Today’s NHL games:
PHI vs. TBL – DET vs. NJD – STL vs. NYR – CBJ vs. WSH – FLA vs. NSH – VGK vs. UTA – OTT vs. LAK 

 

Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
 Wes McCauley #4
Games ’25-26 18 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 1123 / 52 1461 / 234
First NHL Game 10/13/07 1/20/03
Birthplace St-Tite, QC Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32)
PIM/Gm 18.2 (10) | 7.6 (19) 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 64% (12) | 62% (13) 68% (4) | 64% (8)
Home Rec. 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 45-19-10 | 45-24-6
OT/SO Games 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
PHI 1-4-1 4-0-0 1-4-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 2-1-1
TBL 3-0-1 3-1-1 3-4-0 3-3-1 5-1-1 5-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonny Murray #95
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’25-26 22 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 1575 / 214 575 / 48
First NHL Game 10/7/00 10/4/17
First Playoff Game 4/16/09 4/10/19
Birthplace Beauport, QC Kitchener, ON

  

 

Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Tom Chmielewski #18
 Chris Lee #28
Games ’25-26 20 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 644 / 4 1512 / 120
First NHL Game 4/8/14 4/2/01
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL St. John, NB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (13) | 6.1 (23) 6.1 (21) | 6.2 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (26) | 6.1 (17) 5.2 (30) | 5.4 (42)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (33) | 1.3 (20) 1.2 (14) | 1.1 (39)
Penl/Gm 6.7 (25) | 7.1 (35) 6.5 (31) | 6.5 (42)
PIM/Gm 14.5 (39) | 7.1 (36) 15.9 (23) | 15.6 (42)
% of Penl on Home 48.7% (22) | 50.0% (8) 49.3% (21) | 50.0% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 52.4% (22) | 50.0% (29) 51.7% (27) | 50.0% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (8) | 1.2 (36) 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 61% (26) | 69% (4) 57% (35) | 57% (24)
Home Rec. 32-19-9 | 50-21-5 39-29-5 | 42-31-3
OT/SO Games 25.0% (5) | 20.0% (14) 17.8% (28) | 20.0% (25)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
DET 1-1-0 1-2-1 3-4-0 0-4-0 3-4-0 2-0-1
NJD 1-1-2 2-1-1 1-1-0 3-2-0 3-0-0 1-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’25-26 21 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 317 / 0 984 / 136
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/11/11
First Playoff Game — 4/17/14
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Antigonish, NS

  

 

St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  TJ Luxmore #21
 Mitch Dunning #20
Games ’25-26 21 19
Career Games (RS/PO) 748 / 46 329 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/13 3/28/19
Birthplace Timmins, ON Tecumseh, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) 6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) 5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15)
Penl/Gm 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) 6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24)
PIM/Gm 14.6 (38) | 7.3 (29) 14.2 (41) | 19.8 (11)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) 47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) 52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 62% (23) | 63% (9) 57% (34) | 62% (13)
Home Rec. 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 37-28-7 | 43-25-7
OT/SO Games 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) 16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
STL 1-2-1 4-3-0 3-4-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 5-0-0
NYR 3-3-0 4-0-0 2-3-0 3-4-0 4-1-1 4-1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Michel Cormier #76
 David Brisebois #96
Games ’25-26 19 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 1424 / 99 1579 / 99
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/11/00
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 4/16/10
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Sudbury, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jean Hebert #15
 Justin Kea #36
Games ’25-26 22 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 846 / 131 163 / 0
First NHL Game 3/30/11 3/28/22
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Woodville, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (23) | 5.9 (39) 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6)
PP Opp/Gm 5.5 (14) | 5.7 (35) 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (30) 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8)
Penl/Gm 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (27) 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15)
PIM/Gm 18.7 (5) | 7.4 (24) 15.0 (32) | 19.6 (12)
% of Penl on Home 50.4% (4) | 50.0% (12) 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17)
% PP Opp for Home 49.4% (39) | 50.0% (38) 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (33) 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13)
Home Win % 67% (7) | 65% (6) 64% (14) | 61% (15)
Home Rec. 46-21-7 | 45-23-8 44-25-4 | 23-14-3
OT/SO Games 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (18) 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CBJ 1-4-0 1-3-0 1-1-0 2-3-2 0-2-1 0-2-0
WSH 5-1-1 1-3-1 1-1-1 2-1-0 2-1-0 1-0-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  James Tobias #61
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’25-26 23 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 496 / 29 394 / 10
First NHL Game 11/22/17 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Buffalo, NY Gatineau, QC

  

 

Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Kyle Rehman #10
 Pierre Lambert #25
Games ’25-26 21 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 1104 / 51 527 / 12
First NHL Game 1/22/08 11/17/16
Birthplace Red Deer, AB St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7) 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16) 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22) 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23)
PIM/Gm 17.8 (12) | 7.6 (32) 15.8 (24) | 17.8 (31)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4) 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36) 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30) 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38)
Home Win % 55% (39) | 55% (32) 67% (5) | 57% (23)
Home Rec. 36-30-8 | 38-30-7 44-20-9 | 37-26-12
OT/SO Games 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17) 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
FLA 2-1-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-3-0 3-2-1 4-2-1
NSH 2-2-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 2-2-0 2-1-1 2-3-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 CJ Murray #68
Games ’25-26 17 21
Career Games (RS/PO) 1922 / 200 298 / 8
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Pittsburgh, PA

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Morgan MacPhee #43
 Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’25-26 9 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 73 / 0 1333 / 136
First NHL Game 4/8/23 11/19/05
Birthplace Elmira, ON Lower Sackville, NS
Goals/Gm 6.3 (7) | 5.9 (41) 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 4.9 (41) | 5.5 (40) 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (34) | 1.1 (42) 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33)
Penl/Gm 6.3 (37) | 6.9 (39) 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4)
PIM/Gm 13.8 (42) | 6.9 (38) 15.7 (26) | 25.0 (1)
% of Penl on Home 45.3% (40) | 50.0% (38) 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (7) | 50.0% (17) 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10) 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21)
Home Win % 62% (25) | 56% (31) 64% (14) | 64% (7)
Home Rec. 15-9-2 | 18-14-3 44-25-4 | 25-13-4
OT/SO Games 23.1% (11) | 10.0% (37) 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
VGK 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-1 4-0-0 3-1-1
UTA 1-0-1 0-2-0 1-0-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 1-4-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Gibbons #58
 Bevan Mills #53
Games ’25-26 20 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 733 / 98 538 / 46
First NHL Game 10/8/15 11/29/16
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 5/16/21
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Surrey, BC

 

The Vegas Golden Knights are 10-1-2 with ref Gord Dwyer on the ice over the past three seasons.  

 

 

Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Michael Markovic #31
 Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’25-26 21 19
Career Games (RS/PO) 339 / 1 754 / 51
First NHL Game 3/7/19 10/24/13
Birthplace Scarborough, ON Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31) 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4) 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7) 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10) 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26)
PIM/Gm 16.3 (19) | 8.1 (15) 18.5 (7) | 19.3 (16)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3) 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42) 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18) 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19)
Home Win % 62% (20) | 57% (25) 59% (33) | 57% (27)
Home Rec. 43-25-5 | 39-29-6 41-28-5 | 39-29-8
OT/SO Games 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4) 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
OTT 3-1-0 3-5-0 4-3-1 4-0-0 2-2-0 1-3-0
LAK 1-1-2 1-1-0 3-0-0 4-1-1 7-4-0 4-1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Caleb Apperson #77
Games ’25-26 22 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 528 / 18 298 / 0
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/19/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 

 

     

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. 

 

We’ve got new rules, new refs, promoted officials, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2025-26.

NHL Officials – 2025-26