Today’s NHL games:
NJD vs. TOR – MTL vs. FLA – CAR vs. PIT – NYI vs. CHI – PHI vs. VAN
New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Stephen Hiff #46 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 34 | 19 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1139 / 52 | 41 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 4/11/24 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Cambridge, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) | 5.9 (31) | 4.0 (43) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) | 5.2 (33) | 5.0 (43) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) | 0.9 (42) | 0.0 (43) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) | 6.3 (36) | 5.0 (43) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.2 (10) | 7.6 (19) | 14.8 (36) | 10.0 (43) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) | 49.4% (5) | 40.0% (41) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) | 48.6% (40) | 60.0% (3) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) | 0.7 (43) | 1.0 (42) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 62% (13) | 60% (30) | % (43) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 | 11-7-3 | 0-1-0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) | 14.3% (38) | 0.0% (41) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NJD | 1-2-1 | 3-2-0 | 5-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| TOR | 2-2-1 | 4-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Jesse Marquis #86 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 35 | 33 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 771 / 42 | 433 / 26 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/11/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/18/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM ET
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Cody Beach #12 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 35 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 172 / 0 | 701 / 17 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (3) | 8.8 (6) | 18.4 (9) | 20.6 (8) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MTL | 0-2-1 | 2-1-1 | 0-2-0 | 6-2-0 | 1-3-1 | 0-5-0 |
| FLA | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-4-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-2-1 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Tyson Baker #88 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 31 | 37 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1936 / 200 | 468 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/10/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | 5/24/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | St. Mary’s, ON | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM ET
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Corey Syvret #23 |
Brandon Blandina #39 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 414 / 0 | 334 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/4/18 | 3/19/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Millgrove, ON | Centennial, CO | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) | 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) | 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) | 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) | 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.6 (37) | 7.2 (20) | 18.1 (11) | 18.3 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) | 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) | 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) | 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 55% (35) | 54% (40) | 52% (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 | 35-31-7 | 34-31-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) | 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 2-1-0 | 2-3-1 | 2-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 5-1-0 | 3-0-0 |
| PIT | 1-3-1 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-2 | 3-1-1 | 3-2-1 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Brandon Grillo #75 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 21 | 27 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 586 / 61 | 96 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/26/23 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Canton, MI | ||||
New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM ET
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Brian Pochmara #16 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 11 | 38 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1238 / 69 | 1478 / 234 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/23/05 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit, MI | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (38) | 6.0 (38) | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (35) | 5.9 (28) | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (19) | 7.1 (36) | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (8) | 7.1 (35) | 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.1% (37) | 50.0% (23) | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.8% (6) | 50.0% (21) | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 69% (3) | 53% (36) | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 46-20-8 | 25-22-10 | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 40.0% (2) | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NYI | 2-3-1 | 3-1-0 | 1-3-1 | 1-0-2 | 3-1-1 | 1-3-1 |
| CHI | 0-4-1 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-0 | 2-1-2 | 1-3-0 | 2-0-2 |
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Ben O’Quinn #91 |
Mark Shewchyk #92 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 323 / 0 | 1510 / 79 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 10/9/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/15/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Waterdown, ON | ||||
The Blackhawks went winless (0-10-1) under ref Brian Pochmara over the past three seasons.
Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM ET
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Trevor Hanson #14 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 37 | 35 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 772 / 51 | 1348 / 136 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/13 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Lower Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) | 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) | 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) | 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (7) | 7.5 (16) | 15.7 (26) | 25.0 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) | 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) | 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (33) | 57% (27) | 64% (14) | 64% (7) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 | 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) | 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| PHI | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-3-1 | 1-1-1 | 4-1-0 |
| VAN | 3-3-1 | 4-2-0 | 3-4-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-2-0 |
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Travis Toomey #90 |
Trent Knorr #74 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 37 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 381 / 1 | 808 / 56 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/19 | 11/13/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/25/23 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Leduc, AB | Powell River, 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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