Today’s NHL games:
LAK vs. CBJ – NYR vs. PHI – CGY vs. WSH – UTA vs. CHI – OTT vs. VAN
Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets
4:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Pierre Lambert #25 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 56 | 53 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 563 / 12 | 503 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/17/16 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Hubert, QC | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.8 (24) | 7.5 (31) | 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| LAK | 3-1-1 | 2-0-2 | 3-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-0-1 |
| CBJ | 3-2-1 | 1-3-0 | 1-3-2 | 0-3-0 | 2-6-0 | 0-4-0 |
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Tyson Baker #88 |
Kilian McNamara #93 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 60 | 59 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 491 / 9 | 335 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/18 | 10/25/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/24/21 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | St. Mary’s, ON | Lake Worth, FL | ||||
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 PM ET
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Michael Markovic #31 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 57 | 57 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 375 / 1 | 863 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/7/19 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Scarborough, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31) | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4) | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7) | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10) | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.3 (19) | 8.1 (15) | 15.2 (30) | 16.1 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3) | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18) | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 57% (25) | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 39-29-6 | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NYR | 2-3-0 | 7-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-2 | 6-0-0 | 4-2-1 |
| PHI | 2-2-0 | 2-0-2 | 1-1-2 | 4-4-0 | 6-0-1 | 3-1-0 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Dylan Blujus #57 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 56 | 35 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1961 / 200 | 35 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/30/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Furman South #13 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 56 | 57 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 683 / 45 | 467 / 6 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 4/6/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Sewickley, PA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33) | 14.9 (33) | 15.7 (41) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CGY | 2-1-0 | 0-4-0 | 3-0-1 | 2-1-1 | 1-0-1 | 2-0-1 |
| WSH | 6-1-0 | 3-3-2 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 0-2-0 | 2-3-2 |
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Tommy Hughes #65 |
Dan Kelly #98 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 44 | 56 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 244 / 0 | 346 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/22 | 1/28/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | London, ON | Morrisonville, NY | ||||
Utah Mammoth at Chicago Blackhawks
9:00 PM ET
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Riley Brace #49 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 15 | 61 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 34 / 0 | 1553 / 120 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/13/24 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Fitzroy Harbour, ON | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (4) | 8.0 (2) | 6.1 (21) | 6.2 (22) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (2) | 9.0 (1) | 5.2 (30) | 5.4 (42) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (3) | 4.0 (1) | 1.2 (14) | 1.1 (39) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.0 (3) | 9.0 (1) | 6.5 (31) | 6.5 (42) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.8 (4) | 9.0 (29) | 15.9 (23) | 15.6 (42) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.0% (12) | 30.0% (43) | 49.3% (21) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.3% (31) | 70.0% (1) | 51.7% (27) | 50.0% (24) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (15) | 3.0 (1) | 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (8) | 100% (1) | 57% (35) | 57% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 11-5-2 | 1-0-0 | 39-29-5 | 42-31-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 11.1% (41) | 100.0% (1) | 17.8% (28) | 20.0% (25) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| UTA | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-1 |
| CHI | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-4-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-3-0 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Jesse Marquis #86 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 57 | 57 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1019 / 136 | 457 / 26 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/11/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/18/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks
9:00 PM ET
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Kyle Rehman #10 |
Corey Syvret #23 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 57 | 58 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1140 / 51 | 436 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/22/08 | 4/4/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Red Deer, AB | Millgrove, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7) | 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16) | 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22) | 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (12) | 7.6 (32) | 14.6 (37) | 18.9 (20) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4) | 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36) | 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30) | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (39) | 55% (32) | 64% (12) | 55% (35) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-30-8 | 38-30-7 | 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17) | 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| OTT | 2-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-1-1 | 2-1-0 |
| VAN | 1-3-2 | 2-2-1 | 2-3-0 | 1-1-4 | 7-1-1 | 4-3-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Travis Toomey #90 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 58 | 57 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1531 / 79 | 401 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/3/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | 4/25/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Leduc, AB | ||||
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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