Today’s NHL games:
DET vs. BUF – CHI vs. NYR
Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 66 | 60 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1670 / 262 | 510 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (21) | 6.7 (39) | 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DET | 2-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-2-1 |
| BUF | 1-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-1-1 | 2-3-1 | 4-3-1 | 2-4-0 |
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Travis Gawryletz #67 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 66 | 51 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 572 / 18 | 616 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/8/17 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 65 | 32 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 151 / 0 | 1259 / 69 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/14/22 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | West Hartford, CT | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) | 5.8 (38) | 6.0 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) | 5.2 (35) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) | 6.8 (19) | 7.1 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.3 (40) | 7.1 (34) | 18.4 (8) | 17.0 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) | 47.1% (37) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) | 54.8% (6) | 50.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53% (41) | 60% (20) | 69% (3) | 53% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 | 46-20-8 | 25-22-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) | 21.9% (15) | 40.0% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CHI | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 0-4-1 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-0 |
| NYR | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 1-0-2 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 33 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1266 / 187 | 540 / 29 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/11 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Buffalo, NY | ||||
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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