Today’s NHL games:
STL vs. BOS – NYI vs. SEA – EDM vs. TOR – CBJ vs. MTL – NJD vs. TBL – WPG vs. FLA – BUF vs. PHI – SJS vs. PIT – OTT vs. CAR – DAL vs. MIN – DET vs. LAK – CHI vs. VAN 

 


St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins
1:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Jean Hebert #15
Stephen Hiff #46
Games ’24-25 16 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 766 / 99 5 / 0
First NHL Game 3/30/11 4/11/24
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Cambridge, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (39) 4.0 (43)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (35) 5.0 (43)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (30) 0.0 (43)
Penl/Gm 7.4 (27) 5.0 (43)
PIM/Gm 18.5 (24) 10.0 (43)
% of Penl on Home 49.2% (12) 40.0% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 49.7% (38) 60.0% (3)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (33) 1.0 (42)
Home Win % 65% (6) % (43)
Home Rec. 45-23-8 0-1-0
OT/SO Games 21.1% (18) 0.0% (41)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
STL 1-3-0 1-1-1 1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0
BOS 4-1-1 2-1-0 1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Derek Nansen #70
Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’24-25 16 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 1412 / 65 342 / 12
First NHL Game 10/11/02 10/11/18
First Playoff Game 4/14/07 4/18/23
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Bouctouche, NB

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 


 

New York Islanders at Seattle Kraken
4:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Gord Dwyer #19
Furman South #13
Games ’24-25 15 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 1255 / 118 352 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/05 4/6/17
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm 6.4 (10) 6.1 (28)
PP Opp/Gm 6.2 (14) 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (33) 1.1 (38)
Penl/Gm 8.6 (4) 6.8 (40)
PIM/Gm 25.0 (1) 15.7 (41)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (26) 48.3% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 52.5% (16) 52.2% (18)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (21) 1.2 (34)
Home Win % 64% (7) 61% (15)
Home Rec. 25-13-4 42-25-8
OT/SO Games 21.4% (16) 18.7% (28)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
NYI 2-1-0 3-1-0 0-3 3-2-0 5-2-0 2-2
SEA 0-1-1 5-1-0 0-4 1-2-1 4-2-0 2-5
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Caleb Apperson #77
Travis Gawryletz #67
Games ’24-25 15 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 216 / 0 448 / 8
First NHL Game 10/19/21 11/8/17
First Playoff Game — 4/17/23
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Trail, BC

  


 

Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Chris Rooney #5
Garrett Rank #7
Games ’24-25 12 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 1475 / 170 613 / 23
First NHL Game 11/22/00 1/15/15
Birthplace Boston, MA Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (17) 6.2 (18)
PP Opp/Gm 6.2 (13) 6.4 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (13) 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 7.6 (18) 8.6 (6)
PIM/Gm 19.4 (14) 23.2 (2)
% of Penl on Home 50.3% (13) 49.6% (16)
% PP Opp for Home 50.3% (32) 50.7% (31)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (34) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 50% (40) 55% (34)
Home Rec. 34-34-7 37-30-8
OT/SO Games 17.3% (32) 20.0% (21)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
EDM 1-1-0 4-3-0 3-0 2-3-1 3-0-1 5-2
TOR 2-1-0 3-0-1 2-1 3-2-1 2-1-1 6-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Steve Barton #59
Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’24-25 15 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 1549 / 155 676 / 37
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 8/2/20
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Orangeville, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Paul Devorski

 


 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Montréal Canadiens
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Riley Brace #49
Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’24-25 4 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 5 / 0 579 / 37
First NHL Game 4/13/24 11/21/13
Birthplace Fitzroy Harbour, ON Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 8.0 (2) 6.0 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 9.0 (1) 6.5 (7)
PPG/Gm 4.0 (1) 1.3 (19)
Penl/Gm 9.0 (1) 7.6 (21)
PIM/Gm 18.0 (29) 17.7 (33)
% of Penl on Home 33.3% (43) 48.6% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 66.7% (1) 53.9% (6)
Penl Diff.* 3.0 (1) 1.4 (15)
Home Win % 100% (1) 61% (15)
Home Rec. 1-0-0 41-24-10
OT/SO Games 100.0% (1) 26.7% (5)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
CBJ 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 0-5-0 0-3-2 1-4
MTL 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0 2-1-2 1-1-0 1-3
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Ryan Gibbons #58
David Brisebois #96
Games ’24-25 15 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 654 / 70 1519 / 91
First NHL Game 10/8/15 10/11/00
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/16/10
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Sudbury, ON

 

The Columbus Blue Jackets are winless (0-8-2) over the past two seasons under referee Jon McIsaac.  

 


 

New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Mitch Dunning #20
Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’24-25 14 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 251 / 0 606 / 9
First NHL Game 3/28/19 1/17/15
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (14) 5.8 (42)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (29) 6.1 (18)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (15) 1.2 (34)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (24) 8.1 (9)
PIM/Gm 19.8 (11) 20.6 (8)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (15) 48.1% (36)
% PP Opp for Home 50.8% (30) 53.3% (8)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (26) 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 62% (13) 57% (26)
Home Rec. 43-25-7 40-30-5
OT/SO Games 20.0% (21) 17.3% (32)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
NJD 1-0-0 5-2-0 0-0 1-3-0 5-2-0 2-3
TBL 1-3-0 4-2-0 0-0 6-1-0 3-1-0 2-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Andrew Smith #51
Devin Berg #87
Games ’24-25 15 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 496 / 38 609 / 74
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/15/15
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 4/11/18
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Kitchener, ON

  

The Tampa Bay Lightning went 9-2-0 over the past two seasons under ref Kendrick Nicholson.  

Kitchener, Ontario, is well-represented on the blueline today with Andrew Smith and Devin Berg.

 


 

Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Ghislain Hebert #22
Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’24-25 19 18
Career Games (RS/PO) 950 / 0 1466 / 204
First NHL Game 3/3/09 10/2/99
Birthplace Bathurst, NB Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 6.4 (9) 6.0 (35)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (33) 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (25) 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 8.1 (11) 8.3 (8)
PIM/Gm 20.7 (7) 20.3 (9)
% of Penl on Home 51.0% (1) 50.4% (14)
% PP Opp for Home 48.2% (43) 51.0% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (29) 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 55% (33) 74% (3)
Home Rec. 40-32-7 45-14-6
OT/SO Games 17.7% (30) 24.6% (8)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
WPG 5-1-0 2-3-0 1-5 3-1-0 0-2-0 2-2
FLA 1-5-1 2-2-0 4-0 4-0-1 5-0-0 3-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  CJ Murray #68
Julien Fournier #56
Games ’24-25 14 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 217 / 0 317 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/14/19
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Gatineau, QC

  

The Florida Panthers went 9-0-1 over the last two seasons under referee Dan O’Rourke.

 


 

Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Eric Furlatt #27
Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’24-25 14 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 1478 / 180 123 / 0
First NHL Game 10/8/01 4/1/19
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC London, ON
Goals/Gm 6.7 (3) 6.1 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 6.3 (12) 6.6 (5)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (18) 1.4 (9)
Penl/Gm 8.0 (14) 8.6 (5)
PIM/Gm 19.0 (18) 21.6 (5)
% of Penl on Home 48.9% (11) 49.7% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 49.8% (37) 50.0% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.6 (6) 1.6 (5)
Home Win % 63% (12) 51% (38)
Home Rec. 38-22-4 17-16-3
OT/SO Games 21.9% (15) 19.4% (27)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
BUF 0-3-0 3-3-0 1-3 1-2-1 1-0-0 0-0
PHI 2-3-2 2-2-2 4-2 1-2-0 0-2-1 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Libor Suchanek #60
Brandon Grillo #75
Games ’24-25 16 4
Career Games (RS/PO) 470 / 225 29 / 0
First NHL Game 11/16/17 10/26/23
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 —
Birthplace Stod, Czechia Canton, MI

  


 

San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Justin Kea #36
Francis Charron #6
Games ’24-25 16 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 85 / 0 749 / 90
First NHL Game 3/28/22 4/5/10
Birthplace Woodville, ON Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 6.5 (6) 6.1 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (25) 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (8) 1.2 (29)
Penl/Gm 7.9 (15) 7.0 (38)
PIM/Gm 19.6 (12) 16.1 (40)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (17) 47.5% (37)
% PP Opp for Home 51.9% (22) 53.9% (5)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (13) 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 61% (15) 63% (10)
Home Rec. 23-14-3 37-21-5
OT/SO Games 12.5% (39) 23.8% (10)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
SJS 1-1-0 0-0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2-3-0 0-0
PIT 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0 4-2-1 3-1-2 1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Brad Kovachik #71
Tyson Baker #88
Games ’24-25 15 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 1849 / 200 374 / 1
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/10/18
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 5/24/21
Birthplace Woodstock, ON St. Mary’s, ON

  


 

Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Michael Markovic #31
Jake Brenk #26
Games ’24-25 16 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 261 / 1 528 / 9
First NHL Game 3/7/19 11/12/15
Birthplace Scarborough, ON Detroit Lakes, MN
Goals/Gm 6.0 (31) 6.2 (21)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (4) 6.5 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.5 (7) 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 8.1 (10) 8.6 (7)
PIM/Gm 19.4 (15) 20.1 (10)
% of Penl on Home 50.3% (3) 47.3% (29)
% PP Opp for Home 48.6% (42) 52.8% (11)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) 1.4 (17)
Home Win % 57% (25) 56% (30)
Home Rec. 39-29-6 32-24-12
OT/SO Games 27.0% (4) 25.0% (7)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
OTT 3-5-0 4-3-1 3-1 2-1-1 2-3-1 1-5
CAR 2-2-0 2-1-1 4-1 2-3-0 3-1-0 4-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Matt MacPherson #83
Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’24-25 14 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 902 / 112 155 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/15/22
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 —
Birthplace Antigonish, NS London, ON

  


 

Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Trevor Hanson #14
Brian Pochmara #16
Games ’24-25 16 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 677 / 43 1168 / 61
First NHL Game 10/24/13 12/23/05
Birthplace Richmond, BC Detroit, MI
Goals/Gm 5.9 (40) 6.0 (38)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (31) 5.9 (28)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (41) 1.2 (35)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (26) 7.1 (36)
PIM/Gm 19.3 (16) 17.0 (35)
% of Penl on Home 48.5% (39) 47.9% (23)
% PP Opp for Home 54.1% (4) 51.9% (21)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (19) 1.3 (23)
Home Win % 57% (27) 53% (36)
Home Rec. 39-29-8 25-22-10
OT/SO Games 14.5% (35) 35.1% (2)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
DAL 3-0-0 2-4-0 3-1 3-0-2 1-1-0 1-5
MIN 0-2-0 4-3-0 4-0 0-2-0 2-1-1 4-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kyle Flemington #55
Michel Cormier #76
Games ’24-25 15 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 316 / 9 1383 / 99
First NHL Game 10/18/19 10/10/03
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/22/06
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

The Dallas Stars are 6-0-2 over the past two season under tonight’s refs, while the Minnesota Wild have gone 0-4-0. 

 

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 


 

Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Wes McCauley #4
Cody Beach #32
Games ’24-25 17 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 1383 / 205 80 / 0
First NHL Game 1/20/03 4/12/22
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Nanaimo, BC
Goals/Gm 6.4 (13) 6.7 (4)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (41) 7.3 (3)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (36) 1.6 (4)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (32) 8.8 (3)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (27) 21.1 (6)
% of Penl on Home 46.6% (34) 46.6% (35)
% PP Opp for Home 53.2% (9) 52.6% (15)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (26) 1.7 (3)
Home Win % 64% (8) 45% (42)
Home Rec. 45-24-6 16-20-4
OT/SO Games 20.0% (21) 22.5% (13)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
DET 2-2-0 1-0-3 3-4 1-1-0 1-2-0 0-0
LAK 2-1-0 5-0-1 5-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Kiel Murchison #79
Travis Toomey #90
Games ’24-25 14 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 825 / 80 308 / 1
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/3/19
First Playoff Game 4/17/15 4/25/23
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Leduc, AB

  


 

Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Brandon Schrader #34
Pierre Lambert #25
Games ’24-25 12 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 204 / 0 449 / 4
First NHL Game 3/1/19 11/17/16
Birthplace Sanborn, NY St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.4 (11) 6.4 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (27) 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) 1.3 (17)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (25) 7.5 (23)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (28) 17.8 (31)
% of Penl on Home 51.1% (6) 49.7% (19)
% PP Opp for Home 49.4% (39) 51.8% (23)
Penl Diff.* 1.6 (4) 1.2 (38)
Home Win % 63% (10) 57% (23)
Home Rec. 42-23-10 37-26-12
OT/SO Games 25.3% (6) 22.7% (11)
Team Records 23-24 22-23 21-22 23-24 22-23 21-22
CHI 3-2-0 3-1-0 3-0 0-3-0 2-2-1 2-3
VAN 4-1-0 6-0-0 1-0 1-4-1 3-2-1 2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Scott Cherrey #50
Mitchell Hunt #62
Games ’24-25 15 5
Career Games (RS/PO) 1174 / 155 102 / 0
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/13/21
First Playoff Game 4/15/11 —
Birthplace Drayton, ON Naperville, IL

  

The Canucks are 10-1-0 over the past two seasons under referee Braden Schrader. 

 

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 


  
 

Updated stats — including team records — for the full 2023-24 season.

     
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