Today’s NHL games:
CAR vs. TOR – NJD vs. WSH – COL vs. CHI – FLA vs. CGY – ANA vs. UTA
Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET
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Wes McCauley #4 |
Pierre Lambert #25 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 64 | 60 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1504 / 234 | 567 / 12 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.7 (14) | 7.3 (27) | 15.8 (24) | 17.8 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | ||||
| Home Win % | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 5-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-2-0 | 4-0-0 | 2-1-1 |
| TOR | 0-3-0 | 2-0-1 | 5-0-1 | 5-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 4-1-1 |
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David Brisebois #96 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 62 | 62 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1620 / 99 | 1024 / 136 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/10 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Antigonish, NS | ||||
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
7:00 PM ET
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Justin Kea #36 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 65 | 62 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 207 / 0 | 868 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.0 (32) | 7.9 (12) | 15.2 (30) | 16.1 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NJD | 3-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 2-2-1 | 3-2-0 | 3-2-0 |
| WSH | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 4-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-4-0 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Tommy Hughes #65 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 56 | 49 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1664 / 159 | 249 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/15/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | London, ON | ||||
Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
8:30 PM ET
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Jon Mclsaac #2 |
Morgan MacPhee #43 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 61 | 29 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 688 / 45 | 93 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/21/13 | 4/8/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | 6.3 (7) | 5.9 (41) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | 4.9 (41) | 5.5 (40) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | 1.0 (34) | 1.1 (42) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | 6.3 (37) | 6.9 (39) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33) | 13.8 (42) | 16.4 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | 45.3% (40) | 50.0% (38) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | 54.7% (7) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | 1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | 62% (25) | 56% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | 15-9-2 | 18-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | 23.1% (11) | 10.0% (37) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| COL | 3-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| CHI | 0-2-0 | 1-0-1 | 2-3-0 | 0-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 0-0-1 |
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Libor Suchanek #60 |
Bevan Mills #53 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 65 | 64 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 593 / 33 | 579 / 46 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/16/17 | 11/29/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Stod, Czechia | Surrey, BC | ||||
Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames
9:00 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Chris Schlenker #3 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 728 / 17 | 533 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 10/24/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Medicine Hat, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (9) | 8.1 (8) | 15.8 (25) | 18.6 (22) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | 100% (1) | 61% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | 1-0-0 | 44-28-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| FLA | 1-4-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-2-1 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 2-0-0 |
| CGY | 3-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-1-1 | 4-4-0 | 4-1-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Jonathan Deschamps #80 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1536 / 79 | 359 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/15/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Anaheim Ducks at Utah Mammoth
10:00 PM ET
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Kyle Rehman #10 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 55 | 62 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1368 / 136 | 1145 / 51 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 1/22/08 | ||||
| Birthplace | Lower Sackville, NS | Red Deer, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) | 5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) | 5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) | 1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) | 7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.7 (26) | 8.6 (1) | 17.8 (12) | 17.8 (32) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) | 48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) | 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 64% (7) | 55% (39) | 55% (32) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 | 36-30-8 | 38-30-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) | 26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| ANA | 0-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-5-1 | 0-7-1 | 0-5-0 |
| UTA | 4-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-4-2 | 1-2-1 | 4-4-0 | 2-3-3 |
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
Shawn Oliver #66 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 64 | 46 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 949 / 98 | 46 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/26/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Ottawa, 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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