Today’s NHL games:
PIT vs. NYI – CGY vs. COL – VAN vs. VGK – TOR vs. ANA – STL vs. SJS
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
7:00 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 68 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 733 / 17 | 153 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 4/14/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | West Hartford, CT | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (9) | 8.1 (8) | 14.3 (40) | 17.4 (34) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | 53% (41) | 60% (20) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| PIT | 0-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 1-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-0-0 |
| NYI | 0-4-0 | 3-2-1 | 4-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 35 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1268 / 187 | 623 / 48 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/11 | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche
8:30 PM ET
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Justin Kea #36 |
Chris Schlenker #3 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 69 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 211 / 0 | 537 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 10/24/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Medicine Hat, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.0 (32) | 7.9 (12) | 15.8 (25) | 18.6 (22) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | 100% (1) | 61% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | 1-0-0 | 44-28-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CGY | 3-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-4-0 | 4-1-0 |
| COL | 3-3-1 | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-2-1 | 3-1-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 67 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1540 / 79 | 346 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM ET
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Francois St. Laurent #8 |
Alex Lepkowski #44 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 52 | 21 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1140 / 103 | 22 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 4/8/25 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Buffalo, NY | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (35) | 6.3 (15) | 0.0 (43) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19) | 5.0 (40) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13) | 1.0 (38) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31) | 5.0 (43) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.4 (17) | 7.3 (23) | 10.0 (43) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.1% (17) | 50.0% (2) | 40.0% (43) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.4% (29) | 50.0% (41) | 60.0% (1) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (4) | 1.0 (41) | 1.0 (42) | 0.0 (0) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (18) | 59% (21) | % (43) | % (0) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-21-2 | 42-28-5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 11.9% (40) | 20.0% (21) | 0.0% (43) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VAN | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| VGK | 2-0-0 | 0-2-1 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Kilian McNamara #93 |
Caleb Apperson #77 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 68 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 344 / 0 | 342 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/25/21 | 10/19/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Lake Worth, FL | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Toronto Maple Leafs at Anaheim Ducks
10:00 PM ET
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Wes McCauley #4 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 68 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1508 / 234 | 795 / 46 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.7 (14) | 7.3 (27) | 14.6 (38) | 18.0 (29) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| TOR | 0-3-0 | 2-0-1 | 5-0-1 | 3-3-0 | 4-1-0 | 4-0-1 |
| ANA | 1-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 2-3-1 | 1-2-2 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 |
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Bevan Mills #53 |
Ryan Gibbons #58 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 68 | 66 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 583 / 46 | 779 / 98 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/8/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Vancouver, BC | ||||
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM ET
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Trevor Hanson #14 |
Brandon Schrader #34 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 66 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 801 / 51 | 332 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/13 | 3/1/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Sanborn, NY | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) | 6.1 (20) | 6.4 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) | 5.7 (11) | 6.0 (27) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) | 1.3 (9) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) | 7.5 (8) | 7.5 (25) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (7) | 7.5 (16) | 18.7 (6) | 18.1 (28) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) | 46.8% (34) | 50.0% (6) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) | 54.0% (9) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) | 1.5 (3) | 1.6 (4) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (33) | 57% (27) | 62% (23) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 | 41-24-8 | 42-23-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) | 24.7% (6) | 30.0% (6) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| STL | 2-1-1 | 3-0-1 | 3-0-0 | 3-0-2 | 2-1-1 | 0-1-0 |
| SJS | 3-4-2 | 1-7-0 | 1-2-3 | 2-6-0 | 2-6-0 | 1-1-1 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Joe Mahon #89 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 60 | 40 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1668 / 159 | 190 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 11/1/22 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Calgary, 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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