Today’s NHL games:
LAK vs. FLA – UTA vs. DET – WPG vs. STL – CAR vs. NSH – NJD vs. VGK –
Los Angeles Kings at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 28 | 32 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 655 / 45 | 705 / 45 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33) | 16.2 (21) | 23.2 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | 60% (30) | 55% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| LAK | 3-0-1 | 2-1-1 | 2-1-1 | 4-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 6-0-0 |
| FLA | 4-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 1-2-1 | 4-3-0 | 6-1-0 | 2-1-2 |
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Tommy Hughes #65 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 34 | 29 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 234 / 0 | 584 / 48 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/22 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | London, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
The Los Angeles Kings were undefeated (7-0-1) last season when either of tonight’s refs was working.
Utah Mammoth at Detroit Red Wings
7:30 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Michael Sullivan #47 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 32 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 838 / 118 | 34 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 4/14/24 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Toronto, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | 6.3 (8) | 11.0 (1) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | 6.2 (5) | 6.0 (26) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | 1.2 (24) | 2.0 (2) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | 7.3 (11) | 8.0 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.2 (30) | 7.0 (40) | 16.5 (15) | 22.0 (3) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | 51.5% (3) | 50.0% (7) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | 48.4% (41) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | 1.2 (31) | 0.0 (43) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | 63% (19) | 100% (1) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | 12-7-1 | 1-0-0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | 15.0% (36) | 0.0% (41) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| UTA | 1-0-1 | 1-1-1 | 1-0-2 | 0-0-1 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| DET | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 5-0-0 | 0-3-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Dan Kelly #98 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 319 / 0 | 765 / 42 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/21 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Morrisonville, NY | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM ET
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Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37 |
Kyle Rehman #10 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 31 | 32 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 117 / 0 | 1115 / 51 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/14/22 | 1/22/08 | ||||
| Birthplace | West Hartford, CT | Red Deer, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) | 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) | 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) | 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) | 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.3 (40) | 7.1 (34) | 17.8 (12) | 17.8 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) | 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) | 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53% (41) | 60% (20) | 55% (39) | 55% (32) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 | 36-30-8 | 38-30-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) | 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WPG | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 6-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-1-0 |
| STL | 0-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 4-0-2 | 4-0-0 |
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Kyle Flemington #55 |
Dylan Blujus #57 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 31 | 12 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 406 / 19 | 12 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/18/19 | 10/30/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators
8:00 PM ET
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 29 | 30 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1566 / 202 | 1343 / 136 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Lower Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3) | 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12) | 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18) | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14) | 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.4 (28) | 8.0 (18) | 15.7 (26) | 25.0 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11) | 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37) | 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6) | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 63% (12) | 64% (14) | 64% (7) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 38-22-4 | 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15) | 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 0-3-1 | 4-0-0 | 4-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-2-0 |
| NSH | 3-2-1 | 1-1-1 | 3-3-0 | 3-3-2 | 2-2-0 | 4-3-0 |
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Brandon Grillo #75 |
Libor Suchanek #60 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 21 | 33 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 90 / 0 | 561 / 33 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/26/23 | 11/16/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Canton, MI | Stod, Czechia | ||||
New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM ET
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Cody Beach #12 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 29 | 32 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 166 / 0 | 1524 / 120 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | 6.1 (21) | 6.2 (22) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | 5.2 (30) | 5.4 (42) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | 1.2 (14) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | 6.5 (31) | 6.5 (42) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (3) | 8.8 (6) | 15.9 (23) | 15.6 (42) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | 49.3% (21) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | 51.7% (27) | 50.0% (24) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | 57% (35) | 57% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | 39-29-5 | 42-31-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | 17.8% (28) | 20.0% (25) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NJD | 3-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 |
| VGK | 3-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-2-0 | 5-2-0 | 4-0-1 |
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Ryan Jackson #84 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 33 | 32 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 159 / 0 | 538 / 18 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/30/22 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Pointe-Claire, QC | Trail, BC | ||||
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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