Today’s NHL games:
WSH vs. CHI – LAK vs. WPG – STL vs. UTA
Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
8:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Francis Charron #6 |
Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 847 / 118 | 127 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 4/14/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | West Hartford, CT | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.2 (30) | 7.0 (40) | 14.3 (40) | 17.4 (34) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | 53% (41) | 60% (20) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 4-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| CHI | 2-0-1 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 |
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Julien Fournier #56 |
Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 43 | 38 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 417 / 10 | 720 / 22 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/19 | 10/14/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Gatineau, QC | Trail, BC | ||||
Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets
8:00 PM ET
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TJ Luxmore #21 |
Justin Kea #36 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 41 | 42 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 768 / 46 | 184 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/13 | 3/28/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Timmins, ON | Woodville, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.6 (38) | 7.3 (29) | 15.0 (32) | 19.6 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| LAK | 0-1-2 | 1-1-2 | 1-4-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| WPG | 0-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 |
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Joe Mahon #89 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 15 | 26 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 165 / 0 | 591 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/22 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Mansfield, MA | ||||
St. Louis Blues at Utah Mammoth
9:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Corey Syvret #23 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 419 / 0 | 706 / 17 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/4/18 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Millgrove, ON | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.6 (37) | 7.2 (20) | 18.4 (9) | 20.6 (8) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 55% (35) | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| STL | 3-3-1 | 3-0-0 | 2-4-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-4-0 |
| UTA | 6-1-1 | 3-3-0 | 1-8-0 | 3-1-2 | 2-2-0 | 4-0-0 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 34 | 40 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1939 / 200 | 925 / 98 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 1/21/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | 4/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | 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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