Today’s NHL games:
OTT vs. BUF – FLA vs. DET – CHI vs. STL – CGY vs. UTA 

 

Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Kendrick Nicholson #30
 Justin Kea #36
Games ’24-25 72 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 737 / 17 214 / 0
First NHL Game 1/17/15 3/28/22
Birthplace Milverton, ON Woodville, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6)
PP Opp/Gm 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15)
PIM/Gm 18.4 (9) | 8.1 (8) 15.0 (32) | 19.6 (12)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13)
Home Win % 56% (38) | 57% (26) 64% (14) | 61% (15)
Home Rec. 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 44-25-4 | 23-14-3
OT/SO Games 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
OTT 4-2-0 4-1-0 2-5-0 2-1-1 3-0-0 1-1-0
BUF 5-1-1 2-1-0 5-0-0 4-3-0 1-3-0 0-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’24-25 73 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 348 / 0 627 / 48
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/4/17
First Playoff Game — 4/10/19
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 

 

Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Furman South #13
Games ’24-25 72 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 370 / 0 483 / 6
First NHL Game 3/19/19 4/6/17
Birthplace Centennial, CO Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0) 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0) 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (11) | 7.7 (0) 14.9 (33) | 15.7 (41)
% of Penl on Home 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0) 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0) 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0) 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34)
Home Win % 54% (40) | 52% (0) 60% (30) | 61% (15)
Home Rec. 35-31-7 | 34-31-10 40-26-8 | 42-25-8
OT/SO Games 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0) 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
FLA 2-1-0 3-1-0 1-2-2 2-0-0 4-2-0 4-2-0
DET 2-1-0 1-2-1 2-2-0 2-1-2 3-0-0 1-2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kyle Flemington #55
 Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’24-25 73 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 448 / 19 472 / 26
First NHL Game 10/18/19 10/11/18
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/18/23
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Bouctouche, NB

  

 

Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues
9:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Corey Syvret #23
 Wes McCauley #4
Games ’24-25 72 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 450 / 0 1513 / 234
First NHL Game 4/4/18 1/20/03
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32)
PIM/Gm 14.6 (37) | 7.2 (20) 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 64% (12) | 55% (35) 68% (4) | 64% (8)
Home Rec. 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 45-19-10 | 45-24-6
OT/SO Games 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CHI 1-2-0 0-6-0 1-3-2 2-1-2 1-3-0 2-0-2
STL 3-3-1 3-0-0 2-4-0 2-1-1 2-3-0 2-1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Jackson #84
 Bevan Mills #53
Games ’24-25 51 72
Career Games (RS/PO) 177 / 0 587 / 46
First NHL Game 10/30/22 11/29/16
First Playoff Game — 5/16/21
Birthplace Pointe-Claire, QC Surrey, BC

  

 

Calgary Flames at Utah Mammoth
9:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37
Games ’24-25 72 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 1385 / 136 116 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/05 4/14/22
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS West Hartford, CT
Goals/Gm 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37)
PIM/Gm 15.7 (26) | 8.6 (1) 14.3 (40) | 17.4 (34)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30)
% PP Opp for Home 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9)
Home Win % 64% (14) | 64% (7) 53% (41) | 60% (20)
Home Rec. 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 15-13-3 | 19-12-3
OT/SO Games 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CGY 1-3-1 0-1-0 1-1-1 1-0-0 2-1-0 1-1-0
UTA 4-2-0 1-1-0 1-4-2 1-1-2 2-3-0 1-3-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’24-25 73 73
Career Games (RS/PO) 755 / 22 359 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Woodstock, ON

  

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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