Season 7, Episode 22
February 7, 2026

 
On this week’s #RefsPodcast:

  • Preds’ McCarron fined for slashing
  • OHL’s Levac gets six games for slewfoot
  • Isles’ Duclair’s goaltender interference on Preds’ Saros
  • No call on Caps’ Wilson for steamrolling Canes’ Stankoven
  • Another goalie fight! Swayman vs. Vasilevskiy
  • OT penalty cancels out game-winner for Bruins’ Pastrnak
  • Sens’ Giroux takes out Pens’ Silovs, but the goal stands
  • Canucks’ Kane stirring things up
  • Flames’ Cooley gets saved by the whistle
  • Penalty minutes pile up in the latest Battle of Florida between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers

 

 

 

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The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We’ll break down the calls and the rules behind them to help understand why a penalty or suspension was – or wasn’t – handed out. 

Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports. Lewis is a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio. He’s also worked for TSN, Sportsnet as a host/anchor and is a producer of other programs. 

Josh Smith is the managing editor of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls.