Today’s NHL games:
TBLvsOTT – DETvsNSH – EDMvsDAL – VGKvsFLA – NYRvsTOR – WSHvsNJD – MTLvsNYI – VANvsPHI – MINvsCBJ – CARvsSTL – BUFvsCHI – BOSvsUTA – CGYvsSEA
Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators
1:00 PM ET
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Graham Skilliter #24 |
Francois St. Laurent #8 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 742 / 23 | 1033 / 87 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/13 | 11/10/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | La Ronge, SK | Greenfield Park, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (23) | 6.5 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (26) | 6.3 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (25) | 1.7 (1) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (20) | 8.3 (10) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (19) | 19.1 (18) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.9% (15) | 47.7% (41) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.8% (30) | 54.3% (2) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (21) | 1.8 (1) | ||||
| Home Win % | 43% (42) | 60% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 28-39-7 | 20-13-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 14.9% (40) | 29.7% (5) | ||||
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Julien Fournier #56 |
Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 305 / 0 | 225 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/19 | 10/15/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Gatineau, QC | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
2:00 PM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Furman South #13 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1035 / 43 | 340 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 4/6/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Sewickley, PA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (41) | 6.0 (43) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (14) | 5.7 (35) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (12) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (16) | 7.3 (31) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.4 (16) | 18.0 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (39) | 46.9% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (4) | 53.8% (3) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (4) | 1.2 (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (15) | 59% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 39-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (34) | 26.0% (17) | ||||
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1404 / 79 | 1164 / 155 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Drayton, ON | ||||
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars
4:00 PM ET
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Wes McCauley #4 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1370 / 205 | 1244 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Lower Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (36) | 6.0 (40) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (40) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 0.9 (42) | 1.0 (41) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (40) | 7.5 (26) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (41) | 18.3 (22) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (36) | 49.2% (27) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (7) | 51.6% (20) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (17) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (23) | 47% (41) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-26-11 | 29-33-11 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 33.3% (2) | 20.5% (24) | ||||
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James Tobias #61 |
Brad Kovachik #71 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 405 / 13 | 1840 / 200 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 10/10/96 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/14/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Woodstock, ON | ||||
Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers
6:00 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 737 / 90 | 1157 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (33) | 5.9 (44) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (33) | 5.9 (31) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (35) | 1.1 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (36) | 7.1 (34) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.6 (32) | 16.4 (34) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.6% (25) | 48.0% (38) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (12) | 52.6% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (42) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (33) | 56% (28) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-29-10 | 37-28-9 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.3% (20) | 27.0% (13) | ||||
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Ben O’Quinn #91 |
Michel Cormier #76 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 217 / 0 | 1375 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 10/10/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/22/06 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET
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Garrett Rank #7 |
Cody Beach #32 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 602 / 23 | 68 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/15/15 | 4/12/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | Nanaimo, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (17) | 6.5 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.9 (4) | 7.3 (1) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (7) | 1.6 (2) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (5) | 8.5 (4) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.7 (12) | 18.3 (24) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.1% (34) | 46.8% (42) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (13) | 53.8% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (28) | 59% (17) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-27-11 | 12-8-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (23) | 13.6% (41) | ||||
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David Brisebois #96 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1512 / 91 | 436 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/10 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Trail, BC | ||||
Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM ET
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Carter Sandlak #29 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1467 / 170 | 117 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 3/22/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Vancouver, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (29) | 7.0 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (7) | 5.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (22) | 1.1 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (22) | 5.8 (19) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (23) | 12.5 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (20) | 48.1% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.5% (22) | 52.0% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (18) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (13) | 79% (1) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-25-7 | 31-7-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (27) | 29.4% (3) | ||||
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Ryan Jackson #84 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 496 / 37 | 76 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/30/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Pointe-Claire, QC | ||||
Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
7:00 PM ET
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Morgan MacPhee #43 |
Jake Brenk #26 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 39 / 0 | 517 / 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) | ||||
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Jonny Murray #95 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 667 / 37 | 1507 / 192 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/16/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Beauport, QC | ||||
Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM ET
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Justin Kea #36 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 73 / 0 | 1534 / 242 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (24) | 6.1 (37) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (16) | 5.9 (30) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (31) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (29) | 7.8 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.1 (37) | 21.0 (5) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.8% (3) | 50.2% (11) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 47.6% (43) | 49.9% (38) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (35) | 1.3 (32) | ||||
| Home Win % | 48% (40) | 56% (30) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 11-12-4 | 34-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.9% (18) | 19.1% (31) | ||||
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Derek Nansen #70 |
Justin Johnson #57 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1401 / 65 | 131 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/02 | 10/23/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/07 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Winnipeg, MB | ||||
Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Brandon Blandina #39 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 595 / 9 | 229 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 3/19/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Centennial, CO | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.7 (5) | 6.4 (17) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (8) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (3) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (7) | 7.1 (33) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.5 (14) | 17.5 (28) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (30) | 49.9% (22) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.8% (17) | 51.2% (25) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (20) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (10) | 49% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 32-33-9 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.4% (37) | 27.0% (13) | ||||
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Tyson Baker #88 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 363 / 1 | 207 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues
7:00 PM ET
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Mitch Dunning #20 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 241 / 0 | 1423 / 120 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/19 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Tecumseh, ON | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (32) | 6.2 (30) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (34) | 5.5 (39) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (33) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (32) | 6.9 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.3 (30) | 16.1 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (9) | 47.9% (35) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.6% (39) | 53.1% (6) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (34) | 1.4 (14) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (34) | 55% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-29-7 | 38-31-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.6% (32) | 20.3% (27) | ||||
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Kilian McNamara #93 |
Bryan Pancich #94 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 207 / 0 | 927 / 70 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/25/21 | 10/3/09 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Lake Worth, FL | Great Falls, MT | ||||
Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks
8:00 PM ET
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1223 / 152 | 55 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 4/14/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penticton, BC | West Hartford, CT | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (10) | 6.5 (9) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (25) | 6.8 (5) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (17) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (21) | 8.4 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.0 (8) | 22.2 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (8) | 48.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.6% (32) | 51.2% (26) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (3) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (37) | 58% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-32-8 | 10-7-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.5% (24) | 10.5% (43) | ||||
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Steve Barton #59 |
Tommy Hughes #65 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1540 / 155 | 144 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/15/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | London, ON | ||||
Boston Bruins at Utah Hockey Club
9:00 PM ET
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Ghislain Hebert #22 |
Corey Syvret #23 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 937 / 0 | 308 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/3/09 | 4/4/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bathurst, NB | Millgrove, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (12) | 6.5 (14) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.6 (10) | 5.6 (37) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (5) | 1.2 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (8) | 7.0 (35) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.1 (7) | 16.6 (33) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.1% (18) | 49.9% (12) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.3% (24) | 50.4% (33) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (29) | 1.5 (7) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (12) | 58% (25) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-10 | 38-27-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.6% (11) | 20.5% (24) | ||||
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Devin Berg #87 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 600 / 74 | 220 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM ET
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Kyle Rehman #10 |
Michael Markovic #31 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1013 / 43 | 248 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/22/08 | 3/7/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Red Deer, AB | Scarborough, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (34) | 6.8 (4) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.5 (12) | 7.2 (2) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (10) | 1.5 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (13) | 8.8 (1) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.6 (13) | 21.4 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (10) | 47.9% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.8% (29) | 52.8% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (26) | 64% (6) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-29-6 | 42-21-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.2% (38) | 27.4% (12) | ||||
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 815 / 80 | 486 / 38 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Stats updates — including team records — 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:
