Today’s NHL games:
BUF vs. FLA – VGK vs. WSH – MIN vs. UTA – WPG vs. ANA 

 

Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Graham Skilliter #24
 Jean Hebert #15
Games ’25-26 56 43
Career Games (RS/PO) 867 / 39 867 / 131
First NHL Game 1/28/13 3/30/11
Birthplace La Ronge, SK Bouctouche, NB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) 6.0 (23) | 5.9 (39)
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) 5.5 (14) | 5.7 (35)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (30)
Penl/Gm 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (27)
PIM/Gm 14.8 (35) | 7.4 (37) 18.7 (5) | 18.5 (24)
% of Penl on Home 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) 50.4% (4) | 50.0% (12)
% PP Opp for Home 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) 49.4% (39) | 50.0% (38)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (33)
Home Win % 57% (35) | 61% (19) 67% (7) | 65% (6)
Home Rec. 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 46-21-7 | 45-23-8
OT/SO Games 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (18)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
BUF 1-0-0 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-1-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
FLA 3-0-0 2-2-1 3-0-0 4-3-2 5-2-1 2-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Tyson Baker #88
 Jonny Murray #95
Games ’25-26 55 44
Career Games (RS/PO) 486 / 9 1597 / 214
First NHL Game 10/10/18 10/7/00
First Playoff Game 5/24/21 4/16/09
Birthplace St. Mary’s, ON Beauport, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37
 Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’25-26 53 48
Career Games (RS/PO) 139 / 0 1585 / 202
First NHL Game 4/14/22 10/8/01
Birthplace West Hartford, CT Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3)
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14)
PIM/Gm 14.3 (40) | 7.1 (34) 15.4 (28) | 19.0 (18)
% of Penl on Home 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11)
% PP Opp for Home 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6)
Home Win % 53% (41) | 60% (20) 62% (20) | 63% (12)
Home Rec. 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 42-24-7 | 38-22-4
OT/SO Games 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
VGK 2-1-0 3-0-0 2-1-0 3-4-0 2-1-1 0-1-1
WSH 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 3-3-2 2-1-2 3-3-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Libor Suchanek #60
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’25-26 56 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 584 / 33 350 / 0
First NHL Game 11/16/17 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 —
Birthplace Stod, Czechia Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 

 

Minnesota Wild at Utah Mammoth
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Mitch Dunning #20
 Pierre Lambert #25
Games ’25-26 33 51
Career Games (RS/PO) 343 / 0 558 / 12
First NHL Game 3/28/19 11/17/16
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm 6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14) 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8)
PP Opp/Gm 5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29) 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15) 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17)
Penl/Gm 6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24) 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23)
PIM/Gm 14.2 (41) | 7.5 (11) 15.8 (24) | 17.8 (31)
% of Penl on Home 47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15) 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19)
% PP Opp for Home 52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30) 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26) 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38)
Home Win % 57% (34) | 62% (13) 67% (5) | 57% (23)
Home Rec. 37-28-7 | 43-25-7 44-20-9 | 37-26-12
OT/SO Games 16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21) 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
MIN 2-1-0 3-1-0 2-0-2 1-1-0 1-2-1 5-0-0
UTA 3-1-1 3-1-1 0-0-0 2-1-1 3-3-0 1-2-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Gibbons #58
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’25-26 51 52
Career Games (RS/PO) 764 / 98 788 / 42
First NHL Game 10/8/15 10/17/14
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 8/2/20
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Orangeville, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Watson

 

 

Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Chris Schlenker #3
 Michael Markovic #31
Games ’25-26 55 53
Career Games (RS/PO) 525 / 1 371 / 1
First NHL Game 10/24/16 3/7/19
Birthplace Medicine Hat, AB Scarborough, ON
Goals/Gm 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32) 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21) 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26) 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28) 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10)
PIM/Gm 15.8 (25) | 7.4 (22) 16.3 (19) | 19.4 (15)
% of Penl on Home 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24) 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3)
% PP Opp for Home 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27) 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24) 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 100% (1) | 61% (18) 62% (20) | 57% (25)
Home Rec. 1-0-0 | 44-28-3 43-25-5 | 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32) 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
WPG 1-2-1 5-2-1 3-1-0 5-1-0 2-0-0 4-1-1
ANA 3-3-0 2-4-0 3-1-2 3-1-0 1-3-0 0-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jesse Marquis #86
 Travis Gawryletz #67
Games ’25-26 52 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 452 / 26 560 / 18
First NHL Game 10/11/18 11/8/17
First Playoff Game 4/18/23 4/17/23
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Trail, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier

 

 

 

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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