Today’s NHL games:
OTT vs. BOS – STL vs. BUF – MTL vs. NJD – MIN vs. CAR – WSH vs. PIT – PHI vs. NSH – ANA vs. DAL – TBL vs. VGK – FLA vs. LAK
Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins
7:00 PM ET
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Mitch Dunning #20 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 322 / 0 | 740 / 46 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/19 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Tecumseh, ON | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14) | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29) | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15) | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24) | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.2 (41) | 7.5 (11) | 14.6 (38) | 18.0 (29) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15) | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30) | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26) | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (34) | 62% (13) | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-28-7 | 43-25-7 | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21) | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| OTT | 1-4-0 | 1-5-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 |
| BOS | 2-1-1 | 2-1-1 | 5-0-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-1-2 | 3-1-0 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Ben O’Quinn #91 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1915 / 200 | 300 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Woodstock, ON | ||||
St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET
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Carter Sandlak #29 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 196 / 0 | 819 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/22/22 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (3) | 6.1 (25) | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (39) | 5.8 (32) | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (1) | 1.1 (37) | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (40) | 7.2 (34) | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.9 (34) | 7.2 (25) | 15.2 (30) | 16.1 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (30) | 50.0% (32) | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (17) | 50.0% (12) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (26) | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | ||||
| Home Win % | 46% (42) | 65% (5) | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 28-35-10 | 46-23-6 | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (11) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| STL | 1-5-0 | 4-2-1 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-1 | 2-0-0 | 2-2-1 |
| BUF | 0-2-0 | 4-0-1 | 2-2-0 | 1-0-1 | 4-1-0 | 1-2-0 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Ryan Jackson #84 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1566 / 214 | 140 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/30/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Pointe-Claire, QC | ||||
Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Liam Maaskant #45 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 635 / 45 | 4 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 4/17/25 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Clinton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | % (0) | % (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MTL | 4-1-0 | 2-1-2 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| NJD | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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CJ Murray #68 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 290 / 8 | 487 / 29 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pittsburgh, PA | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM ET
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Peter MacDougall #38 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 463 / 11 | 1454 / 234 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/17 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Regina, SK | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (20) | 8.0 (17) | 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 1-3-0 | 1-3-1 | 4-1-0 |
| CAR | 2-1-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-0-0 | 5-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-2-1 |
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David Brisebois #96 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1571 / 99 | 302 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/10 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:30 PM ET
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Brandon Blandina #39 |
Jake Brenk #26 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 310 / 0 | 600 / 17 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/19/19 | 11/12/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Centennial, CO | Detroit Lakes, MN | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0) | 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0) | 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) | 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.1 (11) | 7.7 (0) | 17.8 (13) | 20.1 (10) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0) | 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0) | 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0) | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (40) | 52% (0) | 62% (20) | 56% (30) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-31-7 | 34-31-10 | 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0) | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 2-3-1 | 2-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-2-0 | 4-2-1 |
| PIT | 3-2-2 | 3-1-1 | 3-2-1 | 1-3-2 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 975 / 136 | 388 / 19 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Parkhill, ON | ||||
Philadelphia Flyers at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM ET
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Brandon Schrader #34 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1324 / 136 | 278 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 3/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Lower Sackville, NS | Sanborn, NY | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) | 6.1 (20) | 6.4 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) | 5.7 (11) | 6.0 (27) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) | 7.5 (8) | 7.5 (25) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.7 (26) | 8.6 (1) | 18.7 (6) | 18.1 (28) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) | 46.8% (34) | 50.0% (6) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) | 54.0% (9) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) | 1.5 (3) | 1.6 (4) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 64% (7) | 62% (23) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 | 41-24-8 | 42-23-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) | 24.7% (6) | 30.0% (6) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| PHI | 2-3-1 | 1-1-1 | 4-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-1-0 | 0-3-0 |
| NSH | 3-3-2 | 2-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 3-3-1 | 3-2-0 | 0-1-1 |
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Tyson Baker #88 |
Jonny Murray #95 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 445 / 9 | 1566 / 214 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | 4/16/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Beauport, QC | ||||
Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM ET
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Furman South #13 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1548 / 202 | 424 / 6 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 4/6/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Sewickley, PA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3) | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12) | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18) | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14) | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.4 (28) | 8.0 (18) | 14.9 (33) | 15.7 (41) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11) | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37) | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6) | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 63% (12) | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 38-22-4 | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15) | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| ANA | 1-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-1 | 4-0-1 | 0-0-1 | 1-1-1 |
| DAL | 2-3-1 | 2-2-0 | 0-1-1 | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 4-1-1 |
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Kilian McNamara #93 |
Steve Barton #59 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 288 / 0 | 1620 / 159 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/25/21 | 11/1/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/11/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Lake Worth, FL | Vankleek Hill, ON | ||||
Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Tom Chmielewski #18 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 676 / 17 | 636 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 4/8/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Scott AFB, IL | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | 6.2 (13) | 6.1 (23) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | 5.3 (26) | 6.1 (17) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | 1.1 (33) | 1.3 (20) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | 6.7 (25) | 7.1 (35) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (9) | 8.1 (8) | 14.5 (39) | 16.9 (36) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | 48.7% (22) | 50.0% (8) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | 52.4% (22) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | 1.4 (8) | 1.2 (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | 61% (26) | 69% (4) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | 32-19-9 | 50-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | 25.0% (5) | 20.0% (14) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| TBL | 2-1-0 | 6-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 0-3-0 |
| VGK | 4-1-1 | 3-2-0 | 2-2-2 | 2-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 5-0-0 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Travis Toomey #90 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 683 / 104 | 357 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/3/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/25/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Leduc, AB | ||||
Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings
10:00 PM ET
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Corey Syvret #23 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 391 / 0 | 1617 / 262 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/4/18 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Millgrove, ON | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.6 (37) | 7.2 (20) | 16.2 (21) | 16.3 (39) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 55% (35) | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| FLA | 1-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 5-2-0 | 1-0-2 | 1-3-0 |
| LAK | 3-2-1 | 4-1-0 | 6-0-2 | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 3-1-0 |
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Trent Knorr #74 |
Jeremy Faucher #97 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 784 / 56 | 2 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/13/13 | 10/28/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Powell River, BC | Cowansville, QC | ||||
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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