Today’s NHL games:
CAR vs. DET – CHI vs. WSH – MIN vs. NYI
Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 66 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 657 / 9 | 1220 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (8) | 5.8 (42) | 5.7 (34) | 6.0 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (30) | 6.1 (18) | 5.3 (29) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (12) | 1.2 (34) | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (11) | 8.1 (9) | 6.9 (20) | 7.1 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.2 (8) | 8.1 (8) | 18.2 (9) | 17.0 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.5% (22) | 50.0% (36) | 47.7% (38) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.3% (20) | 50.0% (8) | 55.0% (4) | 50.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (22) | 1.3 (30) | 1.3 (15) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (40) | 57% (26) | 71% (1) | 53% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 30-29-4 | 40-30-5 | 41-15-7 | 25-22-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.5% (28) | 20.0% (32) | 23.8% (6) | 40.0% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 2-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-3-1 | 3-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-1 |
| DET | 2-3-2 | 1-6-0 | 0-2-1 | 4-2-0 | 3-0-2 | 4-3-0 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Steve Barton #59 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 67 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 558 / 37 | 1601 / 155 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 11/1/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/11/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Vankleek Hill, ON | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Beau Halkidis #48 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 58 | 30 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 621 / 37 | 148 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 4/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | London, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (24) | 6.0 (36) | 5.8 (32) | 6.1 (26) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (18) | 6.5 (7) | 5.5 (15) | 6.6 (5) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (23) | 1.3 (19) | 1.0 (35) | 1.4 (9) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (30) | 7.6 (21) | 6.8 (23) | 8.6 (5) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.2 (29) | 7.6 (33) | 15.7 (26) | 21.6 (5) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.3% (31) | 50.0% (39) | 46.7% (37) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.5% (9) | 50.0% (6) | 53.8% (7) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (32) | 1.4 (15) | 1.2 (28) | 1.6 (5) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (14) | 61% (15) | 66% (9) | 51% (38) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 32-18-5 | 41-24-10 | 17-8-4 | 17-16-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.6% (7) | 30.0% (5) | 20.7% (17) | 20.0% (27) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CHI | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 2-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 |
| WSH | 5-0-0 | 3-3-2 | 2-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-3 | 1-0-3 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 66 | 65 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 662 / 74 | 268 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders
7:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Francois St. Laurent #8 |
Brandon Blandina #39 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 50 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1079 / 87 | 292 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 3/19/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Centennial, CO | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (27) | 6.3 (15) | 5.5 (39) | 5.8 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19) | 5.2 (32) | 6.1 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13) | 1.1 (26) | 1.2 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (13) | 7.3 (31) | 6.6 (29) | 7.7 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.9 (23) | 7.3 (23) | 16.3 (19) | 18.3 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.5% (10) | 50.0% (2) | 50.0% (19) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.8% (31) | 50.0% (41) | 52.0% (23) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (6) | 1.0 (41) | 1.4 (4) | 1.3 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (16) | 59% (21) | 53% (39) | 52% (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 27-16-2 | 42-28-5 | 31-27-5 | 34-31-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 8.9% (40) | 20.0% (21) | 19.0% (22) | 20.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 2-0-0 | 3-3-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 1-0-1 |
| NYI | 1-4-0 | 2-2-1 | 1-2-0 | 1-2-1 | 3-2-1 | 3-0-3 |
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James Tobias #61 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 68 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 467 / 13 | 731 / 37 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Orangeville, ON | ||||
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 referee stats, 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:
