Today’s NHL games:
DET vs. NSH – CBJ vs. NYR – PHI vs. TOR – DAL vs. VAN – CAR vs. SEA – COL vs. LAK 

 

Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
2:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Gord Dwyer #19
 Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’25-26 51 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 1364 / 136 1543 / 226
First NHL Game 11/19/05 10/2/99
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) 5.9 (29) | 6.0 (35)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) 5.2 (31) | 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) 1.1 (26) | 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) 6.4 (33) | 8.3 (8)
PIM/Gm 15.7 (26) | 8.6 (1) 15.4 (27) | 20.3 (9)
% of Penl on Home 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) 45.9% (26) | 50.0% (14)
% PP Opp for Home 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) 53.7% (12) | 50.0% (28)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) 1.2 (28) | 1.5 (7)
Home Win % 64% (14) | 64% (7) 60% (29) | 74% (3)
Home Rec. 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 39-26-8 | 45-14-6
OT/SO Games 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) 27.8% (2) | 20.0% (8)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
DET 6-1-0 1-1-0 1-4-0 2-3-2 2-5-0 1-2-0
NSH 3-3-2 2-2-0 4-3-0 3-2-0 4-1-0 3-1-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brad Kovachik #71
 Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’25-26 51 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 1956 / 200 429 / 19
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/18/19
First Playoff Game 4/14/01 4/17/23
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Parkhill, ON

  

 

Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Morgan MacPhee #43
 Wes McCauley #4
Games ’25-26 25 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 89 / 0 1494 / 234
First NHL Game 4/8/23 1/20/03
Birthplace Elmira, ON Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.3 (7) | 5.9 (41) 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 4.9 (41) | 5.5 (40) 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (34) | 1.1 (42) 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36)
Penl/Gm 6.3 (37) | 6.9 (39) 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32)
PIM/Gm 13.8 (42) | 6.9 (38) 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27)
% of Penl on Home 45.3% (40) | 50.0% (38) 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (7) | 50.0% (17) 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10) 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 62% (25) | 56% (31) 68% (4) | 64% (8)
Home Rec. 15-9-2 | 18-14-3 45-19-10 | 45-24-6
OT/SO Games 23.1% (11) | 10.0% (37) 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CBJ 0-0-0 1-2-1 0-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-1 1-4-0
NYR 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-1 1-2-0 2-3-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Matt MacPherson #83
 Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’25-26 53 41
Career Games (RS/PO) 1015 / 136 241 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/15/22
First Playoff Game 4/17/14 —
Birthplace Antigonish, NS London, ON

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 

 

Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  TJ Luxmore #21
 Stephen Hiff #46
Games ’25-26 56 32
Career Games (RS/PO) 783 / 46 54 / 0
First NHL Game 11/19/13 4/11/24
Birthplace Timmins, ON Cambridge, ON
Goals/Gm 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) 5.9 (31) | 4.0 (43)
PP Opp/Gm 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) 5.2 (33) | 5.0 (43)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) 0.9 (42) | 0.0 (43)
Penl/Gm 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) 6.3 (36) | 5.0 (43)
PIM/Gm 14.6 (38) | 7.3 (29) 14.8 (36) | 10.0 (43)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) 49.4% (5) | 40.0% (41)
% PP Opp for Home 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) 48.6% (40) | 60.0% (3)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) 0.7 (43) | 1.0 (42)
Home Win % 62% (23) | 63% (9) 60% (30) | % (43)
Home Rec. 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 11-7-3 | 0-1-0
OT/SO Games 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) 14.3% (38) | 0.0% (41)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
PHI 1-3-0 3-0-2 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOR 3-3-0 4-1-0 4-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  James Tobias #61
 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’25-26 55 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 528 / 29 352 / 0
First NHL Game 11/22/17 10/15/21
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 —
Birthplace Buffalo, NY Trois-Rivieres, QC

  

 

Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Trevor Hanson #14
 Graedy Hamilton #41
Games ’25-26 55 22
Career Games (RS/PO) 790 / 51 47 / 0
First NHL Game 10/24/13 4/7/24
Birthplace Richmond, BC Duncan, BC
Goals/Gm 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) 6.6 (2) | 6.5 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) 6.4 (1) | 7.5 (2)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) 1.4 (5) | 2.0 (2)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) 8.1 (2) | 9.0 (1)
PIM/Gm 18.5 (7) | 7.5 (16) 20.8 (1) | 22.0 (3)
% of Penl on Home 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) 43.3% (41) | 40.0% (42)
% PP Opp for Home 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) 56.0% (4) | 70.0% (1)
Penl Diff.* 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) 1.7 (1) | 2.0 (2)
Home Win % 59% (33) | 57% (27) 77% (2) | 50% (40)
Home Rec. 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 17-5-0 | 1-1-0
OT/SO Games 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) 4.5% (42) | 0.0% (41)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
DAL 4-1-1 3-0-0 2-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
VAN 3-3-1 4-2-0 3-4-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Ryan Gibbons #58
 Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’25-26 52 20
Career Games (RS/PO) 765 / 98 1253 / 187
First NHL Game 10/8/15 10/6/07
First Playoff Game 4/12/17 4/15/11
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Drayton, ON

  

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Corey Syvret #23
 Francois St. Laurent #8
Games ’25-26 56 40
Career Games (RS/PO) 434 / 0 1128 / 103
First NHL Game 4/4/18 11/10/05
Birthplace Millgrove, ON Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) 5.8 (35) | 6.3 (15)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) 1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) 7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31)
PIM/Gm 14.6 (37) | 7.2 (20) 16.4 (17) | 18.6 (23)
% of Penl on Home 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) 49.1% (17) | 50.0% (2)
% PP Opp for Home 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) 51.4% (29) | 50.0% (41)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) 1.4 (4) | 1.0 (41)
Home Win % 64% (12) | 55% (35) 63% (18) | 59% (21)
Home Rec. 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 36-21-2 | 42-28-5
OT/SO Games 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) 11.9% (40) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
CAR 2-1-0 2-3-1 2-1-0 3-2-0 6-0-1 3-0-0
SEA 1-5-0 1-3-1 4-0-1 1-2-1 1-2-0 1-0-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Brandon Gawryletz #64
 Shawn Oliver #66
Games ’25-26 55 39
Career Games (RS/PO) 737 / 22 39 / 0
First NHL Game 10/14/15 10/26/25
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 —
Birthplace Trail, BC Ottawa, ON

  

 

Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
10:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Mitch Dunning #20
 Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’25-26 35 54
Career Games (RS/PO) 345 / 0 1137 / 51
First NHL Game 3/28/19 1/22/08
Birthplace Tecumseh, ON Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm 6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14) 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7)
PP Opp/Gm 5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29) 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15) 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm 6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24) 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22)
PIM/Gm 14.2 (41) | 7.5 (11) 17.8 (12) | 17.8 (32)
% of Penl on Home 47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15) 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4)
% PP Opp for Home 52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30) 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26) 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30)
Home Win % 57% (34) | 62% (13) 55% (39) | 55% (32)
Home Rec. 37-28-7 | 43-25-7 36-30-8 | 38-30-7
OT/SO Games 16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21) 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
COL 1-0-0 3-1-0 0-2-0 4-3-0 7-0-1 4-1-0
LAK 2-1-0 3-1-1 2-3-0 4-3-1 4-2-0 4-1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  CJ Murray #68
 Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’25-26 58 56
Career Games (RS/PO) 335 / 8 941 / 98
First NHL Game 10/14/21 1/21/13
First Playoff Game — 4/17/15
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Cloverdale, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 

 

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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