Today’s NHL games:
MIN vs. COL – BOS vs. PIT – TBL vs. BUF – CHI vs. DAL – DET vs. NJD – STL vs. ANA – EDM vs. VGK
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
2:00 PM ET
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Jean Hebert #15 |
Brandon Blandina #39 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 48 | 57 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 872 / 131 | 355 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/30/11 | 3/19/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Centennial, CO | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (23) | 5.9 (39) | 5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (14) | 5.7 (35) | 5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (30) | 1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (27) | 7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.7 (5) | 7.4 (24) | 18.1 (11) | 18.3 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (4) | 50.0% (12) | 49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.4% (39) | 50.0% (38) | 52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (33) | 1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (7) | 65% (6) | 54% (40) | 52% (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 46-21-7 | 45-23-8 | 35-31-7 | 34-31-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (18) | 19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 3-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-1 | 2-2-1 | 1-0-1 |
| COL | 4-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 4-0-1 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-0-0 |
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James Tobias #61 |
Joe Mahon #89 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 58 | 34 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 531 / 29 | 184 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 11/1/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Calgary, AB | ||||
Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
4:30 PM ET
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Francois St. Laurent #8 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 43 | 52 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1131 / 103 | 502 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (35) | 6.3 (15) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19) | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13) | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31) | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.4 (17) | 7.3 (23) | 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.1% (17) | 50.0% (2) | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.4% (29) | 50.0% (41) | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (4) | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (18) | 59% (21) | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-21-2 | 42-28-5 | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 11.9% (40) | 20.0% (21) | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| BOS | 1-2-0 | 3-4-1 | 2-0-1 | 3-0-0 | 3-1-2 | 1-0-1 |
| PIT | 2-2-2 | 3-1-2 | 2-0-0 | 0-3-2 | 4-3-0 | 2-3-0 |
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Tyson Baker #88 |
Kilian McNamara #93 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 59 | 58 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 490 / 9 | 334 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 10/25/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Lake Worth, FL | ||||
Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
6:00 PM ET
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 52 | 24 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1589 / 202 | 1251 / 69 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3) | 5.8 (38) | 6.0 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12) | 5.2 (35) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18) | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14) | 6.8 (19) | 7.1 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.4 (28) | 8.0 (18) | 18.4 (8) | 17.0 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11) | 47.1% (37) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37) | 54.8% (6) | 50.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6) | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 63% (12) | 69% (3) | 53% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 38-22-4 | 46-20-8 | 25-22-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15) | 21.9% (15) | 40.0% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| TBL | 2-1-1 | 6-0-0 | 2-0-1 | 5-1-2 | 1-2-1 | 4-1-0 |
| BUF | 1-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-2 |
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Jeremy Faucher #97 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 43 / 0 | 608 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/28/25 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Cowansville, QC | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars
6:00 PM ET
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TJ Luxmore #21 |
Stephen Hiff #46 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 58 | 34 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 785 / 46 | 56 / 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 |
| CHI | 1-1-1 | 1-2-1 | 2-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| DAL | 3-2-0 | 4-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Ben O’Quinn #91 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 55 | 56 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 341 / 0 | 431 / 19 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/21 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Parkhill, ON | ||||
Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Chris Rooney #5 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 58 | 20 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 723 / 17 | 1553 / 196 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 11/22/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Boston, MA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | 6.4 (5) | 6.3 (17) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | 5.6 (12) | 6.2 (13) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (10) | 1.3 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | 6.8 (22) | 7.6 (18) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (9) | 8.1 (8) | 16.5 (15) | 19.4 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | 47.6% (35) | 50.0% (13) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | 53.6% (13) | 50.0% (32) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | 1.3 (22) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | 66% (9) | 50% (40) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | 43-22-6 | 34-34-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | 15.7% (34) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DET | 3-3-2 | 1-6-0 | 0-2-1 | 1-3-0 | 5-3-1 | 0-4-1 |
| NJD | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 5-2-0 | 2-5-1 | 5-3-0 | 4-3-0 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 55 | 58 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1960 / 200 | 354 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/15/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks
9:00 PM ET
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Jake Brenk #26 |
Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 58 | 57 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 644 / 17 | 143 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 4/14/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | West Hartford, CT | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) | 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) | 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) | 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) | 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (13) | 8.6 (10) | 14.3 (40) | 17.4 (34) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) | 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) | 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) | 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 56% (30) | 53% (41) | 60% (20) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 | 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) | 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| STL | 3-3-1 | 1-1-2 | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| ANA | 4-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-3-0 | 1-3-1 | 1-2-1 |
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Andrew Smith #51 |
Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 58 | 58 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 613 / 48 | 740 / 22 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/4/17 | 10/14/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/10/19 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Trail, BC | ||||
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights
9:30 PM ET
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 59 | 59 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1663 / 262 | 870 / 39 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (21) | 6.7 (39) | 14.8 (35) | 16.7 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | 57% (35) | 61% (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 0-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-3-0 | 8-0-1 | 6-2-0 | 3-1-1 |
| VGK | 3-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 4-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 6-2-0 |
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Travis Gawryletz #67 |
Caleb Apperson #77 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 58 | 56 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 564 / 18 | 331 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/8/17 | 10/19/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Kitchener, 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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