Today’s NHL games:
FLAvsDAL – NYIvsBUF – OTTvsNYR – WPGvsCBJ – TBLvsMIN – NJDvsCGY 

 

Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars
2:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Garrett Rank #7
 Graham Skilliter #24
Games ’24-25 8 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 607 / 23 746 / 23
First NHL Game 1/15/15 1/28/13
Birthplace Elmira, ON La Ronge, SK
Goals/Gm 6.4 (17) 6.3 (23)
PP Opp/Gm 6.9 (4) 6.0 (26)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (7) 1.3 (25)
Penl/Gm 8.4 (5) 7.8 (20)
PIM/Gm 19.7 (12) 18.9 (19)
% of Penl on Home 47.1% (34) 49.9% (15)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (13) 50.8% (30)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (9) 1.4 (21)
Home Win % 56% (28) 43% (42)
Home Rec. 36-27-11 28-39-7
OT/SO Games 23.0% (23) 14.9% (40)
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kiel Murchison #79
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’24-25 7 8
Career Games (RS/PO) 818 / 80 706 / 28
First NHL Game 1/21/13 11/13/13
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 4/12/17
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Powell River, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 

 

New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Furman South #13
 Jake Brenk #26
Games ’24-25 10 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 346 / 0 523 / 9
First NHL Game 4/6/17 11/12/15
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Detroit Lakes, MN
Goals/Gm 2.0 (0) 6.2 (30)
PP Opp/Gm 8.0 (0) 6.6 (11)
PPG/Gm 2.0 (0) 1.4 (16)
Penl/Gm 12.0 (0) 7.9 (13)
PIM/Gm 24.0 (0) 19.9 (9)
% of Penl on Home 33.3% (0) 48.8% (29)
% PP Opp for Home 75.0% (0) 51.7% (18)
Penl Diff.* 4.0 (0) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % % (0) 65% (5)
Home Rec. — 44-22-8
OT/SO Games 100.0% (0) 28.4% (9)
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Scott Cherrey #50
 David Brisebois #96
Games ’24-25 9 7
Career Games (RS/PO) 1169 / 155 1516 / 91
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/11/00
First Playoff Game 4/15/11 4/16/10
Birthplace Drayton, ON Sudbury, ON

  

 

Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Justin Kea #36
 Pierre Lambert #25
Games ’24-25 10 8
Career Games (RS/PO) 79 / 0 442 / 4
First NHL Game 3/28/22 11/17/16
Birthplace Woodville, ON St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.3 (24) 6.3 (24)
PP Opp/Gm 6.2 (16) 6.2 (16)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (31) 1.3 (31)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (29) 7.3 (29)
PIM/Gm 16.1 (37) 16.1 (37)
% of Penl on Home 51.8% (3) 51.8% (3)
% PP Opp for Home 47.6% (43) 47.6% (43)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (35) 1.3 (35)
Home Win % 48% (40) 48% (40)
Home Rec. 11-12-4 11-12-4
OT/SO Games 25.9% (18) 25.9% (18)
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Dan Kelly #98
Games ’24-25 10 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 1845 / 200 225 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/96 1/28/21
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Morrisonville, NY

  

 

Winnipeg Jets at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’24-25 9 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 234 / 0 572 / 37
First NHL Game 3/19/19 11/21/13
Birthplace Centennial, CO Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 2.0 (0) 6.4 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 8.0 (0) 6.7 (9)
PPG/Gm 2.0 (0) 1.4 (13)
Penl/Gm 12.0 (0) 8.5 (3)
PIM/Gm 24.0 (0) 19.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 33.3% (0) 48.9% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 75.0% (0) 51.1% (28)
Penl Diff.* 4.0 (0) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % % (0) 63% (9)
Home Rec. — 35-19-9
OT/SO Games 100.0% (0) 30.2% (4)
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Andrew Smith #51
 Mark Shewchyk #92
Games ’24-25 9 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 491 / 38 1410 / 79
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/9/03
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 4/15/09
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Waterdown, ON

  

 

Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Mitch Dunning #20
 Chris Rooney #5
Games ’24-25 8 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 245 / 0 1472 / 170
First NHL Game 3/28/19 11/22/00
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.2 (32) 6.2 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (34) 6.7 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (33) 1.3 (22)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (32) 7.7 (22)
PIM/Gm 17.3 (30) 18.3 (23)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) 50.2% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 49.6% (39) 51.5% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (34) 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 54% (34) 62% (13)
Home Rec. 34-29-7 42-25-7
OT/SO Games 18.6% (32) 20.3% (27)
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tyson Baker #88
 Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’24-25 10 9
Career Games (RS/PO) 368 / 1 212 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/18 10/25/21
First Playoff Game 5/24/21 —
Birthplace St. Mary’s, ON Lake Worth, FL

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 

 

New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Chris Lee #28
 Riley Brace #49
Games ’24-25 10 1
Career Games (RS/PO) 1428 / 120 2 / 0
First NHL Game 4/2/01 4/13/24
Birthplace St. John, NB Fitzroy Harbour, 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)
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Toomey #90
 Bevan Mills #53
Games ’24-25 9 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 304 / 1 453 / 26
First NHL Game 10/3/19 11/29/16
First Playoff Game 4/25/23 5/16/21
Birthplace Leduc, AB Surrey, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson
 

 

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: 

NHL Officials – 2024-25