Today’s NHL games:
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Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
6:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Francis Charron #6
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 738 / 90 1036 / 43
First NHL Game 4/5/10 10/13/07
Birthplace Ottawa, ON St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (33) 6.0 (41)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (33) 6.4 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (36) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 16.6 (32) 19.4 (16)
% of Penl on Home 50.6% (25) 48.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (12) 53.8% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (42) 1.5 (4)
Home Win % 54% (33) 60% (15)
Home Rec. 35-29-10 40-26-8
OT/SO Games 24.3% (20) 17.6% (34)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Matt MacPherson #83
Julien Fournier #56
Games ’24-25 6 6
Career Games (RS/PO) 894 / 112 306 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/17/14
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Gatineau, QC

  


 

Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers
6:30 PM ET

REFEREES

  Jake Brenk #26
Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’24-25 5 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 518 / 9 1468 / 180
First NHL Game 11/12/15 10/8/01
Birthplace Detroit Lakes, MN Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.2 (30) 6.3 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 6.6 (11) 6.0 (27)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (16) 1.3 (27)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (13) 7.6 (23)
PIM/Gm 19.9 (9) 18.1 (25)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (29) 51.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 51.7% (18) 50.2% (35)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 65% (5) 66% (3)
Home Rec. 44-22-8 43-20-9
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 26.4% (15)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jesse Marquis #86
Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 332 / 12 460 / 225
First NHL Game 10/11/18 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 4/18/23 8/2/20
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Stod, Czechia

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mark Faucette

 


 

Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils
6:45 PM ET

REFEREES

  Kelly Sutherland #11
Morgan MacPhee #43
Games ’24-25 5 2
Career Games (RS/PO) 1535 / 242 40 / 0
First NHL Game 12/19/00 4/8/23
Birthplace Richmond, BC Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (37) 8.3 (1)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (30) 4.0 (43)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (21) 1.3 (24)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (18) 5.3 (43)
PIM/Gm 21.0 (5) 12.7 (42)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (11) 50.0% (6)
% PP Opp for Home 49.9% (38) 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (32) 0.0 (43)
Home Win % 56% (30) 50% (38)
Home Rec. 34-26-8 1-1-1
OT/SO Games 19.1% (31) 66.7% (1)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Tommy Hughes #65
Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’24-25 6 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 145 / 0 1165 / 155
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/6/07
First Playoff Game 4/15/11
Birthplace London, ON Drayton, ON

  


 

Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Gord Dwyer #19
Riley Brace #49
Games ’24-25 5 0
Career Games (RS/PO) 1245 / 118 1 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/05 4/13/24
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Fitzroy Harbour, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (40) 0.0 (0)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (22) 0.0 (0)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (41) 0.0 (0)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (26) 0.0 (0)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (22) 0.0 (0)
% of Penl on Home 49.2% (27) 0.0% (0)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (20) 0.0% (0)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (8) 0.0 (0)
Home Win % 47% (41) % (0)
Home Rec. 29-33-11 0
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 0.0% (0)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Brad Kovachik #71
Travis Gawryletz #67
Games ’24-25 6 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 1841 / 200 438 / 8
First NHL Game 10/10/96 11/8/17
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 4/17/23
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Trail, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Al Kimmel

 


 

New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
7:15 PM ET

REFEREES

  Kendrick Nicholson #30
Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’24-25 5 6
Career Games (RS/PO) 596 / 9 231 / 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)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Steve Barton #59
Derek Nansen #70
Games ’24-25 6 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 1541 / 155 1402 / 65
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/11/02
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 4/14/07
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Ottawa, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 


 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:30 PM ET

REFEREES

  TJ Luxmore #21
Furman South #13
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 658 / 28 341 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/13 4/6/17
Birthplace Timmins, ON Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm 6.1 (34) 6.0 (43)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (32) 5.7 (35)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.2 (34)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (38) 7.3 (31)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (35) 18.0 (27)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (33) 46.9% (37)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (16) 53.8% (3)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.2 (36)
Home Win % 57% (26) 59% (18)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 39-26-8
OT/SO Games 17.6% (34) 26.0% (17)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kilian McNamara #93
James Tobias #61
Games ’24-25 5 6
Career Games (RS/PO) 208 / 0 406 / 13
First NHL Game 10/25/21 11/22/17
First Playoff Game 4/17/23
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Buffalo, NY

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 


 

Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders
7:45 PM ET

REFEREES

  Garrett Rank #7
Jean Hebert #15
Games ’24-25 4 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 603 / 23 755 / 99
First NHL Game 1/15/15 3/30/11
Birthplace Elmira, ON Bouctouche, NB
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.4 (20)
PP Opp/Gm 6.9 (4) 6.1 (18)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (7) 1.4 (18)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (5) 7.5 (27)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (12) 17.1 (31)
% of Penl on Home 47.1% (34) 51.1% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (13) 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (9) 1.1 (39)
Home Win % 56% (28) 59% (20)
Home Rec. 36-27-11 24-16-7
OT/SO Games 23.0% (23) 19.1% (30)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Brandon Gawryletz #64
Ryan Jackson #84
Games ’24-25 4 1
Career Games (RS/PO) 613 / 22 77 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/30/22
First Playoff Game 5/16/21
Birthplace Trail, BC Pointe-Claire, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 


 

Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Brian Pochmara #16
Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’24-25 5 1
Career Games (RS/PO) 1158 / 61 119 / 0
First NHL Game 12/23/05 4/1/19
Birthplace Detroit, MI London, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (44) 6.6 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (31) 7.1 (3)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (35) 1.3 (26)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (34) 8.7 (2)
PIM/Gm 16.4 (34) 20.8 (6)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (38) 49.0% (2)
% PP Opp for Home 52.6% (10) 48.3% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (25) 1.1 (38)
Home Win % 56% (28) 66% (4)
Home Rec. 37-28-9 17-8-4
OT/SO Games 27.0% (13) 24.1% (22)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Jonathan Deschamps #80
Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 227 / 0 218 / 0
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/14/21
First Playoff Game
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Woodstock, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 


 

Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks
8:15 PM ET

REFEREES

  Carter Sandlak #29
Ghislain Hebert #22
Games ’24-25 6 8
Career Games (RS/PO) 118 / 0 939 / 0
First NHL Game 3/22/22 3/3/09
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Bathurst, NB
Goals/Gm 7.0 (27) 6.5 (12)
PP Opp/Gm 5.0 (24) 6.6 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 5.8 (19) 8.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 12.5 (17) 20.1 (7)
% of Penl on Home 48.1% (4) 49.1% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (40) 51.3% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) 1.3 (29)
Home Win % 79% (1) 62% (12)
Home Rec. 31-7-3 42-24-10
OT/SO Games 29.4% (3) 27.6% (11)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Mitchell Hunt #62
Andrew Smith #51
Games ’24-25 1 6
Career Games (RS/PO) 99 / 0 488 / 38
First NHL Game 10/13/21 10/4/17
First Playoff Game 4/10/19
Birthplace Naperville, IL Kitchener, ON

  


 

Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
8:30 PM ET

REFEREES

  Wes McCauley #4
Justin Kea #36
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 1371 / 205 74 / 0
First NHL Game 1/20/03 3/28/22
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Woodville, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 6.3 (24)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 6.2 (16)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.3 (31)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 7.3 (29)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 16.1 (37)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 51.8% (3)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 47.6% (43)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.3 (35)
Home Win % 58% (23) 48% (40)
Home Rec. 38-26-11 11-12-4
OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 25.9% (18)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Bryan Pancich #94
CJ Murray #68
Games ’24-25 4 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 928 / 70 208 / 0
First NHL Game 10/3/09 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/14
Birthplace Great Falls, MT Pittsburgh, PA

  


 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames
8:45 PM ET

REFEREES

  Brandon Schrader #34
Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’24-25 4 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 196 / 0 381 / 3
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)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Travis Toomey #90
Caleb Apperson #77
Games ’24-25 6 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 301 / 1 207 / 0
First NHL Game 10/3/19 10/19/21
First Playoff Game 4/25/23
Birthplace Leduc, AB Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 


 

Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Cody Beach #32
Pierre Lambert #25
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 69 / 0 439 / 4
First NHL Game 4/12/22 11/17/16
Birthplace Nanaimo, BC St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.5 (11) 6.7 (6)
PP Opp/Gm 7.3 (1) 6.1 (21)
PPG/Gm 1.6 (2) 1.1 (35)
Penl/Gm 8.5 (4) 7.9 (16)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (24) 19.7 (10)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (42) 46.3% (40)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (5) 52.9% (8)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (6) 1.4 (16)
Home Win % 59% (17) 55% (31)
Home Rec. 12-8-2 37-30-7
OT/SO Games 13.6% (41) 25.7% (19)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Bevan Mills #53
Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 447 / 26 668 / 37
First NHL Game 11/29/16 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 8/2/20
Birthplace Surrey, BC Orangeville, ON

  


 

Ottawa Senators at Utah Hockey Club
9:15 PM ET

REFEREES

  Trevor Hanson #14
Tom Chmielewski #18
Games ’24-25 6 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 667 / 43 568 / 4
First NHL Game 10/24/13 4/8/14
Birthplace Richmond, BC Scott AFB, IL
Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 6.2 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.4 (14)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 7.5 (24)
PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 18.1 (26)
% of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 49.5% (24)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 51.6% (21)
Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.3 (23)
Home Win % 58% (22) 51% (36)
Home Rec. 38-26-10 32-30-11
OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 28.8% (8)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Joe Mahon #89
Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’24-25 4 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 81 / 0 816 / 80
First NHL Game 11/1/22 1/21/13
First Playoff Game 4/17/15
Birthplace Calgary, AB Cloverdale, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 


 

San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks
9:45 PM ET

REFEREES

  Dan O’Rourke #9
Corey Syvret #23
Games ’24-25 5 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 1454 / 204 310 / 0
First NHL Game 10/2/99 4/4/18
Birthplace Calgary, AB Millgrove, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (45) 6.5 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 5.6 (37)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (29) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (25) 7.0 (35)
PIM/Gm 18.8 (20) 16.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (19) 49.9% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (23) 50.4% (33)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 77% (2) 58% (25)
Home Rec. 45-12-4 38-27-8
OT/SO Games 29.5% (6) 20.5% (24)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Trent Knorr #74
Brandon Grillo #75
Games ’24-25 5 0
Career Games (RS/PO) 704 / 28 26 / 0
First NHL Game 11/13/13 10/26/23
First Playoff Game 4/12/17
Birthplace Powell River, BC Canton, MI

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 


 

Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken
10:30 PM ET

REFEREES

  Graham Skilliter #24
Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’24-25 6 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 744 / 23 569 / 37
First NHL Game 1/28/13 11/21/13
Birthplace La Ronge, SK Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 6.3 (23) 6.4 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (26) 6.7 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (25) 1.4 (13)
Penl/Gm 7.8 (20) 8.5 (3)
PIM/Gm 18.9 (19) 19.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 49.9% (15) 48.9% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 51.1% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (21) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 43% (42) 63% (9)
Home Rec. 28-39-7 35-19-9
OT/SO Games 14.9% (40) 30.2% (4)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kyle Flemington #55
Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’24-25 4 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 306 / 9 644 / 70
First NHL Game 10/18/19 10/8/15
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/12/17
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Vancouver, BC

  


 

Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
11:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Michael Markovic #31
Steve Kozari #40
Games ’24-25 5 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 251 / 1 1225 / 152
First NHL Game 3/7/19 10/15/05
Birthplace Scarborough, ON Penticton, BC
Goals/Gm 6.8 (4) 6.5 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 7.2 (2) 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (4) 1.4 (17)
Penl/Gm 8.8 (1) 7.7 (21)
PIM/Gm 21.4 (2) 20.0 (8)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (31) 49.7% (8)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (9) 50.6% (32)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (5) 1.6 (3)
Home Win % 64% (6) 51% (37)
Home Rec. 42-21-10 33-32-8
OT/SO Games 27.4% (12) 20.5% (24)
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Devin Berg #87
Dan Kelly #98
Games ’24-25 5 6
Career Games (RS/PO) 602 / 74 222 / 0
First NHL Game 10/15/15 1/28/21
First Playoff Game 4/11/18
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Morrisonville, NY

  


   
 

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: 

NHL Officials – 2024-25