24) | ||||
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Michel Cormier #76 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 492 / 37 | 1372 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/10/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/22/06 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM ET
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Morgan MacPhee #43 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1465 / 170 | 39 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 4/8/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (29) | 8.3 (1) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (7) | 4.0 (43) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (22) | 1.3 (24) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (22) | 5.3 (43) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (23) | 12.7 (42) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (20) | 50.0% (6) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.5% (22) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (18) | 0.0 (43) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (13) | 50% (38) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-25-7 | 1-1-1 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (27) | 66.7% (1) | ||||
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Andrew Smith #51 |
Trent Knorr #74 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 483 / 38 | 700 / 28 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/4/17 | 11/13/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/10/19 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Powell River, BC | ||||
Utah Hockey Club at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 735 / 90 | 1368 / 205 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (33) | 6.1 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (33) | 5.3 (40) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (35) | 0.9 (42) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (36) | 6.6 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.6 (32) | 15.3 (41) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.6% (25) | 48.9% (36) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (12) | 53.0% (7) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (42) | 1.4 (17) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (33) | 58% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-29-10 | 38-26-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.3% (20) | 33.3% (2) | ||||
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Kyle Flemington #55 |
Ben O’Quinn #91 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 303 / 9 | 213 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/18/19 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Woodstock, ON | ||||
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM ET
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Brian Pochmara #16 |
Michael Markovic #31 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1155 / 61 | 247 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/23/05 | 3/7/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit, MI | Scarborough, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (44) | 6.8 (4) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (31) | 7.2 (2) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (35) | 1.5 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (34) | 8.8 (1) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.4 (34) | 21.4 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (38) | 47.9% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.6% (10) | 52.8% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (25) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (28) | 64% (6) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-28-9 | 42-21-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.0% (13) | 27.4% (12) | ||||
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Tyson Baker #88 |
Bryan Pancich #94 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 360 / 1 | 925 / 70 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 10/3/09 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Great Falls, MT | ||||
New York Islanders at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM ET
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Francois St. Laurent #8 |
Furman South #13 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1032 / 87 | 338 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 4/6/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Sewickley, PA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (13) | 6.0 (43) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (15) | 5.7 (35) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.7 (1) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.3 (10) | 7.3 (31) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.1 (18) | 18.0 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.7% (41) | 46.9% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.3% (2) | 53.8% (3) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.8 (1) | 1.2 (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (15) | 59% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 20-13-4 | 39-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.7% (5) | 26.0% (17) | ||||
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Joe Mahon #89 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 78 / 0 | 1160 / 155 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/22 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Drayton, ON | ||||
Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM ET
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Brandon Schrader #34 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 194 / 0 | 655 / 28 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/1/19 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sanborn, NY | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (27) | 6.1 (34) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (24) | 5.8 (32) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (30) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (19) | 6.8 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.1 (17) | 16.2 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.2% (4) | 48.5% (33) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.4% (40) | 51.9% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (8) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 20-11-3 | 39-29-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 31.7% (3) | 17.6% (34) | ||||
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Tommy Hughes #65 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 140 / 0 | 434 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/22 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | London, ON | Trail, BC | ||||
Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
9:00 PM ET
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Chris Lee #28 |
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1421 / 120 | 1032 / 43 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/2/01 | 10/13/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. John, NB | St-Tite, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (30) | 6.0 (41) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (39) | 6.4 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (39) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.9 (37) | 7.9 (16) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.1 (38) | 19.4 (16) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (35) | 48.0% (39) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.1% (6) | 53.8% (4) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (14) | 1.5 (4) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (31) | 60% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-5 | 40-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (27) | 17.6% (34) | ||||
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Mitchell Hunt #62 |
Mark Shewchyk #92 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 98 / 0 | 1400 / 79 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/21 | 10/9/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/15/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Naperville, IL | Waterdown, ON | ||||
Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames
10:00 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Cody Beach #32 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 593 / 9 | 65 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 4/12/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Nanaimo, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.7 (5) | 6.5 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (8) | 7.3 (1) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (3) | 1.6 (2) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (7) | 8.5 (4) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.5 (14) | 18.3 (24) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (30) | 46.8% (42) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.8% (17) | 53.8% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (20) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (10) | 59% (17) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 12-8-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.4% (37) | 13.6% (41) | ||||
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Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
Steve Barton #59 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 224 / 0 | 1537 / 155 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/21 | 11/1/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/11/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Vankleek Hill, ON | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers
10:00 PM ET
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Mitch Dunning #20 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1465 / 180 | 240 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 3/28/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Tecumseh, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (22) | 6.2 (32) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (27) | 5.8 (34) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (27) | 1.2 (33) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (23) | 7.1 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.1 (25) | 17.3 (30) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.0% (7) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.2% (35) | 49.6% (39) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (33) | 1.3 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 66% (3) | 54% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-20-9 | 34-29-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.4% (15) | 18.6% (32) | ||||
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Travis Toomey #90 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 640 / 70 | 298 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 10/3/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 4/25/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Leduc, AB | ||||
Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM ET
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Brandon Blandina #39 |
Jean Hebert #15 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 227 / 0 | 754 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/19/19 | 3/30/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Centennial, CO | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (17) | 6.4 (20) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (36) | 6.1 (18) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (10) | 1.4 (18) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (33) | 7.5 (27) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.5 (28) | 17.1 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.9% (22) | 51.1% (5) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.2% (25) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (25) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Home Win % | 49% (39) | 59% (20) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 32-33-9 | 24-16-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.0% (13) | 19.1% (30) | ||||
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Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
Caleb Apperson #77 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 610 / 22 | 202 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/15 | 10/19/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Stats updates on the way…
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 officials, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2024-25.
Here is the NHL’s officating roster for the 2024-25 season:
