Today’s NHL games:
WSH vs. NYI – ANA vs. CHI – CGY vs. CAR – OTT vs. DAL 

 

Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
1:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Michael Markovic #31
 Kelly Sutherland #11
Games ’25-26 23 24
Career Games (RS/PO) 341 / 1 1628 / 262
First NHL Game 3/7/19 12/19/00
Birthplace Scarborough, ON Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31) 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11)
PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4) 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7) 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10) 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41)
PIM/Gm 16.3 (19) | 8.1 (15) 16.2 (21) | 16.3 (39)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3) 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27)
% PP Opp for Home 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42) 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18) 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 62% (20) | 57% (25) 60% (27) | 56% (29)
Home Rec. 43-25-5 | 39-29-6 42-27-5 | 39-30-6
OT/SO Games 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4) 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
WSH 3-2-0 5-1-1 2-2-0 6-0-2 3-4-0 2-2-1
NYI 3-0-1 1-3-2 0-4-1 3-3-1 2-1-4 5-1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Dan Kelly #98
 David Brisebois #96
Games ’25-26 21 24
Career Games (RS/PO) 311 / 0 1582 / 99
First NHL Game 1/28/21 10/11/00
First Playoff Game — 4/16/10
Birthplace Morrisonville, NY Sudbury, ON

  

 

Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks
3:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Brandon Blandina #39
 Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’25-26 23 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 321 / 0 1335 / 136
First NHL Game 3/19/19 11/19/05
Birthplace Centennial, CO Lower Sackville, NS
Goals/Gm 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0) 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0) 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4)
PIM/Gm 18.1 (11) | 7.7 (0) 15.7 (26) | 25.0 (1)
% of Penl on Home 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0) 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26)
% PP Opp for Home 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0) 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0) 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21)
Home Win % 54% (40) | 52% (0) 64% (14) | 64% (7)
Home Rec. 35-31-7 | 34-31-10 44-25-4 | 25-13-4
OT/SO Games 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0) 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
ANA 1-1-0 3-0-0 3-2-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 3-1-0
CHI 0-4-1 0-5-0 1-4-1 1-3-0 2-2-0 1-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Steve Barton #59
 Ryan Jackson #84
Games ’25-26 21 25
Career Games (RS/PO) 1629 / 159 151 / 0
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/30/22
First Playoff Game 4/11/07 —
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Pointe-Claire, QC

 

The Chicago Blackhawks are 1-13-2 over the past three seasons with ref Brandon Blandina working.  

 

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 

 

Calgary Flames at Carolina Hurricanes
5:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Peter MacDougall #38
 Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’25-26 25 12
Career Games (RS/PO) 475 / 11 163 / 0
First NHL Game 4/8/17 4/1/19
Birthplace Regina, SK London, ON
Goals/Gm 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) 6.0 (24) | 6.1 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) 5.3 (24) | 6.6 (5)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) 1.0 (35) | 1.4 (9)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) 6.5 (30) | 8.6 (5)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (20) | 8.0 (17) 15.2 (31) | 21.6 (5)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) 46.2% (38) | 50.0% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) 54.5% (8) | 50.0% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) 1.2 (29) | 1.6 (5)
Home Win % 65% (11) | 51% (39) 65% (10) | 51% (38)
Home Rec. 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 19-9-5 | 17-16-3
OT/SO Games 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) 21.2% (21) | 20.0% (27)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CGY 4-2-1 1-2-0 1-2-1 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
CAR 2-1-0 2-2-1 2-0-0 2-0-1 5-0-0 2-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Michel Cormier #76
 Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’25-26 22 25
Career Games (RS/PO) 1427 / 99 987 / 136
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/11/11
First Playoff Game 4/22/06 4/17/14
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Antigonish, NS

  

 

Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars
6:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Wes McCauley #4
 Kendrick Nicholson #30
Games ’25-26 24 23
Career Games (RS/PO) 1464 / 234 688 / 17
First NHL Game 1/20/03 1/17/15
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Milverton, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9)
PIM/Gm 16.7 (14) | 7.3 (27) 18.4 (9) | 20.6 (8)
% of Penl on Home 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 68% (4) | 64% (8) 56% (38) | 57% (26)
Home Rec. 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 38-31-4 | 40-30-5
OT/SO Games 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
OTT 2-3-0 1-2-0 1-1-1 4-2-0 4-1-0 2-5-0
DAL 3-0-1 3-0-2 4-0-0 0-2-0 2-0-1 3-1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’25-26 26 19
Career Games (RS/PO) 301 / 0 295 / 0
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/25/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Lake Worth, FL

 

The Dallas Stars are undefeated in regulation (10-0-3) ith ref Wes McCauley over the past three seasons.  

 

 

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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