Today’s NHL games:
CHI vs. BUF – MIN vs. PIT – CAR vs. WPG – BOS vs. LAK
Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET
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Furman South #13 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 430 / 6 | 471 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.9 (33) | 6.8 (41) | 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CHI | 2-2-0 | 3-2-1 | 0-3-1 | 1-0-1 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-1 |
| BUF | 5-2-0 | 3-3-1 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-1 | 4-3-1 | 2-4-0 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1574 / 214 | 1578 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM ET
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Jean Hebert #15 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 844 / 131 | 683 / 17 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/30/11 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (23) | 5.9 (39) | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (14) | 5.7 (35) | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (27) | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.7 (5) | 7.4 (24) | 18.4 (9) | 20.6 (8) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (4) | 50.0% (12) | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.4% (39) | 50.0% (38) | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (33) | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (7) | 65% (6) | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 46-21-7 | 45-23-8 | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (18) | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 3-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-2-0 | 1-5-1 | 2-0-1 |
| PIT | 2-1-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-1-1 | 0-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 2-2-1 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 754 / 42 | 689 / 104 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/11/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets
8:00 PM ET
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Brandon Blandina #39 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 316 / 0 | 830 / 39 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/19/19 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Centennial, CO | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) | 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0) | 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0) | 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) | 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.1 (11) | 7.7 (0) | 14.8 (35) | 16.7 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0) | 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0) | 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0) | 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54% (40) | 52% (0) | 57% (35) | 61% (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 35-31-7 | 34-31-10 | 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0) | 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 4-3-0 | 5-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 |
| WPG | 5-0-0 | 3-2-2 | 3-2-0 | 3-2-2 | 4-2-0 | 2-2-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Shawn Oliver #66 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 22 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1495 / 79 | 7 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/26/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM ET
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Cody Beach #12 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1555 / 202 | 154 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 4/12/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Nanaimo, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3) | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12) | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18) | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14) | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.4 (28) | 8.0 (18) | 18.9 (3) | 21.1 (6) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11) | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37) | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6) | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 63% (12) | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 38-22-4 | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| BOS | 2-2-0 | 3-2-1 | 5-0-1 | 0-3-1 | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 |
| LAK | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
Caleb Apperson #77 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 19 | 21 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 904 / 98 | 296 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/19/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | 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.
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