Today’s NHL games:
VAN vs. COL – STL vs. LAK – ANA vs. SJS
Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
8:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Justin Kea #36 |
Tom Chmielewski #18 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 70 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 212 / 0 | 691 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/28/22 | 4/8/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodville, ON | Scott AFB, IL | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | 6.2 (13) | 6.1 (23) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | 5.3 (26) | 6.1 (17) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | 1.1 (33) | 1.3 (20) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | 6.7 (25) | 7.1 (35) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.0 (32) | 7.9 (12) | 14.5 (39) | 16.9 (36) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | 48.7% (22) | 50.0% (8) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | 52.4% (22) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | 1.4 (8) | 1.2 (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | 61% (26) | 69% (4) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | 32-19-9 | 50-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | 25.0% (5) | 20.0% (14) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VAN | 3-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 4-2-0 | 3-1-1 |
| COL | 3-3-1 | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-1 | 6-2-1 | 1-4-1 |
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Kilian McNamara #93 |
Caleb Apperson #77 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 69 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 345 / 0 | 343 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/25/21 | 10/19/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Lake Worth, FL | Kitchener, ON | ||||
St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings
9:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Graham Skilliter #24 |
Pierre Lambert #25 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 68 | 65 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 879 / 39 | 572 / 12 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/13 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | La Ronge, SK | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.8 (35) | 7.4 (37) | 15.8 (24) | 17.8 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57% (35) | 61% (19) | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| STL | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 1-4-0 | 4-1-0 | 3-1-1 | 2-3-0 |
| LAK | 4-1-0 | 3-4-0 | 4-3-0 | 3-1-1 | 2-0-2 | 3-0-0 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 61 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1669 / 159 | 347 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks
9:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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TJ Luxmore #21 |
Jon Mclsaac #2 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 69 | 66 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 796 / 46 | 693 / 45 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/13 | 11/21/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Timmins, ON | Truro, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.6 (38) | 7.3 (29) | 15.3 (29) | 17.7 (33) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| ANA | 1-2-2 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-1 | 0-2-0 |
| SJS | 1-2-1 | 0-3-1 | 1-3-1 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 |
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Bevan Mills #53 |
Tyson Baker #88 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 69 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 584 / 46 | 501 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/10/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 5/24/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | St. Mary’s, 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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