Today’s NHL games:
NSH vs. PIT – VAN vs. TBL – VGK vs. MIN – DET vs. NYR – NYI vs. COL
Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
9:00 AM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Trevor Hanson #14 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1121 / 52 | 751 / 51 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 10/24/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) | 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) | 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.2 (10) | 7.6 (19) | 18.5 (7) | 19.3 (16) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) | 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) | 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 62% (13) | 59% (33) | 57% (27) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 | 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) | 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NSH | 0-4-0 | 3-2-0 | 1-2-1 | 0-1-0 | 4-1-1 | 4-1-1 |
| PIT | 1-3-1 | 1-3-1 | 0-4-1 | 1-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-2-1 |
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Tyson Baker #88 |
Ryan Gibbons #58 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 448 / 9 | 730 / 98 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 10/8/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Vancouver, BC | ||||
Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning
5:00 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 642 / 45 | 468 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33) | 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VAN | 1-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 0-1-1 | 5-1-2 | 2-0-0 | 0-4-0 |
| TBL | 1-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 2-2-1 | 5-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 3-2-2 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 568 / 61 | 979 / 136 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Antigonish, NS | ||||
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
6:00 PM ET
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Cody Beach #12 |
Jake Brenk #26 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 152 / 0 | 604 / 17 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 11/12/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Detroit Lakes, MN | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (3) | 8.8 (6) | 17.8 (13) | 20.1 (10) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | 62% (20) | 56% (30) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VGK | 3-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-1 |
| MIN | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 5-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 1-0-1 |
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Dan Kelly #98 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 306 / 0 | 492 / 29 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/21 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Morrisonville, NY | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Justin Kea #36 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1622 / 262 | 159 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 3/28/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Woodville, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (21) | 6.7 (39) | 15.0 (32) | 19.6 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DET | 2-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-0-1 | 0-2-1 |
| NYR | 6-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Ryan Jackson #84 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 144 / 0 | 1575 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/30/22 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pointe-Claire, QC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
9:00 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 824 / 118 | 1508 / 120 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | 6.1 (21) | 6.2 (22) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | 5.2 (30) | 5.4 (42) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | 1.2 (14) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | 6.5 (31) | 6.5 (42) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.2 (30) | 7.0 (40) | 15.9 (23) | 15.6 (42) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | 49.3% (21) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | 51.7% (27) | 50.0% (24) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | 57% (35) | 57% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | 39-29-5 | 42-31-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | 17.8% (28) | 20.0% (25) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NYI | 3-3-0 | 2-2-1 | 3-2-0 | 1-2-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-2-0 |
| COL | 2-1-1 | 1-3-1 | 2-2-0 | 3-2-0 | 5-2-2 | 2-0-2 |
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Dylan Blujus #57 |
Travis Toomey #90 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 3 / 0 | 361 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/30/25 | 10/3/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/25/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Leduc, AB | ||||
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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