Today’s NHL games:
VGK vs. STL – NYR vs. FLA – SEA vs. VAN – MIN vs. ANA
Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
3:00 PM ET
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Beau Halkidis #48 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 20 | 40 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 171 / 0 | 1480 / 234 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/1/19 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | London, ON | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (24) | 6.1 (26) | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (24) | 6.6 (5) | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (35) | 1.4 (9) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (30) | 8.6 (5) | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.2 (31) | 8.6 (5) | 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.2% (38) | 50.0% (5) | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.5% (8) | 50.0% (34) | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (29) | 1.6 (5) | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 65% (10) | 51% (38) | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 19-9-5 | 17-16-3 | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.2% (21) | 20.0% (27) | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VGK | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 2-3-1 | 2-1-1 |
| STL | 1-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 2-3-0 | 2-1-2 |
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Dan Kelly #98 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 34 | 37 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 324 / 0 | 999 / 136 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/21 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Morrisonville, NY | Antigonish, NS | ||||
New York Rangers at Florida Panthers
8:00 PM ET
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Garrett Rank #7 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 38 | 37 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 711 / 45 | 764 / 46 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/15/15 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (21) | 8.6 (2) | 14.6 (38) | 18.0 (29) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (30) | 55% (34) | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NYR | 4-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 4-0-0 | 2-3-0 |
| FLA | 4-3-0 | 6-1-0 | 2-1-2 | 6-1-0 | 3-5-0 | 3-5-0 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 32 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1937 / 200 | 772 / 42 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks
10:30 PM ET
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Justin Kea #36 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 39 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 181 / 0 | 1240 / 69 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | 5.8 (38) | 6.0 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | 5.2 (35) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | 6.8 (19) | 7.1 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.0 (32) | 7.9 (12) | 18.4 (8) | 17.0 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | 47.1% (37) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | 54.8% (6) | 50.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | 69% (3) | 53% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | 46-20-8 | 25-22-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | 21.9% (15) | 40.0% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| SEA | 1-2-1 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-0-3 | 1-2-1 |
| VAN | 3-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-2-1 | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 |
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Andrew Smith #51 |
Joe Mahon #89 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 35 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 590 / 48 | 163 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/4/17 | 11/1/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/10/19 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Calgary, AB | ||||
Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks
10:30 PM ET
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Furman South #13 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 38 | 39 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 448 / 6 | 850 / 39 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.9 (33) | 6.8 (41) | 14.8 (35) | 16.7 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | 57% (35) | 61% (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 5-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 4-1-1 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-3-0 |
| ANA | 4-0-1 | 0-0-1 | 1-1-1 | 4-3-0 | 3-4-0 | 1-2-1 |
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Kyle Flemington #55 |
Kilian McNamara #93 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 37 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 412 / 19 | 312 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/18/19 | 10/25/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Lake Worth, FL | ||||
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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