Today’s NHL games:
CAR vs. BUF – EDM vs. MIN
Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
6:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Ghislain Hebert #22 |
Pierre Lambert #25 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 47 | 39 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 978 / 0 | 473 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/3/09 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bathurst, NB | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (11) | 6.4 (9) | 6.0 (27) | 6.4 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (20) | 5.7 (33) | 5.9 (15) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (13) | 1.2 (25) | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (13) | 8.1 (11) | 7.4 (14) | 7.5 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.2 (13) | 8.1 (7) | 17.4 (16) | 17.8 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.6% (17) | 50.0% (1) | 46.8% (30) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (28) | 50.0% (43) | 53.5% (16) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (23) | 1.3 (29) | 1.6 (5) | 1.2 (38) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 55% (33) | 68% (6) | 57% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 25-14-1 | 40-32-7 | 23-10-3 | 37-26-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.5% (27) | 20.0% (30) | 19.4% (20) | 20.0% (11) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 3-0-0 | 4-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 4-0-0 | 2-1-1 |
| BUF | 0-3-0 | 5-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-4-0 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1198 / 155 | 340 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/11 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Parkhill, ON | ||||
The Carolina Hurricanes are undefeated this season (3-0-0) under referee Ghislain Hebert, while the Buffalo Sabres are winless (0-3-0) when he’s in stripes.
Linesperson Scott Cherrey is approaching the 1200-game milestone.
Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
8:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Chris Lee #28 |
Dan O’Rourke #9 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 41 | 40 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1459 / 120 | 1488 / 204 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/2/01 | 10/2/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. John, NB | Calgary, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (30) | 6.2 (22) | 5.4 (39) | 6.0 (35) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (31) | 5.4 (42) | 5.5 (27) | 6.1 (20) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (33) | 1.1 (39) | 1.1 (30) | 1.2 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (34) | 6.5 (42) | 7.0 (25) | 8.3 (8) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (26) | 6.5 (42) | 17.6 (14) | 20.3 (9) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 45.6% (38) | 50.0% (18) | 45.4% (26) | 50.0% (14) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 55.1% (7) | 50.0% (24) | 53.8% (14) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (25) | 1.3 (17) | 1.5 (7) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (16) | 57% (24) | 63% (19) | 74% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 23-13-2 | 42-31-3 | 21-12-3 | 45-14-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.4% (23) | 20.0% (25) | 16.7% (29) | 20.0% (8) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 3-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 3-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-0-0 |
| MIN | 3-1-0 | 2-4-1 | 4-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-1 | 1-3-2 |
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Bryan Pancich #94 |
Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 28 | 42 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 951 / 70 | 650 / 22 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/09 | 10/14/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Great Falls, MT | Trail, BC | ||||
The Edmonton Oilers are undefeated (6-0-0) this season when either of tonight’s refs are on the ice.
Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
Stats/Numbers: ’24-25 avg. (’24-25 rank) | ’23-24 avg. (’23-24 rank)
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:
