Today’s NHL games:
VGK vs. NJD – BUF vs. WPG – SJS vs. DAL – UTA vs. VAN – WSH vs. ANA
Vegas Golden Knights at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM ET
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Graedy Hamilton #41 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 9 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 34 / 0 | 1338 / 136 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/7/24 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Duncan, BC | Lower Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (2) | 6.5 (5) | 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (1) | 7.5 (2) | 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (5) | 2.0 (2) | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.1 (2) | 9.0 (1) | 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.8 (1) | 9.0 (3) | 15.7 (26) | 25.0 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 43.3% (41) | 40.0% (42) | 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.0% (4) | 70.0% (1) | 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.7 (1) | 2.0 (2) | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 77% (2) | 50% (40) | 64% (14) | 64% (7) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 17-5-0 | 1-1-0 | 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 4.5% (42) | 0.0% (41) | 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VGK | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-0-1 | 4-0-0 | 3-1-1 |
| NJD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-1-0 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Jeremy Faucher #97 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 21 | 9 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1926 / 200 | 9 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/28/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Cowansville, QC | ||||
Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
8:00 PM ET
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Pierre Lambert #25 |
Tom Chmielewski #18 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 25 | 24 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 532 / 12 | 648 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/17/16 | 4/8/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Hubert, QC | Scott AFB, IL | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | 6.2 (13) | 6.1 (23) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | 5.3 (26) | 6.1 (17) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | 1.1 (33) | 1.3 (20) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | 6.7 (25) | 7.1 (35) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.8 (24) | 7.5 (31) | 14.5 (39) | 16.9 (36) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | 48.7% (22) | 50.0% (8) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | 52.4% (22) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (8) | 1.2 (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | 61% (26) | 69% (4) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | 32-19-9 | 50-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | 25.0% (5) | 20.0% (14) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| BUF | 2-4-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-4-0 | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 1-1-0 |
| WPG | 5-0-1 | 4-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 4-0-0 |
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Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 25 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 321 / 0 | 533 / 18 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/21 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Trail, BC | ||||
San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars
9:00 PM ET
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Justin Kea #36 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 27 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 169 / 0 | 752 / 46 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.0 (32) | 7.9 (12) | 14.6 (38) | 18.0 (29) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| SJS | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 1-2-1 | 0-3-1 | 1-3-1 |
| DAL | 2-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-1-1 | 3-1-1 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 12 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 577 / 61 | 1584 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Utah Mammoth at Vancouver Canucks
9:00 PM ET
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Kyle Rehman #10 |
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 26 | 23 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1109 / 51 | 1128 / 52 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/22/08 | 10/13/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Red Deer, AB | St-Tite, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7) | 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16) | 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22) | 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (12) | 7.6 (32) | 18.2 (10) | 19.0 (19) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4) | 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36) | 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30) | 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (39) | 55% (32) | 64% (12) | 62% (13) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-30-8 | 38-30-7 | 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17) | 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| UTA | 1-2-1 | 4-4-0 | 2-3-3 | 1-2-0 | 0-3-1 | 3-3-0 |
| VAN | 1-3-2 | 2-2-1 | 2-3-0 | 3-1-1 | 3-0-1 | 0-4-0 |
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Andrew Smith #51 |
Tyson Baker #88 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 579 / 48 | 456 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/4/17 | 10/10/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/10/19 | 5/24/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | St. Mary’s, ON | ||||
Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks
10:00 PM ET
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Mitch Dunning #20 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 24 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 334 / 0 | 476 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/19 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Tecumseh, ON | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29) | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15) | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24) | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.2 (41) | 7.5 (11) | 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15) | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30) | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (34) | 62% (13) | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-28-7 | 43-25-7 | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21) | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 5-1-1 | 3-3-0 | 1-2-2 | 4-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 0-2-0 |
| ANA | 0-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 1-4-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-4-0 |
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Travis Toomey #90 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 26 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 370 / 1 | 402 / 19 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/19 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/25/23 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Leduc, AB | Parkhill, 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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