Today’s NHL games:
FLA vs. BUF – CAR vs. DET – SEA vs. NYR – TBL vs. PHI – VAN vs. MTL – NJD vs. MIN – EDM vs. CHI – TOR vs. COL – DAL vs. LAK
Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET
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Furman South #13 |
Justin Kea #36 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 42 | 43 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 452 / 6 | 185 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 3/28/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | Woodville, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.9 (33) | 6.8 (41) | 15.0 (32) | 19.6 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| FLA | 2-0-0 | 4-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
| BUF | 5-2-0 | 3-3-1 | 1-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 0-1-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 43 | 39 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1516 / 79 | 775 / 42 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings
7:00 PM ET
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Michael Markovic #31 |
Chris Schlenker #3 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 42 | 42 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 360 / 1 | 512 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/7/19 | 10/24/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scarborough, ON | Medicine Hat, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31) | 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4) | 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7) | 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10) | 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.3 (19) | 8.1 (15) | 15.8 (25) | 18.6 (22) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3) | 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42) | 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18) | 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 57% (25) | 100% (1) | 61% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 39-29-6 | 1-0-0 | 44-28-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4) | 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 3-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 0-1-1 |
| DET | 1-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 |
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Brandon Grillo #75 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 32 | 40 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 101 / 0 | 595 / 48 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/26/23 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Canton, MI | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Morgan MacPhee #43 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 40 | 16 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1145 / 52 | 80 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 4/8/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) | 6.3 (7) | 5.9 (41) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) | 4.9 (41) | 5.5 (40) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) | 1.0 (34) | 1.1 (42) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) | 6.3 (37) | 6.9 (39) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.2 (10) | 7.6 (19) | 13.8 (42) | 16.4 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) | 45.3% (40) | 50.0% (38) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) | 54.7% (7) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) | 1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 62% (13) | 62% (25) | 56% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 | 15-9-2 | 18-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) | 23.1% (11) | 10.0% (37) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| SEA | 2-2-0 | 3-1-2 | 3-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| NYR | 4-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Michel Cormier #76 |
Dylan Blujus #57 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 40 | 21 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1445 / 99 | 21 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/03 | 10/30/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/22/06 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM ET
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Alex Lepkowski #44 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 13 | 43 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 14 / 0 | 849 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/8/25 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 0.0 (43) | 0.0 (0) | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.0 (40) | 0.0 (0) | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (38) | 0.0 (0) | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 5.0 (43) | 0.0 (0) | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 10.0 (43) | 0.0 (0) | 15.2 (30) | 16.1 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 40.0% (43) | 0.0% (0) | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 60.0% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.0 (42) | 0.0 (0) | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | ||||
| Home Win % | % (43) | % (0) | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 0 | 0 | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 0.0% (43) | 0.0% (0) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| TBL | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-0-1 |
| PHI | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 4-4-0 | 6-0-1 | 3-1-0 |
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Travis Gawryletz #67 |
Shawn Oliver #66 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 44 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 550 / 18 | 25 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/8/17 | 10/26/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Ottawa, ON | ||||
Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
7:30 PM ET
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Pierre Lambert #25 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 10 | 41 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1531 / 226 | 548 / 12 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (29) | 6.0 (35) | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (31) | 6.1 (20) | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (26) | 1.2 (32) | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (33) | 8.3 (8) | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.4 (27) | 8.3 (9) | 15.8 (24) | 17.8 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 45.9% (26) | 50.0% (14) | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.7% (12) | 50.0% (28) | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (28) | 1.5 (7) | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (29) | 74% (3) | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-26-8 | 45-14-6 | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.8% (2) | 20.0% (8) | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VAN | 3-1-1 | 1-4-0 | 2-0-1 | 1-3-1 | 1-4-1 | 3-2-1 |
| MTL | 4-1-0 | 1-3-1 | 1-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 3-5-0 | 4-3-0 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 38 | 39 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1646 / 159 | 329 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM ET
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Cody Beach #12 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 41 | 42 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 178 / 0 | 715 / 45 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/12/22 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Nanaimo, BC | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.9 (3) | 8.8 (6) | 16.2 (21) | 23.2 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | 60% (30) | 55% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NJD | 3-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 0-2-1 | 2-0-1 |
| MIN | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-1-1 | 4-3-0 | 3-1-0 |
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Kilian McNamara #93 |
Joe Mahon #89 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 40 | 17 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 316 / 0 | 167 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/25/21 | 11/1/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Lake Worth, FL | Calgary, AB | ||||
Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM ET
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Chris Lee #28 |
Brandon Schrader #34 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 44 | 42 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1536 / 120 | 307 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/2/01 | 3/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. John, NB | Sanborn, NY | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 6.2 (22) | 6.1 (20) | 6.4 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (30) | 5.4 (42) | 5.7 (11) | 6.0 (27) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (14) | 1.1 (39) | 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (31) | 6.5 (42) | 7.5 (8) | 7.5 (25) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.9 (23) | 6.5 (42) | 18.7 (6) | 18.1 (28) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.3% (21) | 50.0% (18) | 46.8% (34) | 50.0% (6) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.7% (27) | 50.0% (24) | 54.0% (9) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (25) | 1.5 (3) | 1.6 (4) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (35) | 57% (24) | 62% (23) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-29-5 | 42-31-3 | 41-24-8 | 42-23-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.8% (28) | 20.0% (25) | 24.7% (6) | 30.0% (6) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 5-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 4-0-1 | 3-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| CHI | 1-4-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-1-0 |
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Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 339 / 0 | 713 / 104 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/21 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/11/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche
10:00 PM ET
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TJ Luxmore #21 |
Kyle Rehman #10 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 43 | 42 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 770 / 46 | 1125 / 51 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/13 | 1/22/08 | ||||
| Birthplace | Timmins, ON | Red Deer, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.6 (38) | 7.3 (29) | 17.8 (12) | 17.8 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | 55% (39) | 55% (32) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | 36-30-8 | 38-30-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| TOR | 3-3-0 | 4-1-0 | 4-0-1 | 3-1-2 | 4-1-0 | 2-0-0 |
| COL | 2-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 5-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 7-0-1 | 4-1-0 |
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Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 40 | 42 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 722 / 22 | 927 / 98 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/15 | 1/21/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Cloverdale, BC | ||||
Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings
10:00 PM ET
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Jake Brenk #26 |
Trevor Hanson #14 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 629 / 17 | 778 / 51 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 10/24/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) | 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) | 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (13) | 8.6 (10) | 18.5 (7) | 19.3 (16) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) | 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) | 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 56% (30) | 59% (33) | 57% (27) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 | 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) | 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DAL | 3-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 5-1-0 | 4-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 2-4-0 |
| LAK | 4-0-1 | 0-2-1 | 1-2-1 | 4-1-1 | 7-4-0 | 4-1-1 |
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Bevan Mills #53 |
Brad Kovachik #71 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 44 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 559 / 46 | 1941 / 200 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/10/96 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/14/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Woodstock, ON | ||||
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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