Today’s NHL games:
DETvsBUF – MINvsPHI – UTAvsLAK – TORvsBOS – STLvsMTL – WSHvsTBL – ANAvsNYR – WPGvsCGY – FLAvsNYI – CBJvsNSH – CHIvsDAL – PITvsVAN – SJSvsVGK – CARvsSEA
Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
1:00 PM ET
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Brandon Blandina #39 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 233 / 0 | 660 / 28 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/19/19 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Centennial, CO | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (17) | 6.1 (34) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (36) | 5.8 (32) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (33) | 6.8 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.5 (28) | 16.2 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.9% (22) | 48.5% (33) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.2% (25) | 51.9% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (25) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 49% (39) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 32-33-9 | 39-29-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.0% (13) | 17.6% (34) | ||||
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Devin Berg #87 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 602 / 74 | 1513 / 91 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers
1:00 PM ET
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Ghislain Hebert #22 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1469 / 170 | 940 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 3/3/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Bathurst, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (29) | 6.5 (12) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (7) | 6.6 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (22) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (22) | 8.4 (8) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (23) | 20.1 (7) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (20) | 49.1% (18) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.5% (22) | 51.3% (24) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (18) | 1.3 (29) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (13) | 62% (12) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-25-7 | 42-24-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (27) | 27.6% (11) | ||||
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James Tobias #61 |
Tommy Hughes #65 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 407 / 13 | 146 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 10/15/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | London, ON | ||||
Utah Hockey Club at Los Angeles Kings
4:00 PM ET
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Mitch Dunning #20 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 243 / 0 | 1537 / 242 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/19 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Tecumseh, ON | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (32) | 6.1 (37) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (34) | 5.9 (30) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (32) | 7.8 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.3 (30) | 21.0 (5) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (9) | 50.2% (11) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.6% (39) | 49.9% (38) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (34) | 1.3 (32) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (34) | 56% (30) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-29-7 | 34-26-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.6% (32) | 19.1% (31) | ||||
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Trent Knorr #74 |
Tyson Baker #88 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 706 / 28 | 365 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/13/13 | 10/10/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 5/24/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Powell River, BC | St. Mary’s, ON | ||||
Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
7:00 PM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Kyle Rehman #10 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1037 / 43 | 1015 / 43 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 1/22/08 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Red Deer, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (41) | 6.1 (34) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (14) | 6.5 (12) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (12) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (16) | 7.9 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.4 (16) | 19.6 (13) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (39) | 49.7% (10) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (4) | 50.8% (29) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (4) | 1.1 (40) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (15) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 39-29-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (34) | 16.2% (38) | ||||
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Kilian McNamara #93 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 210 / 0 | 897 / 112 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/25/21 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Lake Worth, FL | Antigonish, NS | ||||
St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM ET
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Garrett Rank #7 |
Pierre Lambert #25 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 606 / 23 | 440 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/15/15 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (17) | 6.7 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.9 (4) | 6.1 (21) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (7) | 1.1 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (5) | 7.9 (16) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.7 (12) | 19.7 (10) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.1% (34) | 46.3% (40) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (13) | 52.9% (8) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.4 (16) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (28) | 55% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-27-11 | 37-30-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (23) | 25.7% (19) | ||||
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Dan Kelly #98 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 223 / 0 | 489 / 38 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/21 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Morrisonville, NY | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM ET
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Jake Brenk #26 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 520 / 9 | 382 / 3 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (30) | 6.1 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.6 (11) | 6.5 (13) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (16) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (13) | 8.3 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.9 (9) | 21.4 (3) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (29) | 52.2% (1) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.7% (18) | 48.4% (41) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (18) | 1.4 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 65% (5) | 62% (11) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-22-8 | 42-24-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 28.4% (9) | 24.3% (20) | ||||
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Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
Steve Barton #59 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 616 / 22 | 1542 / 155 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/15 | 11/1/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/11/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Vankleek Hill, ON | ||||
Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
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Justin Kea #36 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 76 / 0 | 741 / 90 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (24) | 6.2 (33) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (16) | 5.8 (33) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (31) | 1.1 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (29) | 7.0 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.1 (37) | 16.6 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.8% (3) | 50.6% (25) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 47.6% (43) | 52.1% (12) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (35) | 1.1 (42) | ||||
| Home Win % | 48% (40) | 54% (33) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 11-12-4 | 35-29-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.9% (18) | 24.3% (20) | ||||
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Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
Mark Shewchyk #92 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 229 / 0 | 1406 / 79 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/21 | 10/9/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/15/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Waterdown, ON | ||||
Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames
7:00 PM ET
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Cody Beach #32 |
Trevor Hanson #14 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 70 / 0 | 670 / 43 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 10/24/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (11) | 5.6 (46) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 7.3 (1) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (28) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.5 (4) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (24) | 21.3 (4) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (42) | 45.6% (43) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (5) | 54.7% (1) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (6) | 1.7 (2) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (17) | 58% (22) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 12-8-2 | 38-26-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.6% (41) | 28.4% (9) | ||||
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Bevan Mills #53 |
Michel Cormier #76 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 450 / 26 | 1376 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/10/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/22/06 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Florida Panthers at New York Islanders
7:30 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Carter Sandlak #29 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 570 / 37 | 120 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 3/22/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Vancouver, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (15) | 7.0 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.7 (9) | 5.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (13) | 1.1 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.5 (3) | 5.8 (19) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.5 (15) | 12.5 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (17) | 48.1% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (28) | 52.0% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (9) | 79% (1) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-19-9 | 31-7-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 30.2% (4) | 29.4% (3) | ||||
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Derek Nansen #70 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 498 / 37 | 1404 / 65 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/11/02 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/14/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Ottawa, ON | ||||
Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM ET
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Jordan Samuels-Thomas #42 |
Eric Furlatt #27 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 56 / 0 | 1471 / 180 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/14/22 | 10/8/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | West Hartford, CT | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (9) | 6.3 (22) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.8 (5) | 6.0 (27) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (6) | 1.3 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (6) | 7.6 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 22.2 (1) | 18.1 (25) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (16) | 51.0% (7) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.2% (26) | 50.2% (35) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (11) | 1.3 (33) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (24) | 66% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 10-7-2 | 43-20-9 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 10.5% (43) | 26.4% (15) | ||||
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Ben O’Quinn #91 |
Libor Suchanek #60 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 220 / 0 | 462 / 225 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 11/16/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Stod, Czechia | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM ET
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Chris Lee #28 |
Stephen Hiff #46 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1424 / 120 | 3 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/2/01 | 4/11/24 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. John, NB | Cambridge, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (30) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (39) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (39) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.9 (37) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.1 (38) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (35) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (14) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (31) | % (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-5 | 0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (27) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
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Caleb Apperson #77 |
Jesse Marquis #86 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 208 / 0 | 334 / 12 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/19/21 | 10/11/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/18/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM ET
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Wes McCauley #4 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1373 / 205 | 746 / 23 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (36) | 6.3 (23) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (40) | 6.0 (26) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 0.9 (42) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (40) | 7.8 (20) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (41) | 18.9 (19) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (36) | 49.9% (15) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (7) | 50.8% (30) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (17) | 1.4 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (23) | 43% (42) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-26-11 | 28-39-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 33.3% (2) | 14.9% (40) | ||||
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
Ryan Gibbons #58 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 818 / 80 | 646 / 70 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/8/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Vancouver, BC | ||||
San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM ET
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Tom Chmielewski #18 |
Graedy Hamilton #41 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 570 / 4 | 3 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/14 | 4/7/24 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scott AFB, IL | Duncan, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (26) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.1 (20) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (14) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (24) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.1 (26) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.5% (24) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (21) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (23) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (36) | % (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 32-30-11 | 0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 28.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
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Mitchell Hunt #62 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 101 / 0 | 308 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/21 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Naperville, IL | Parkhill, ON | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM ET
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Corey Syvret #23 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1456 / 204 | 312 / 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) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| CAR | 3-1-1 | 0 | 3-1-1 | 2-1-0 | 0 | 2-1-0 |
| SEA | 2-0-0 | 0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-1 | 0 | 4-0-1 |
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Joe Mahon #89 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 83 / 0 | 439 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/22 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Trail, BC | ||||
Updated stats — 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:
