Today’s NHL games:
NYR vs. TBL – EDM vs. PHI – BUF vs. UTA – NJD vs. CHI 

 

New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 Brandon Schrader #34
Games ’25-26 13 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 1326 / 136 282 / 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
NYR 2-1-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 3-2-0 0-3-0 4-0-0
TBL 2-3-0 2-1-2 4-1-0 3-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Julien Fournier #56
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’25-26 14 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 388 / 10 303 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/19 10/14/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Gatineau, QC Woodstock, ON

  

 

Edmonton Oilers at Philadelphia Flyers
7:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jake Brenk #26
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’25-26 16 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 602 / 17 199 / 0
First NHL Game 11/12/15 3/22/22
Birthplace Detroit Lakes, MN Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) 6.5 (3) | 6.1 (25)
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) 5.1 (39) | 5.8 (32)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) 1.5 (1) | 1.1 (37)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) 6.2 (40) | 7.2 (34)
PIM/Gm 17.8 (13) | 8.6 (10) 14.9 (34) | 18.4 (25)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) 47.9% (30) | 50.0% (32)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) 53.0% (17) | 50.0% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) 1.3 (26) | 1.1 (39)
Home Win % 62% (20) | 56% (30) 46% (42) | 65% (5)
Home Rec. 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 28-35-10 | 46-23-6
OT/SO Games 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (11)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
EDM 1-2-0 4-1-1 3-2-2 4-0-0 3-1-0 2-1-0
PHI 4-2-1 1-2-0 1-0-1 1-2-1 3-1-0 1-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Grillo #75
 David Brisebois #96
Games ’25-26 9 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 78 / 0 1574 / 99
First NHL Game 10/26/23 10/11/00
First Playoff Game — 4/16/10
Birthplace Canton, MI Sudbury, ON

Referee Carter Sandlak is working his 200th NHL game tonight.  

 

 

Buffalo Sabres at Utah Mammoth
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37
 Kelly Sutherland #11
Games ’25-26 17 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 103 / 0 1621 / 262
First NHL Game 4/14/22 12/19/00
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11)
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41)
PIM/Gm 14.3 (40) | 7.1 (34) 16.2 (21) | 16.3 (39)
% of Penl on Home 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27)
% PP Opp for Home 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 53% (41) | 60% (20) 60% (27) | 56% (29)
Home Rec. 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 42-27-5 | 39-30-6
OT/SO Games 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
BUF 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 3-3-0 3-1-1
UTA 1-1-2 2-3-0 1-3-0 3-2-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’25-26 17 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 217 / 0 312 / 0
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/15/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace London, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks
9:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jon Mclsaac #2
 Garrett Rank #7
Games ’25-26 12 17
Career Games (RS/PO) 639 / 45 690 / 45
First NHL Game 11/21/13 1/15/15
Birthplace Truro, NS Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12)
Penl/Gm 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6)
PIM/Gm 15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33) 16.2 (21) | 23.2 (2)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16)
% PP Opp for Home 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 63% (16) | 61% (15) 60% (30) | 55% (34)
Home Rec. 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 40-26-8 | 37-30-8
OT/SO Games 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
NJD 2-3-0 3-3-0 3-1-0 0-1-1 0-2-1 2-0-1
CHI 0-2-0 1-0-1 2-3-0 0-2-1 1-4-1 1-4-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Shawn Oliver #66
Games ’25-26 13 3
Career Games (RS/PO) 1918 / 200 3 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/26/25
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Ottawa, 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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