Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
7:30 PM ET
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| Jon McIsaac #2 | Carter Sandlak #29 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 710 / 45 | 261 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Nov. 21, 2013 | March 22, 2022 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 10, 2019 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Truro, NS | Vancouver, BC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 75 | 6 | 71 | 5 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (20) | 6.7 | 6.1 (21) | 7.8 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (38) | 6.0 | 5.3 (36) | 6.4 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (40) | 8.3 | 6.4 (39) | 8.4 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.7 (39) | 19.7 | 13.9 (40) | 20.4 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 5.7 (39) | 7.2 | 5.9 (34) | 7.0 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 43.5% (41) | 52.0% | 47.0% (32) | 47.6% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 44.2% (41) | 51.7% | 47.9% (26) | 48.0% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.8% (2) | 50.0% | 53.6% (13) | 53.1% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (13) | -0.3 | 1.2 (35) | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 52% (24) | 67% | 49% (28) | 100% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.0% (20) | 0.0% | 25.4% (17) | 0.0% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 1 (17) | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 12 (23) | 1 | 11 (27) | 1 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 42.9% (18) 3-of-7 |
— | 44.4% (17) 4-of-9 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| MTL | 3-3-0 | — | 2-1-0 | — | ||||||||
| WSH | 4-1-0 | — | 3-2-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Jon McIsaac #2 | Carter Sandlak #29 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
23%
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21%
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| Restraining |
45%
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49%
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| Stick |
21%
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21%
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| Other |
11% |
9% |
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| Dan Kelly #98 | Brandon Grillo #75 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 373 | 131 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Jan. 28, 2021 | Oct. 26, 2023 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | ||||||||||||
| Birthplace | Morrisonville, NY | Canton, MI | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 77 | 6 | 58 | 4 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.5 (14) | 7.8 | 8.9 (2) | 8.8 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 3.8 (35) | 3.0 | 4.0 (31) | 4.2 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 51.6% (6) | 54.4% | 49.3% (31) | 58.3% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 47.6% (31) | 42.6% | 50.9% (8) | 42.7% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 100.0% (1) 7-of-7 |
— | 100.0% (1) 4-of-4 |
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Referees Jon McIsaac and Carter Sandlak are working together for the 2nd time this season; Linespersons Dan Kelly and Brandon Grillo are paired up for the 1st time this season.
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
8:30 PM ET
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| Chris Rooney #5 | Brandon Schrader #34 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1,578 / 196 | 345 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Nov. 22, 2000 | March 1, 2019 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 14, 2003 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Sanborn, NY | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 38 | 6 | 75 | 5 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.5 (41) | 3.0 | 6.0 (26) | 5.8 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (5) | 8.8 | 5.5 (29) | 6.0 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (12) | 9.7 | 6.9 (33) | 6.0 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.1 (12) | 23.5 | 16.2 (31) | 12.0 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.9 (11) | 8.2 | 6.1 (33) | 5.8 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.1% (31) | 48.3% | 47.8% (26) | 60.0% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 46.5% (33) | 45.4% | 49.0% (14) | 60.0% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (20) | 50.9% | 53.4% (14) | 40.0% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 0.3 | 1.3 (26) | -1.2 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 45% (34) | 33% | 44% (38) | 40% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.3% (13) | 33.3% | 32.0% (6) | 40.0% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 1 (17) | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 5 (36) | 3 | 22 (1) | 1 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | — | 0.0% (34) 0-of-6 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| DAL | 2-2-0 | — | 1-1-1 | — | ||||||||
| COL | 0-2-2 | — | 3-3-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Chris Rooney #5 | Brandon Schrader #34 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
21%
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21%
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| Restraining |
48%
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52%
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| Stick |
17%
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15%
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14% |
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| Kyle Flemington #55 | Scott Cherrey #50 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 458 / 18 | 1,283 / 187 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 18, 2019 | Oct. 6, 2007 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 17, 2023 | April 15, 2011 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Drayton, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 77 | 6 | 42 | 7 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.8 (4) | 7.8 | 8.3 (24) | 8.7 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 4.0 (32) | 5.2 | 4.6 (17) | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 50.6% (14) | 51.9% | 50.6% (13) | 52.8% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 50.8% (11) | 46.9% | 51.0% (7) | 42.9% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 88.9% (25) 8-of-9 |
— | 66.7% (31) 2-of-3 |
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Referees Chris Rooney and Brandon Schrader are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Kyle Flemington and Scott Cherrey are paired up for the 1st time this season.
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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