Today’s NHL games:
CBJ vs. NJD – PIT vs. PHI – WPG vs. BUF – ANA vs. STL – UTA vs. SJS
Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM ET
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Chris Schlenker #3 |
Francois St. Laurent #8 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 25 | 8 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 495 / 1 | 1096 / 103 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/16 | 11/10/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Medicine Hat, AB | Greenfield Park, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32) | 5.8 (35) | 6.3 (15) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21) | 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26) | 1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28) | 7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.8 (25) | 7.4 (22) | 16.4 (17) | 18.6 (23) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24) | 49.1% (17) | 50.0% (2) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27) | 51.4% (29) | 50.0% (41) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24) | 1.4 (4) | 1.0 (41) | ||||
| Home Win % | 100% (1) | 61% (18) | 63% (18) | 59% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 1-0-0 | 44-28-3 | 36-21-2 | 42-28-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32) | 11.9% (40) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CBJ | 1-0-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 0-1-0 |
| NJD | 1-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 1-5-0 | 0-1-2 |
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Julien Fournier #56 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 398 / 10 | 1583 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/19 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Gatineau, QC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM ET
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Michael Markovic #31 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 342 / 1 | 830 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/7/19 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scarborough, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31) | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4) | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7) | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10) | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.3 (19) | 8.1 (15) | 15.2 (30) | 16.1 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3) | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18) | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 57% (25) | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 39-29-6 | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| PIT | 3-0-2 | 1-2-1 | 3-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 3-1-2 |
| PHI | 2-2-0 | 2-0-2 | 1-1-2 | 4-4-0 | 6-0-1 | 3-1-0 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Tommy Hughes #65 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 11 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 576 / 61 | 226 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/15/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | London, ON | ||||
Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres
7:30 PM ET
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Trevor Hanson #14 |
Brandon Blandina #39 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 757 / 51 | 322 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/13 | 3/19/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Centennial, CO | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) | 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) | 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) | 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) | 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (7) | 7.5 (16) | 18.1 (11) | 18.3 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) | 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) | 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) | 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (33) | 57% (27) | 54% (40) | 52% (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 | 35-31-7 | 34-31-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) | 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WPG | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 5-0-0 | 3-2-2 | 3-2-0 |
| BUF | 1-1-1 | 2-3-1 | 2-2-1 | 3-4-0 | 3-3-0 | 5-0-0 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1630 / 159 | 694 / 104 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | 4/11/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM ET
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Cody Beach #12 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 22 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 159 / 0 | 698 / 45 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (3) | 8.8 (6) | 16.2 (21) | 23.2 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | 60% (30) | 55% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| ANA | 6-3-0 | 0-5-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 1-2-0 | 2-2-1 |
| STL | 5-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-1 | 2-2-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-2-0 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 759 / 42 | 908 / 98 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 1/21/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Cloverdale, BC | ||||
Utah Mammoth at San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Justin Kea #36 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 20 | 24 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 647 / 45 | 166 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 3/28/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Woodville, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33) | 15.0 (32) | 19.6 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| UTA | 2-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 3-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-1-0 |
| SJS | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-1 |
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James Tobias #61 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 25 | 24 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 498 / 29 | 301 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
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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