Today’s NHL games:
BUF vs. NYR – WSH vs. TOR – EDM vs. SJS
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
7:00 PM ET
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Michael Sullivan #47 |
Furman South #13 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 36 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 57 / 0 | 482 / 6 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/14/24 | 4/6/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Toronto, ON | Sewickley, PA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (8) | 11.0 (1) | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (5) | 6.0 (26) | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (24) | 2.0 (2) | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (11) | 8.0 (13) | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.5 (15) | 8.0 (3) | 14.9 (33) | 15.7 (41) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.5% (3) | 50.0% (7) | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 48.4% (41) | 50.0% (34) | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (31) | 0.0 (43) | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (19) | 100% (1) | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 12-7-1 | 1-0-0 | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.0% (36) | 0.0% (41) | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| BUF | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 5-2-0 | 3-3-1 | 1-2-0 |
| NYR | 0-1-1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 5-0-0 | 1-1-1 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Jonny Murray #95 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 71 | 59 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1033 / 136 | 1612 / 214 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/16/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Beauport, QC | ||||
Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:30 PM ET
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Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 72 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 737 / 17 | 744 / 45 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/17/15 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (9) | 8.1 (8) | 16.2 (21) | 23.2 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | 60% (30) | 55% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 1-0-1 | 3-0-1 | 4-2-0 | 4-0-1 | 1-2-1 | 1-3-0 |
| TOR | 4-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-2-1 | 2-1-1 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 70 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 806 / 42 | 1629 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Cody Beach #12 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 70 | 68 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 876 / 118 | 205 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 4/12/22 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Nanaimo, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | 6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | 6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | 1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | 7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.2 (30) | 7.0 (40) | 18.9 (3) | 21.1 (6) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | 46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | 53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | 1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | 57% (35) | 45% (42) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | 37-27-9 | 16-20-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 2-4-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-0-2 | 4-1-2 | 1-2-0 | 3-0-0 |
| SJS | 1-2-1 | 0-1-1 | 2-3-0 | 1-5-0 | 0-2-1 | 1-0-0 |
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Caleb Apperson #77 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’25-26 | 72 | 58 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 347 / 0 | 623 / 61 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/19/21 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Mansfield, MA | ||||
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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