Today’s NHL games:
PHI vs. BUF – DET vs. TOR – CAR vs. OTT – TBL vs. NYR – WSH vs. PIT – NYI vs. CBJ
Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET
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Peter MacDougall #38 |
Liam Maaskant #45 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 0 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 449 / 3 | 0 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/17 | 4/17/25 | ||||
| Birthplace | Regina, SK | Clinton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (34) | 6.0 (36) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (18) | 6.3 (10) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.2 (13) | 8.0 (12) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.6 (14) | 8.0 (17) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.6% (30) | 50.0% (31) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.2% (12) | 50.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (40) | 1.4 (13) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 66% (10) | 51% (39) | % (0) | % (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-20-9 | 37-36-2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.5% (11) | 10.0% (40) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| PHI | 0-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| BUF | 1-2-1 | 4-3-1 | 2-4-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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James Tobias #61 |
Brad Kovachik #71 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 473 / 13 | 1904 / 200 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 10/10/96 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/14/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Woodstock, ON | ||||
Congratulations to Liam Maskaant, who’s making his NHL debut tonight!
Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET
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Furman South #13 |
Carter Sandlak #29 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 409 / 0 | 184 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 3/22/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | Vancouver, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.3 (42) | 6.1 (28) | 6.5 (3) | 6.1 (25) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.9 (43) | 5.5 (39) | 5.1 (38) | 5.8 (32) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | 1.5 (1) | 1.1 (37) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (36) | 6.8 (40) | 6.2 (40) | 7.2 (34) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.1 (29) | 6.8 (41) | 15.0 (31) | 18.4 (25) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.1% (7) | 50.0% (20) | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (32) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.3% (36) | 50.0% (18) | 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (12) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (38) | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (22) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (33) | 61% (15) | 44% (42) | 65% (5) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-26-8 | 42-25-8 | 26-35-9 | 46-23-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.8% (18) | 20.0% (28) | 18.6% (24) | 20.0% (11) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DET | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 1-2-1 | 3-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-0-0 |
| TOR | 0-2-0 | 4-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-3-1 | 0-0-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Brandon Grillo #75 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 43 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1473 / 79 | 68 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/26/23 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Canton, MI | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators
7:00 PM ET
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Cody Beach #32 |
Brandon Blandina #39 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 136 / 0 | 297 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 3/19/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Centennial, CO | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (17) | 6.7 (4) | 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (5) | 7.3 (3) | 5.4 (23) | 6.1 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | 1.2 (10) | 1.2 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (3) | 8.8 (6) | 18.2 (9) | 18.3 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.6% (28) | 50.0% (35) | 49.8% (23) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.3% (22) | 50.0% (15) | 52.3% (24) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (10) | 1.7 (3) | 1.5 (5) | 1.3 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (36) | 45% (42) | 53% (41) | 52% (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-26-9 | 16-20-4 | 34-30-6 | 34-31-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.4% (16) | 20.0% (13) | 18.6% (24) | 20.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 1-0-1 | 2-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-2-0 | 5-1-0 | 3-0-0 |
| OTT | 2-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 1-5-0 |
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Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
Justin Johnson #57 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 45 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 295 / 0 | 175 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/21 | 10/23/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Winnipeg, MB | ||||
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
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Francois St. Laurent #8 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 58 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1087 / 87 | 1226 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (31) | 6.3 (15) | 5.8 (35) | 6.0 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19) | 5.1 (35) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (15) | 1.3 (13) | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31) | 6.7 (24) | 7.1 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.5 (16) | 7.3 (23) | 17.6 (13) | 17.0 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.6% (22) | 50.0% (2) | 47.7% (38) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.3% (23) | 50.0% (41) | 54.9% (6) | 50.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (4) | 1.0 (41) | 1.3 (25) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (13) | 59% (21) | 68% (3) | 53% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-19-2 | 42-28-5 | 44-19-8 | 25-22-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 10.9% (41) | 20.0% (21) | 22.5% (11) | 40.0% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| TBL | 2-3-1 | 0-2-2 | 2-0-0 | 5-0-2 | 1-2-1 | 4-1-0 |
| NYR | 1-3-0 | 4-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 1-0-2 |
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Libor Suchanek #60 |
Ryan Jackson #84 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 51 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 528 / 25 | 126 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/16/17 | 10/30/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Stod, Czechia | Pointe-Claire, QC | ||||
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM ET
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Brandon Schrader #34 |
Justin Kea #36 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 264 / 0 | 141 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/1/19 | 3/28/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sanborn, NY | Woodville, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (23) | 6.4 (11) | 5.8 (32) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (9) | 6.0 (27) | 5.4 (21) | 6.0 (25) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (14) | 1.3 (22) | 1.0 (35) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (7) | 7.5 (25) | 6.4 (32) | 7.9 (15) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (4) | 7.5 (28) | 15.1 (30) | 19.6 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.7% (36) | 50.0% (6) | 47.8% (18) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.2% (8) | 50.0% (39) | 51.9% (26) | 50.0% (22) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (2) | 1.6 (4) | 1.2 (36) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (28) | 63% (10) | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-24-7 | 42-23-10 | 42-24-4 | 23-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.2% (7) | 30.0% (6) | 20.0% (20) | 10.0% (39) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 0-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-0-1 |
| PIT | 2-1-1 | 2-0-1 | 0-1-1 | 3-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
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CJ Murray #68 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 71 | 74 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 274 / 0 | 289 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Pittsburgh, PA | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM ET
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TJ Luxmore #21 |
Chris Rooney #5 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 726 / 28 | 1533 / 170 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/13 | 11/22/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Timmins, ON | Boston, MA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | 6.4 (6) | 6.3 (17) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.9 (41) | 5.7 (36) | 5.6 (13) | 6.2 (13) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 0.9 (42) | 1.2 (27) | 1.2 (13) | 1.3 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (33) | 7.3 (30) | 6.7 (23) | 7.6 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.9 (33) | 7.3 (29) | 16.2 (19) | 19.4 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (17) | 50.0% (28) | 47.9% (35) | 50.0% (13) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (17) | 50.0% (10) | 53.2% (13) | 50.0% (32) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (8) | 1.4 (15) | 1.3 (26) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 61% (27) | 63% (9) | 65% (12) | 50% (40) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-25-6 | 44-24-7 | 41-21-6 | 34-34-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.7% (21) | 20.0% (9) | 16.2% (34) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NYI | 3-2-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 4-0-0 |
| CBJ | 3-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-5-0 | 4-1-1 | 2-2-0 | 1-3-0 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 48 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1552 / 192 | 669 / 74 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | 4/11/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Kitchener, 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:
