Today’s NHL games:
NYR vs. NYI – PHI vs. CBJ – COL vs. OTT
New York Rangers at New York Islanders
7:00 PM ET
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Michael Markovic #31 |
Pierre Lambert #25 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 48 | 48 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 366 / 1 | 555 / 12 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/7/19 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scarborough, ON | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31) | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4) | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7) | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10) | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.3 (19) | 8.1 (15) | 15.8 (24) | 17.8 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3) | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42) | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18) | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 57% (25) | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 39-29-6 | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4) | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NYR | 2-3-0 | 7-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-0-1 | 2-1-1 |
| NYI | 3-0-1 | 1-3-2 | 0-4-1 | 3-1-0 | 3-0-1 | 2-1-1 |
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Dylan Blujus #57 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 27 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 27 / 0 | 601 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/30/25 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:30 PM ET
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Brandon Schrader #34 |
Chris Rooney #5 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 48 | 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 313 / 0 | 1546 / 196 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/1/19 | 11/22/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sanborn, NY | Boston, MA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (20) | 6.4 (11) | 6.4 (5) | 6.3 (17) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (11) | 6.0 (27) | 5.6 (12) | 6.2 (13) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (22) | 1.3 (10) | 1.3 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (8) | 7.5 (25) | 6.8 (22) | 7.6 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.7 (6) | 7.5 (28) | 16.5 (15) | 19.4 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.8% (34) | 50.0% (6) | 47.6% (35) | 50.0% (13) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.0% (9) | 50.0% (39) | 53.6% (13) | 50.0% (32) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (3) | 1.6 (4) | 1.3 (22) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (23) | 63% (10) | 66% (9) | 50% (40) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-24-8 | 42-23-10 | 43-22-6 | 34-34-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.7% (6) | 30.0% (6) | 15.7% (34) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| PHI | 2-1-1 | 4-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 5-1-0 | 2-3-1 | 2-5-1 |
| CBJ | 1-3-0 | 3-3-1 | 0-2-0 | 5-1-1 | 2-2-0 | 1-3-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 50 | 45 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1523 / 79 | 781 / 42 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators
7:30 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Michael Sullivan #47 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 50 | 23 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 715 / 17 | 44 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 4/14/24 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Toronto, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | 6.3 (8) | 11.0 (1) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (5) | 6.0 (26) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | 1.2 (24) | 2.0 (2) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | 7.3 (11) | 8.0 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (9) | 8.1 (8) | 16.5 (15) | 22.0 (3) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | 51.5% (3) | 50.0% (7) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | 48.4% (41) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | 1.2 (31) | 0.0 (43) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | 63% (19) | 100% (1) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | 12-7-1 | 1-0-0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | 15.0% (36) | 0.0% (41) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| COL | 3-3-0 | 4-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| OTT | 4-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 2-5-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Michel Cormier #76 |
Jeremy Faucher #97 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 47 | 33 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1452 / 99 | 33 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/03 | 10/28/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/22/06 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Cowansville, QC | ||||
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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