Today’s NHL games:
MIN vs. NYR – WSH vs. CAR – FLA vs. TOR – COL vs. CHI – SEA vs. VAN 

 

Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’24-25 65 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 1305 / 118 620 / 37
First NHL Game 11/19/05 11/21/13
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 6.0 (25) | 6.4 (10) 6.0 (24) | 6.0 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (31) | 6.2 (14) 5.5 (18) | 6.5 (7)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (33) | 1.2 (33) 1.1 (23) | 1.3 (19)
Penl/Gm 6.4 (31) | 8.6 (4) 6.6 (30) | 7.6 (21)
PIM/Gm 15.0 (33) | 8.6 (1) 15.2 (29) | 17.7 (33)
% of Penl on Home 48.4% (17) | 50.0% (26) 49.3% (31) | 50.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (27) | 50.0% (16) 53.5% (9) | 50.0% (6)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) | 1.3 (21) 1.2 (32) | 1.4 (15)
Home Win % 61% (22) | 64% (7) 63% (14) | 61% (15)
Home Rec. 35-22-4 | 25-13-4 32-18-5 | 41-24-10
OT/SO Games 11.5% (37) | 20.0% (16) 23.6% (7) | 30.0% (5)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
MIN 2-1-0 0-1-1 2-1-1 2-3-0 3-1-2 2-2-2
NYR 1-1-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 0-2-0 3-0-0 2-1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’24-25 62 67
Career Games (RS/PO) 1896 / 200 521 / 225
First NHL Game 10/10/96 11/16/17
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 8/2/20
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Stod, Czechia

  

 

Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’24-25 66 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 291 / 0 1097 / 43
First NHL Game 3/19/19 10/13/07
Birthplace Centennial, CO St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 5.5 (39) | 5.8 (0) 6.1 (16) | 6.0 (34)
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (32) | 6.1 (0) 5.4 (22) | 6.4 (8)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (26) | 1.2 (0) 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (29) | 7.7 (0) 6.7 (27) | 7.6 (18)
PIM/Gm 16.3 (19) | 7.7 (0) 17.3 (12) | 19.0 (19)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (19) | 50.0% (0) 48.7% (26) | 50.0% (33)
% PP Opp for Home 52.0% (23) | 50.0% (0) 52.4% (19) | 50.0% (14)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (4) | 1.3 (0) 1.3 (26) | 1.5 (8)
Home Win % 53% (39) | 52% (0) 60% (27) | 62% (13)
Home Rec. 31-27-5 | 34-31-10 35-23-5 | 43-25-7
OT/SO Games 19.0% (22) | 20.0% (0) 17.5% (28) | 30.0% (3)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
WSH 2-1-1 2-2-0 2-3-0 4-1-2 4-2-2 3-4-0
CAR 3-2-0 5-1-0 3-0-0 4-1-0 5-2-0 5-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  James Tobias #61
 Steve Barton #59
Games ’24-25 67 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 466 / 13 1600 / 155
First NHL Game 11/22/17 11/1/00
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/11/07
Birthplace Buffalo, NY Vankleek Hill, ON

  

 

Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Brian Pochmara #16
 Francis Charron #6
Games ’24-25 66 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 1219 / 61 799 / 90
First NHL Game 12/23/05 4/5/10
Birthplace Detroit, MI Ottawa, ON
Goals/Gm 5.7 (34) | 6.0 (38) 6.3 (10) | 6.1 (29)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (29) | 5.9 (28) 5.0 (36) | 6.0 (23)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) 1.1 (31) | 1.2 (29)
Penl/Gm 6.9 (20) | 7.1 (36) 6.2 (37) | 7.0 (38)
PIM/Gm 18.2 (9) | 7.1 (35) 14.9 (36) | 16.1 (40)
% of Penl on Home 47.7% (38) | 50.0% (23) 49.2% (9) | 50.0% (37)
% PP Opp for Home 55.0% (4) | 50.0% (21) 50.6% (32) | 50.0% (5)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (15) | 1.3 (23) 1.3 (26) | 1.2 (37)
Home Win % 71% (1) | 53% (36) 60% (23) | 63% (10)
Home Rec. 41-15-7 | 25-22-10 34-21-8 | 37-21-5
OT/SO Games 23.8% (6) | 40.0% (2) 22.2% (13) | 20.0% (10)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
FLA 4-1-1 4-0-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 2-1-0 0-4-1
TOR 4-1-0 1-3-0 5-1-1 3-2-0 1-3-0 1-3-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Derek Nansen #70
 Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’24-25 68 68
Career Games (RS/PO) 1464 / 65 369 / 9
First NHL Game 10/11/02 10/18/19
First Playoff Game 4/14/07 4/17/23
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Parkhill, ON

  

 

Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
9:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #25
 Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’24-25 65 65
Career Games (RS/PO) 499 / 4 1513 / 204
First NHL Game 11/17/16 10/2/99
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 6.0 (22) | 6.4 (8) 5.8 (31) | 6.0 (35)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (21) | 6.0 (24) 5.0 (37) | 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (17) 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 6.7 (25) | 7.5 (23) 6.2 (38) | 8.3 (8)
PIM/Gm 15.7 (25) | 7.5 (31) 14.9 (35) | 20.3 (9)
% of Penl on Home 48.6% (23) | 50.0% (19) 46.7% (25) | 50.0% (14)
% PP Opp for Home 52.2% (21) | 50.0% (23) 52.8% (14) | 50.0% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (16) | 1.2 (38) 1.3 (25) | 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 66% (8) | 57% (23) 57% (34) | 74% (3)
Home Rec. 37-17-8 | 37-26-12 31-23-7 | 45-14-6
OT/SO Games 22.6% (10) | 20.0% (11) 19.7% (21) | 20.0% (8)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
COL 0-1-0 3-0-0 1-0-1 2-1-0 3-1-0 2-1-0
CHI 0-3-1 0-3-0 2-2-1 1-1-1 1-2-0 2-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Shandor Alphonso #52
 Dan Kelly #98
Games ’24-25 68 68
Career Games (RS/PO) 730 / 37 283 / 0
First NHL Game 10/17/14 1/28/21
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 —
Birthplace Orangeville, ON Morrisonville, NY

  

Referee Pierre Lambert is working his 500th NHL game tonight in Chicago.

 

 

Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks
10:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’24-25 68 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 729 / 43 1075 / 43
First NHL Game 10/24/13 1/22/08
Birthplace Richmond, BC Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.0 (19) | 5.9 (40) 5.6 (38) | 6.4 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (12) | 5.8 (31) 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (12) | 1.1 (41) 1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) 7.4 (9) | 7.6 (22)
PIM/Gm 18.8 (5) | 7.5 (16) 18.3 (7) | 17.8 (32)
% of Penl on Home 45.9% (40) | 50.0% (39) 48.9% (5) | 50.0% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) 49.6% (37) | 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.6 (3) | 1.3 (19) 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 58% (32) | 57% (27) 55% (37) | 55% (32)
Home Rec. 34-24-5 | 39-29-8 31-25-8 | 38-30-7
OT/SO Games 19.0% (22) | 10.0% (35) 28.1% (2) | 20.0% (17)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
SEA 3-3-0 4-3-0 3-3-1 2-3-0 2-2-2 3-2-1
VAN 2-2-1 4-2-0 3-4-0 0-2-2 2-2-1 2-3-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Trent Knorr #74
 Bevan Mills #53
Games ’24-25 66 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 764 / 28 507 / 26
First NHL Game 11/13/13 11/29/16
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 5/16/21
Birthplace Powell River, BC Surrey, BC

  

BC and Alberta well-represented in tonight’s crew for Kraken vs. Canucks!

 

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 

 

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. 

 

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NHL Officials – 2024-25