Today’s NHL games:
MIN vs. DET – FLA vs. PIT – BOS vs. PHI – CAR vs. OTT – NJD vs. MTL – WSH vs. NYR – STL vs. COL
Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings
1:00 PM ET
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Wes McCauley #4 |
Justin Kea #36 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1511 / 234 | 213 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 3/28/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Woodville, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | 5.9 (30) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | 5.4 (20) | 6.0 (25) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | 1.0 (36) | 1.5 (8) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | 6.4 (34) | 7.9 (15) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.7 (14) | 7.3 (27) | 15.0 (32) | 19.6 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | 47.9% (18) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | 51.8% (25) | 50.0% (22) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | 64% (14) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | 44-25-4 | 23-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | 19.4% (23) | 10.0% (39) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 1-3-0 | 1-3-1 | 4-1-0 | 5-1-1 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| DET | 2-1-1 | 2-2-0 | 1-0-3 | 2-3-0 | 2-0-1 | 0-2-1 |
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Kyle Flemington #55 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 446 / 19 | 626 / 48 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/18/19 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins
3:00 PM ET
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Jake Brenk #26 |
Mitch Dunning #20 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 71 | 51 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 657 / 17 | 361 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 3/28/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Tecumseh, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) | 6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) | 5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) | 1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) | 6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (13) | 8.6 (10) | 14.2 (41) | 19.8 (11) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) | 47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) | 52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) | 1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 56% (30) | 57% (34) | 62% (13) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 | 37-28-7 | 43-25-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) | 16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| FLA | 2-3-0 | 2-2-1 | 5-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 5-1-0 | 3-2-0 |
| PIT | 1-3-2 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-4-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-0 |
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Mark Shewchyk #92 |
Dylan Blujus #57 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 70 | 46 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1543 / 79 | 46 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/30/25 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/09 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers
3:30 PM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Furman South #13 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 69 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1174 / 52 | 481 / 6 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 4/6/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Sewickley, PA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.2 (10) | 7.6 (19) | 14.9 (33) | 15.7 (41) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 62% (13) | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| BOS | 1-4-1 | 3-0-2 | 6-0-0 | 1-5-0 | 2-1-0 | 7-0-0 |
| PHI | 1-4-1 | 4-0-0 | 1-4-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-0 |
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Dan Kelly #98 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 69 | 69 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 359 / 0 | 805 / 42 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/28/21 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Morrisonville, NY | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators
5:00 PM ET
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Chris Schlenker #3 |
Jean Hebert #15 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 70 | 59 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 540 / 1 | 883 / 131 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/16 | 3/30/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Medicine Hat, AB | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (15) | 6.0 (32) | 6.0 (23) | 5.9 (39) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (29) | 6.0 (21) | 5.5 (14) | 5.7 (35) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (37) | 1.2 (26) | 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (28) | 7.4 (28) | 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (27) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.8 (25) | 7.4 (22) | 18.7 (5) | 18.5 (24) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.4% (39) | 50.0% (24) | 50.4% (4) | 50.0% (12) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.0% (3) | 50.0% (27) | 49.4% (39) | 50.0% (38) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (12) | 1.3 (24) | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (33) | ||||
| Home Win % | 100% (1) | 61% (18) | 67% (7) | 65% (6) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 1-0-0 | 44-28-3 | 46-21-7 | 45-23-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.9% (33) | 20.0% (32) | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (18) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 1-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 |
| OTT | 2-0-0 | 1-4-1 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 |
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Jeremy Faucher #97 |
Trent Knorr #74 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 52 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 52 / 0 | 844 / 56 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/28/25 | 11/13/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Cowansville, QC | Powell River, BC | ||||
New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM ET
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Trevor Hanson #14 |
Cody Beach #12 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 69 | 67 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 804 / 51 | 204 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/13 | 4/12/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Nanaimo, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (7) | 7.5 (16) | 18.9 (3) | 21.1 (6) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (33) | 57% (27) | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NJD | 3-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| MTL | 0-2-3 | 3-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 0-2-1 | 2-1-1 | 0-2-0 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 63 | 36 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1671 / 159 | 1269 / 187 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Drayton, ON | ||||
Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
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Graedy Hamilton #41 |
Brian Pochmara #16 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 29 | 37 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 54 / 0 | 1264 / 69 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/7/24 | 12/23/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Duncan, BC | Detroit, MI | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (2) | 6.5 (5) | 5.8 (38) | 6.0 (38) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (1) | 7.5 (2) | 5.2 (35) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (5) | 2.0 (2) | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.1 (2) | 9.0 (1) | 6.8 (19) | 7.1 (36) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.8 (1) | 9.0 (3) | 18.4 (8) | 17.0 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 43.3% (41) | 40.0% (42) | 47.1% (37) | 50.0% (23) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.0% (4) | 70.0% (1) | 54.8% (6) | 50.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.7 (1) | 2.0 (2) | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 77% (2) | 50% (40) | 69% (3) | 53% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 17-5-0 | 1-1-0 | 46-20-8 | 25-22-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 4.5% (42) | 0.0% (41) | 21.9% (15) | 40.0% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 4-2-1 | 2-2-0 |
| NYR | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 1-0-2 |
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James Tobias #61 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 72 | 70 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 545 / 29 | 740 / 104 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/11/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Kitchener, ON | ||||
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
9:30 PM ET
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Pierre Lambert #25 |
Corey Syvret #23 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 68 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 575 / 12 | 449 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/17/16 | 4/4/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Hubert, QC | Millgrove, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | 5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | 5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | 1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | 6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.8 (24) | 7.5 (31) | 14.6 (37) | 18.9 (20) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | 49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | 50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | 64% (12) | 55% (35) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | 44-23-6 | 38-31-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | 34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| STL | 4-1-0 | 3-1-1 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-1 | 3-0-0 | 2-4-0 |
| COL | 1-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 6-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 3-1-2 |
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Brandon Gawryletz #64 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 71 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 753 / 22 | 578 / 18 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/15 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| 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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