Today’s NHL games:
EDM vs. BOS – CHI vs. MTL – PIT vs. OTT – LAK vs. TBL – TOR vs. WSH – MIN vs. CBJ – PHI vs. BUF – NYR vs. STL – SEA vs. CGY – DAL vs. SJS

 

Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Peter MacDougall #38
 Mitch Dunning #20
Games ’25-26 32 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 482 / 11 340 / 0
First NHL Game 4/8/17 3/28/19
Birthplace Regina, SK Tecumseh, ON
Goals/Gm 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) 6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) 5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) 6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (20) | 8.0 (17) 14.2 (41) | 19.8 (11)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) 47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) 52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 65% (11) | 51% (39) 57% (34) | 62% (13)
Home Rec. 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 37-28-7 | 43-25-7
OT/SO Games 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) 16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
EDM 2-2-0 1-1-1 4-2-0 4-2-0 2-1-0 1-1-0
BOS 3-0-0 3-1-2 1-0-1 2-1-1 2-1-1 5-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  David Brisebois #96
 Steve Barton #59
Games ’25-26 33 28
Career Games (RS/PO) 1591 / 99 1636 / 159
First NHL Game 10/11/00 11/1/00
First Playoff Game 4/16/10 4/11/07
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Vankleek Hill, ON

  

 

Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
 TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’25-26 29 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 1134 / 52 758 / 46
First NHL Game 10/13/07 11/19/13
Birthplace St-Tite, QC Timmins, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30)
PIM/Gm 18.2 (10) | 7.6 (19) 14.6 (38) | 18.0 (29)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28)
% PP Opp for Home 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15)
Home Win % 64% (12) | 62% (13) 62% (23) | 63% (9)
Home Rec. 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 42-26-6 | 44-24-7
OT/SO Games 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CHI 1-0-0 0-4-1 2-2-0 1-1-1 1-2-1 2-3-0
MTL 3-2-0 1-1-2 0-3-1 1-2-0 0-3-0 1-3-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Mark Shewchyk #92
Games ’25-26 30 32
Career Games (RS/PO) 326 / 0 1505 / 79
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/9/03
First Playoff Game — 4/15/09
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Waterdown, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #25
 Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’25-26 31 15
Career Games (RS/PO) 538 / 12 166 / 0
First NHL Game 11/17/16 4/1/19
Birthplace St-Hubert, QC London, ON
Goals/Gm 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) 6.0 (24) | 6.1 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) 5.3 (24) | 6.6 (5)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) 1.0 (35) | 1.4 (9)
Penl/Gm 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) 6.5 (30) | 8.6 (5)
PIM/Gm 15.8 (24) | 7.5 (31) 15.2 (31) | 21.6 (5)
% of Penl on Home 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) 46.2% (38) | 50.0% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) 54.5% (8) | 50.0% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) 1.2 (29) | 1.6 (5)
Home Win % 67% (5) | 57% (23) 65% (10) | 51% (38)
Home Rec. 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 19-9-5 | 17-16-3
OT/SO Games 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) 21.2% (21) | 20.0% (27)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
PIT 3-1-1 2-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
OTT 4-2-1 5-1-1 3-3-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 1-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Jeremy Faucher #97
Games ’25-26 26 16
Career Games (RS/PO) 1931 / 200 16 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/28/25
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 —
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Cowansville, QC

  

 

Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jon Mclsaac #2
 Garrett Rank #7
Games ’25-26 29 33
Career Games (RS/PO) 656 / 45 706 / 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
TBL 1-1-1 3-1-1 2-2-1 3-3-0 0-1-2 4-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tommy Hughes #65
 Andrew Smith #51
Games ’25-26 35 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 235 / 0 585 / 48
First NHL Game 10/15/22 10/4/17
First Playoff Game — 4/10/19
Birthplace London, ON Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 

 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Brandon Schrader #34
 Jake Brenk #26
Games ’25-26 32 32
Career Games (RS/PO) 297 / 0 618 / 17
First NHL Game 3/1/19 11/12/15
Birthplace Sanborn, NY Detroit Lakes, MN
Goals/Gm 6.1 (20) | 6.4 (11) 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (11) | 6.0 (27) 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (22) 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (8) | 7.5 (25) 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7)
PIM/Gm 18.7 (6) | 7.5 (28) 17.8 (13) | 20.1 (10)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (34) | 50.0% (6) 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29)
% PP Opp for Home 54.0% (9) | 50.0% (39) 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (3) | 1.6 (4) 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17)
Home Win % 62% (23) | 63% (10) 62% (20) | 56% (30)
Home Rec. 41-24-8 | 42-23-10 43-25-5 | 32-24-12
OT/SO Games 24.7% (6) | 30.0% (6) 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
TOR 1-1-0 4-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 2-1-2 3-1-1
WSH 2-2-0 1-2-0 0-1-1 2-1-1 4-2-0 4-2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ben O’Quinn #91
 James Tobias #61
Games ’25-26 33 33
Career Games (RS/PO) 319 / 0 506 / 29
First NHL Game 10/14/21 11/22/17
First Playoff Game — 4/17/23
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Buffalo, NY

  

 

Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Wes McCauley #4
 Michael Sullivan #47
Games ’25-26 32 14
Career Games (RS/PO) 1472 / 234 35 / 0
First NHL Game 1/20/03 4/14/24
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Toronto, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) 6.3 (8) | 11.0 (1)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) 6.2 (5) | 6.0 (26)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) 1.2 (24) | 2.0 (2)
Penl/Gm 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) 7.3 (11) | 8.0 (13)
PIM/Gm 16.7 (14) | 7.3 (27) 16.5 (15) | 22.0 (3)
% of Penl on Home 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) 51.5% (3) | 50.0% (7)
% PP Opp for Home 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) 48.4% (41) | 50.0% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) 1.2 (31) | 0.0 (43)
Home Win % 68% (4) | 64% (8) 63% (19) | 100% (1)
Home Rec. 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 12-7-1 | 1-0-0
OT/SO Games 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) 15.0% (36) | 0.0% (41)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
MIN 1-3-0 1-3-1 4-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
CBJ 1-2-0 3-3-1 1-4-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kilian McNamara #93
 Dan Kelly #98
Games ’25-26 28 30
Career Games (RS/PO) 304 / 0 320 / 0
First NHL Game 10/25/21 1/28/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Morrisonville, NY

  

 

Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
7:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Michael Markovic #31
 Trevor Hanson #14
Games ’25-26 31 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 349 / 1 766 / 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
PHI 2-2-0 2-0-2 1-1-2 1-1-0 2-3-0 1-1-0
BUF 1-3-1 2-3-2 1-1-2 1-1-1 2-3-1 2-2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’25-26 33 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 995 / 136 701 / 104
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/15/15
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 4/11/18
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Kitchener, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 

 

New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’25-26 32 33
Career Games (RS/PO) 118 / 0 1116 / 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
NYR 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-2-0 0-3-0 0-3-0
STL 0-2-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-1 4-0-2 4-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tyson Baker #88
 Brandon Grillo #75
Games ’25-26 32 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 463 / 9 91 / 0
First NHL Game 10/10/18 10/26/23
First Playoff Game 5/24/21 —
Birthplace St. Mary’s, ON Canton, MI

  

 

Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Corey Syvret #23
 Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’25-26 31 32
Career Games (RS/PO) 409 / 0 502 / 1
First NHL Game 4/4/18 10/24/16
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28)
PIM/Gm 14.6 (37) | 7.2 (20) 15.8 (25) | 18.6 (22)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24)
% PP Opp for Home 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24)
Home Win % 64% (12) | 55% (35) 100% (1) | 61% (18)
Home Rec. 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 1-0-0 | 44-28-3
OT/SO Games 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
SEA 1-5-0 1-3-1 4-0-1 1-2-1 4-5-0 3-2-0
CGY 1-1-1 2-4-0 2-1-1 2-1-1 4-4-0 4-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Caleb Apperson #77
 Travis Toomey #90
Games ’25-26 32 32
Career Games (RS/PO) 307 / 0 376 / 1
First NHL Game 10/19/21 10/3/19
First Playoff Game — 4/25/23
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Leduc, AB

  

 

Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Kelly Sutherland #11
 Graedy Hamilton #41
Games ’25-26 31 13
Career Games (RS/PO) 1635 / 262 38 / 0
First NHL Game 12/19/00 4/7/24
Birthplace Richmond, BC Duncan, BC
Goals/Gm 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) 6.6 (2) | 6.5 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) 6.4 (1) | 7.5 (2)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) 1.4 (5) | 2.0 (2)
Penl/Gm 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) 8.1 (2) | 9.0 (1)
PIM/Gm 16.2 (21) | 6.7 (39) 20.8 (1) | 22.0 (3)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) 43.3% (41) | 40.0% (42)
% PP Opp for Home 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) 56.0% (4) | 70.0% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) 1.7 (1) | 2.0 (2)
Home Win % 60% (27) | 56% (29) 77% (2) | 50% (40)
Home Rec. 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 17-5-0 | 1-1-0
OT/SO Games 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) 4.5% (42) | 0.0% (41)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
DAL 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
SJS 0-1-1 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Gibbons #58
 Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’25-26 31 31
Career Games (RS/PO) 744 / 98 916 / 98
First NHL Game 10/8/15 1/21/13
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/17/15
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Cloverdale, 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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