Today’s NHL games:
CAR vs. BUF – MIN vs. WPG – SEA vs. NYI – COL vs. CHI – BOS vs. SJS – CGY vs. VAN

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
1:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Garrett Rank #7
 Furman South #13
Games ’25-26 21 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 694 / 45 431 / 6
First NHL Game 1/15/15 4/6/17
Birthplace Elmira, ON Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (21) | 8.6 (2) 14.9 (33) | 15.7 (41)
% of Penl on Home 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20)
% PP Opp for Home 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34)
Home Win % 60% (30) | 55% (34) 60% (30) | 61% (15)
Home Rec. 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 40-26-8 | 42-25-8
OT/SO Games 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CAR 2-1-0 3-3-0 5-0-0 3-2-0 2-2-0 3-1-0
BUF 5-3-0 2-4-0 4-4-1 5-2-0 3-3-1 1-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Tyson Baker #88
Games ’25-26 20 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 316 / 0 451 / 9
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/10/18
First Playoff Game — 5/24/21
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC St. Mary’s, ON

  

 

Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets
4:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’25-26 20 10
Career Games (RS/PO) 831 / 39 161 / 0
First NHL Game 1/28/13 4/1/19
Birthplace La Ronge, SK London, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) 6.0 (24) | 6.1 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) 5.3 (24) | 6.6 (5)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) 1.0 (35) | 1.4 (9)
Penl/Gm 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) 6.5 (30) | 8.6 (5)
PIM/Gm 14.8 (35) | 7.4 (37) 15.2 (31) | 21.6 (5)
% of Penl on Home 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) 46.2% (38) | 50.0% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) 54.5% (8) | 50.0% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) 1.2 (29) | 1.6 (5)
Home Win % 57% (35) | 61% (19) 65% (10) | 51% (38)
Home Rec. 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 19-9-5 | 17-16-3
OT/SO Games 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) 21.2% (21) | 20.0% (27)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
MIN 2-1-0 2-1-1 1-3-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-0
WPG 3-2-2 4-2-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 2-1-0 2-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Mark Shewchyk #92
 Travis Toomey #90
Games ’25-26 23 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 1496 / 79 364 / 1
First NHL Game 10/9/03 10/3/19
First Playoff Game 4/15/09 4/25/23
Birthplace Waterdown, ON Leduc, AB

  

 

Seattle Kraken at New York Islanders
5:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Tom Chmielewski #18
 Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’25-26 19 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 643 / 4 472 / 11
First NHL Game 4/8/14 4/8/17
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Regina, SK
Goals/Gm 6.2 (13) | 6.1 (23) 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (26) | 6.1 (17) 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (33) | 1.3 (20) 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31)
Penl/Gm 6.7 (25) | 7.1 (35) 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12)
PIM/Gm 14.5 (39) | 7.1 (36) 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17)
% of Penl on Home 48.7% (22) | 50.0% (8) 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31)
% PP Opp for Home 52.4% (22) | 50.0% (29) 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (8) | 1.2 (36) 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13)
Home Win % 61% (26) | 69% (4) 65% (11) | 51% (39)
Home Rec. 32-19-9 | 50-21-5 43-21-10 | 37-36-2
OT/SO Games 25.0% (5) | 20.0% (14) 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
SEA 1-3-1 3-2-0 3-3-0 1-2-1 2-2-0 4-1-2
NYI 1-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-1 3-4-1 3-1-1 4-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 James Tobias #61
Games ’25-26 21 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 983 / 136 495 / 29
First NHL Game 10/11/11 11/22/17
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 4/17/23
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Buffalo, NY

  

 

Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #25
 Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’25-26 19 19
Career Games (RS/PO) 526 / 12 204 / 0
First NHL Game 11/17/16 3/22/22
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) 6.5 (3) | 6.1 (25)
PP Opp/Gm 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) 5.1 (39) | 5.8 (32)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) 1.5 (1) | 1.1 (37)
Penl/Gm 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) 6.2 (40) | 7.2 (34)
PIM/Gm 15.8 (24) | 7.5 (31) 14.9 (34) | 18.4 (25)
% of Penl on Home 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) 47.9% (30) | 50.0% (32)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) 53.0% (17) | 50.0% (12)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) 1.3 (26) | 1.1 (39)
Home Win % 67% (5) | 57% (23) 46% (42) | 65% (5)
Home Rec. 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 28-35-10 | 46-23-6
OT/SO Games 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (11)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
COL 1-1-0 3-0-0 1-0-1 3-2-0 3-1-0 1-0-1
CHI 0-3-2 0-3-0 2-2-1 1-5-2 1-5-1 1-4-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  CJ Murray #68
 Jeremy Faucher #97
Games ’25-26 20 6
Career Games (RS/PO) 297 / 8 6 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/21 10/28/25
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Cowansville, QC

  

 

Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 Michael Markovic #31
Games ’25-26 19 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 1332 / 136 338 / 1
First NHL Game 11/19/05 3/7/19
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Scarborough, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10)
PIM/Gm 15.7 (26) | 8.6 (1) 16.3 (19) | 19.4 (15)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3)
% PP Opp for Home 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 64% (14) | 64% (7) 62% (20) | 57% (25)
Home Rec. 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 43-25-5 | 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
BOS 2-3-0 2-0-0 2-1-1 2-2-0 2-3-0 4-1-0
SJS 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-3-2 0-4-1 2-1-1 1-3-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Jackson #84
 Brandon Gawryletz #64
Games ’25-26 22 19
Career Games (RS/PO) 148 / 0 701 / 22
First NHL Game 10/30/22 10/14/15
First Playoff Game — 5/16/21
Birthplace Pointe-Claire, QC Trail, BC

  

 

Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Francois St. Laurent #8
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’25-26 5 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 1093 / 103 318 / 0
First NHL Game 11/10/05 3/19/19
Birthplace Greenfield Park, QC Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm 5.8 (35) | 6.3 (15) 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19) 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13) 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0)
Penl/Gm 7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31) 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0)
PIM/Gm 16.4 (17) | 7.3 (23) 18.1 (11) | 18.3 (0)
% of Penl on Home 49.1% (17) | 50.0% (2) 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (29) | 50.0% (41) 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (4) | 1.0 (41) 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0)
Home Win % 63% (18) | 59% (21) 54% (40) | 52% (0)
Home Rec. 36-21-2 | 42-28-5 35-31-7 | 34-31-10
OT/SO Games 11.9% (40) | 20.0% (21) 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CGY 1-3-0 3-1-0 0-2-1 1-2-3 1-3-1 2-3-0
VAN 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 2-1-1 0-2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kyle Flemington #55
 Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’25-26 21 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 396 / 19 309 / 0
First NHL Game 10/18/19 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Parkhill, ON Woodstock, 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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