Today’s NHL games:
NYI vs. TOR – BOS vs. MTL – CAR vs. CBJ – MIN vs. CHI – NSH vs. WPG – SJS vs. EDM – FLA vs. VAN – BUF vs. VGK – TBL vs. SEA

 

New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Francis Charron #6
 Michael Markovic #31
Games ’25-26 61 61
Career Games (RS/PO) 867 / 118 379 / 1
First NHL Game 4/5/10 3/7/19
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Scarborough, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31)
PP Opp/Gm 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7)
Penl/Gm 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10)
PIM/Gm 15.2 (30) | 7.0 (40) 16.3 (19) | 19.4 (15)
% of Penl on Home 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42)
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18)
Home Win % 63% (17) | 63% (10) 62% (20) | 57% (25)
Home Rec. 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 43-25-5 | 39-29-6
OT/SO Games 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
NYI 3-3-0 2-2-1 3-2-0 3-0-1 1-3-2 0-4-1
TOR 4-2-0 1-3-0 1-3-1 4-1-0 2-3-0 4-0-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Scott Cherrey #50
 Steve Barton #59
Games ’25-26 28 55
Career Games (RS/PO) 1261 / 187 1663 / 159
First NHL Game 10/6/07 11/1/00
First Playoff Game 4/15/11 4/11/07
Birthplace Drayton, ON Vankleek Hill, ON

  

 

Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Furman South #13
 Wes McCauley #4
Games ’25-26 62 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 472 / 6 1502 / 234
First NHL Game 4/6/17 1/20/03
Birthplace Sewickley, PA Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36)
Penl/Gm 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32)
PIM/Gm 14.9 (33) | 6.8 (41) 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34)
% PP Opp for Home 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win % 60% (30) | 61% (15) 68% (4) | 64% (8)
Home Rec. 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 45-19-10 | 45-24-6
OT/SO Games 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
BOS 1-5-0 2-1-0 7-0-0 2-4-1 2-1-0 5-1-0
MTL 1-1-0 1-2-2 1-5-0 2-1-1 2-0-1 1-1-2
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jesse Marquis #86
 Brandon Grillo #75
Games ’25-26 60 49
Career Games (RS/PO) 460 / 26 118 / 0
First NHL Game 10/11/18 10/26/23
First Playoff Game 4/18/23 —
Birthplace Bouctouche, NB Canton, MI

  

Officiating Supervisor: Marc Joannette

 

 

Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jean Hebert #15
 Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’25-26 52 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 876 / 131 360 / 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
CAR 1-3-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 4-3-0 5-1-0 3-0-0
CBJ 1-4-0 1-3-0 1-1-0 4-3-1 3-3-2 1-4-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Andrew Smith #51
 CJ Murray #68
Games ’25-26 63 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 618 / 48 340 / 8
First NHL Game 10/4/17 10/14/21
First Playoff Game 4/10/19 —
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Pittsburgh, PA

  

 

Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
7:30 PM ET

REFEREES
  Pierre Lambert #25
 Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’25-26 59 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 566 / 12 507 / 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
MIN 1-1-0 1-2-1 5-0-0 2-1-1 1-1-0 2-0-1
CHI 0-3-2 0-3-0 2-2-1 1-0-1 2-2-0 2-2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Kilian McNamara #93
 Devin Berg #87
Games ’25-26 62 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 338 / 0 733 / 104
First NHL Game 10/25/21 10/15/15
First Playoff Game — 4/11/18
Birthplace Lake Worth, FL Kitchener, ON

  

 

Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Brandon Schrader #34
 Chris Lee #28
Games ’25-26 61 66
Career Games (RS/PO) 326 / 0 1558 / 120
First NHL Game 3/1/19 4/2/01
Birthplace Sanborn, NY St. John, NB
Goals/Gm 6.1 (20) | 6.4 (11) 6.1 (21) | 6.2 (22)
PP Opp/Gm 5.7 (11) | 6.0 (27) 5.2 (30) | 5.4 (42)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (22) 1.2 (14) | 1.1 (39)
Penl/Gm 7.5 (8) | 7.5 (25) 6.5 (31) | 6.5 (42)
PIM/Gm 18.7 (6) | 7.5 (28) 15.9 (23) | 15.6 (42)
% of Penl on Home 46.8% (34) | 50.0% (6) 49.3% (21) | 50.0% (18)
% PP Opp for Home 54.0% (9) | 50.0% (39) 51.7% (27) | 50.0% (24)
Penl Diff.* 1.5 (3) | 1.6 (4) 1.2 (33) | 1.3 (25)
Home Win % 62% (23) | 63% (10) 57% (35) | 57% (24)
Home Rec. 41-24-8 | 42-23-10 39-29-5 | 42-31-3
OT/SO Games 24.7% (6) | 30.0% (6) 17.8% (28) | 20.0% (25)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
NSH 3-3-1 3-2-0 0-1-1 0-3-2 3-2-1 1-3-0
WPG 2-1-0 1-1-1 0-2-0 6-1-0 6-0-0 4-3-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Jonathan Deschamps #80
 Caleb Apperson #77
Games ’25-26 61 60
Career Games (RS/PO) 357 / 0 335 / 0
First NHL Game 10/15/21 10/19/21
First Playoff Game — —
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Kitchener, ON

  

 

San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers
9:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Morgan MacPhee #43
 Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’25-26 28 57
Career Games (RS/PO) 92 / 0 1594 / 202
First NHL Game 4/8/23 10/8/01
Birthplace Elmira, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.3 (7) | 5.9 (41) 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3)
PP Opp/Gm 4.9 (41) | 5.5 (40) 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.0 (34) | 1.1 (42) 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18)
Penl/Gm 6.3 (37) | 6.9 (39) 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14)
PIM/Gm 13.8 (42) | 6.9 (38) 15.4 (28) | 19.0 (18)
% of Penl on Home 45.3% (40) | 50.0% (38) 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11)
% PP Opp for Home 54.7% (7) | 50.0% (17) 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10) 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6)
Home Win % 62% (25) | 56% (31) 62% (20) | 63% (12)
Home Rec. 15-9-2 | 18-14-3 42-24-7 | 38-22-4
OT/SO Games 23.1% (11) | 10.0% (37) 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
SJS 2-1-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
EDM 0-0-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 2-1-1 1-2-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Shandor Alphonso #52
 Julien Fournier #56
Games ’25-26 61 63
Career Games (RS/PO) 797 / 42 437 / 10
First NHL Game 10/17/14 10/14/19
First Playoff Game 8/2/20 —
Birthplace Orangeville, ON Gatineau, QC

  

 

Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Tom Chmielewski #18
 Chris Schlenker #3
Games ’25-26 60 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 684 / 4 532 / 1
First NHL Game 4/8/14 10/24/16
Birthplace Scott AFB, IL Medicine Hat, AB
Goals/Gm 6.2 (13) | 6.1 (23) 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (26) | 6.1 (17) 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (33) | 1.3 (20) 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26)
Penl/Gm 6.7 (25) | 7.1 (35) 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28)
PIM/Gm 14.5 (39) | 7.1 (36) 15.8 (25) | 18.6 (22)
% of Penl on Home 48.7% (22) | 50.0% (8) 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24)
% PP Opp for Home 52.4% (22) | 50.0% (29) 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (8) | 1.2 (36) 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24)
Home Win % 61% (26) | 69% (4) 100% (1) | 61% (18)
Home Rec. 32-19-9 | 50-21-5 1-0-0 | 44-28-3
OT/SO Games 25.0% (5) | 20.0% (14) 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
FLA 1-1-0 5-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-0
VAN 2-2-1 4-2-0 3-1-1 3-2-1 4-0-2 2-2-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Bevan Mills #53
 Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’25-26 62 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 577 / 46 947 / 98
First NHL Game 11/29/16 1/21/13
First Playoff Game 5/16/21 4/17/15
Birthplace Surrey, BC Cloverdale, BC

  

 

Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Kyle Rehman #10
 Beau Halkidis #48
Games ’25-26 61 35
Career Games (RS/PO) 1144 / 51 186 / 0
First NHL Game 1/22/08 4/1/19
Birthplace Red Deer, AB London, ON
Goals/Gm 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7) 6.0 (24) | 6.1 (26)
PP Opp/Gm 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16) 5.3 (24) | 6.6 (5)
PPG/Gm 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) 1.0 (35) | 1.4 (9)
Penl/Gm 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22) 6.5 (30) | 8.6 (5)
PIM/Gm 17.8 (12) | 7.6 (32) 15.2 (31) | 21.6 (5)
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4) 46.2% (38) | 50.0% (5)
% PP Opp for Home 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36) 54.5% (8) | 50.0% (34)
Penl Diff.* 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30) 1.2 (29) | 1.6 (5)
Home Win % 55% (39) | 55% (32) 65% (10) | 51% (38)
Home Rec. 36-30-8 | 38-30-7 19-9-5 | 17-16-3
OT/SO Games 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17) 21.2% (21) | 20.0% (27)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
BUF 2-1-1 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1 1-0-0
VGK 3-0-1 5-1-0 4-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Joe Mahon #89
 Trent Knorr #74
Games ’25-26 38 62
Career Games (RS/PO) 188 / 0 834 / 56
First NHL Game 11/1/22 11/13/13
First Playoff Game — 4/12/17
Birthplace Calgary, AB Powell River, BC

  

Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo

 

 

Tampa Bay Lightning at Seattle Kraken
10:00 PM ET

REFEREES
  Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37
 Graham Skilliter #24
Games ’25-26 60 61
Career Games (RS/PO) 146 / 0 872 / 39
First NHL Game 4/14/22 1/28/13
Birthplace West Hartford, CT La Ronge, SK
Goals/Gm 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27)
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15)
PPG/Gm 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29)
PIM/Gm 14.3 (40) | 7.1 (34) 14.8 (35) | 16.7 (37)
% of Penl on Home 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9)
% PP Opp for Home 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40)
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11)
Home Win % 53% (41) | 60% (20) 57% (35) | 61% (19)
Home Rec. 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 37-27-10 | 45-29-2
OT/SO Games 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35)
Team Records 24-25 23-24 22-23 24-25 23-24 22-23
TBL 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
SEA 2-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 4-4-1 5-2-0 2-4-1
 

 
LINESPERSONS
  Travis Gawryletz #67
 Brandon Gawryletz #64
Games ’25-26 61 61
Career Games (RS/PO) 567 / 18 743 / 22
First NHL Game 11/8/17 10/14/15
First Playoff Game 4/17/23 5/16/21
Birthplace Trail, BC Trail, BC

  

 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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