Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
1:00 PM ET
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| Carter Sandlak #29 | Eric Furlatt #27 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 260 | 1,614 / 195 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | March 22, 2022 | Oct. 8, 2001 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 12, 2003 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 71 | 4 | 69 | 6 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 7.8 | 6.2 (18) | 7.8 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (36) | 5.8 | 5.9 (15) | 6.7 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (39) | 8.2 | 7.9 (8) | 8.7 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 13.9 (40) | 21.0 | 18.5 (18) | 19.3 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 5.9 (34) | 6.5 | 6.9 (7) | 7.8 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (32) | 48.5% | 46.9% (33) | 51.9% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 47.9% (26) | 48.8% | 46.0% (37) | 51.7% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.6% (13) | 52.2% | 54.1% (8) | 47.5% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 0.2 | 1.4 (7) | -0.3 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 49% (28) | 100% | 55% (19) | 17% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.4% (17) | 0.0% | 30.4% (8) | 33.3% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 1 (17) | 0 | 3 (6) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 11 (27) | 1 | 18 (10) | 1 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 44.4% (17) 4-of-9 |
— | 16.7% (31) 1-of-6 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| FLA | 2-3-0 | — | 6-2-0 | — | ||||||||
| BUF | 0-2-1 | — | 3-0-1 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Carter Sandlak #29 | Eric Furlatt #27 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
21%
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30%
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| Restraining |
49%
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42%
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| Stick |
21%
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18%
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| Other |
9% |
10% |
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| Joe Mahon #89 | James Tobias #61 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 205 | 556 / 27 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Nov. 1, 2022 | Nov. 22, 2017 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 17, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Buffalo, NY | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 50 | 5 | 78 | 5 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.5 (11) | 9.0 | 7.6 (35) | 9.2 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 4.5 (20) | 5.6 | 4.6 (15) | 3.8 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 48.2% (36) | 53.6% | 48.5% (33) | 47.2% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 50.3% (13) | 53.9% | 50.6% (12) | 59.5% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 100.0% (1) 2-of-2 |
— | 100.0% (1) 7-of-7 |
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Referees Carter Sandlak and Eric Furlatt are paired up for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Joe Mahon and James Tobias are paired up for the 1st time this season.
Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM ET
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| Beau Halkidis #22 | Francis Charron #6 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 197 | 888 / 114 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | April 1, 2019 | April 5, 2010 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 18, 2014 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | London, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 42 | 4 | 76 | 5 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (28) | 5.2 | 6.3 (10) | 7.0 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (37) | 5.0 | 6.3 (6) | 7.0 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (24) | 5.5 | 7.8 (11) | 9.2 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (19) | 12.5 | 18.1 (23) | 22.0 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.4 (24) | 5.0 | 6.9 (8) | 8.0 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.1% (39) | 40.9% | 50.6% (4) | 56.5% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 45.9% (39) | 42.0% | 50.1% (9) | 55.5% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.7% (5) | 60.0% | 49.5% (36) | 42.9% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (18) | 1.0 | 1.2 (34) | -1.2 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 57% (12) | 75% | 41% (40) | 60% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.8% (22) | 25.0% | 35.5% (2) | 0.0% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 2 (10) | 0 | 2 (10) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 14 (19) | 0 | 16 (13) | 0 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 14.3% (32) 1-of-7 |
— | 28.6% (27) 2-of-7 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| OTT | 2-0-0 | — | 4-0-1 | — | ||||||||
| NJD | 3-2-0 | — | 2-1-1 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Beau Halkidis #22 | Francis Charron #6 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
27%
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25%
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| Restraining |
46%
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52%
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| Stick |
14% |
14% |
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| Other |
13% |
9% |
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| Jonny Murray #95 | Ryan Jackson #84 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1,622 / 207 | 167 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 7, 2000 | Oct. 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 16, 2009 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Pointe-Claire, QC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 62 | 6 | 36 | 5 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 7.0 (36) | 7.2 | 8.6 (7) | 9.4 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 5.7 (1) | 7.0 | 4.8 (10) | 5.6 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 50.7% (11) | 47.6% | 50.6% (12) | 50.5% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 47.0% (35) | 52.2% | 49.6% (19) | 44.8% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 50.0% (34) 1-of-2 |
— | 100.0% (1) 4-of-4 |
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Referees Beau Halkidis and Francis Charron are paired up for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Jonny Murray and Ryan Jackson are paired up for the 1st time this season.
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
8:00 PM ET
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| Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37 | Wes McCauley #4 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 165 | 1,524 / 234 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | April 14, 2022 | Jan. 20, 2003 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 12, 2007 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | West Hartford, CT | Georgetown, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 75 | 4 | 77 | 5 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (12) | 5.5 | 6.1 (24) | 5.0 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (10) | 6.0 | 5.4 (34) | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.3 (3) | 8.0 | 7.1 (28) | 5.4 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.2 (3) | 26.0 | 17.5 (28) | 12.0 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 7.3 (2) | 6.2 | 6.1 (31) | 5.0 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.6% (21) | 50.0% | 48.9% (14) | 37.0% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 47.4% (29) | 46.1% | 47.6% (28) | 38.3% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.8% (32) | 50.0% | 51.1% (27) | 64.0% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (31) | 0.0 | 1.4 (9) | 1.4 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 51% (27) | 50% | 45% (33) | 40% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.7% (27) | 0.0% | 33.8% (4) | 40.0% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 2 (10) | 0 | 0 (34) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 18 (10) | 0 | 20 (2) | 0 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 33.3% (24) 3-of-9 |
— | 50.0% (7) 3-of-6 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| VGK | 3-2-0 | — | 2-2-1 | — | ||||||||
| MIN | 1-1-0 | — | 3-2-1 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37 | Wes McCauley #4 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
27%
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29%
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| Restraining |
46%
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41%
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| Stick |
17%
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17%
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| Other |
10% |
13% |
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| Libor Suchanek #60 | Shandor Alphonso #52 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 613 / 33 | 818 / 50 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Nov. 16, 2017 | Oct. 17, 2014 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | Aug. 2, 2020 | Aug. 2, 2020 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Stod, Czechia | Orangeville, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 78 | 5 | 75 | 5 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.3 (22) | 8.8 | 8.0 (28) | 9.2 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 5.0 (5) | 8.4 | 4.9 (8) | 4.0 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 49.4% (30) | 55.2% | 51.3% (7) | 46.9% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 49.9% (17) | 41.6% | 49.9% (18) | 43.0% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 40.0% (36) 2-of-5 |
— | 100.0% (1) 7-of-7 |
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Referees Jordan Samuels-Thomas and Wes McCauley are paired up for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Libor Suchanek and Shandor Alphonso are paired up for the 1st time this season.
Penalty-type shares are from 2025-26 regular-season games worked; the data does not identify which referee called each penalty, so every penalty is credited to both referees assigned to the game. Challenge overturn rates are from 2025-26: offside challenges for linespersons (89% league average) and goaltender interference challenges for referees (39% league average).
Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
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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