Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
6:00 PM ET
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| Jake Brenk #26 | Justin Kea #36 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 670 / 17 | 226 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Nov. 12, 2015 | March 28, 2022 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | May 2, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Woodville, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 76 | 8 | 76 | 8 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (17) | 5.4 | 6.3 (10) | 6.9 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (6) | 7.6 | 5.6 (23) | 5.8 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (14) | 9.6 | 7.4 (23) | 6.9 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (25) | 23.2 | 17.7 (26) | 14.5 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.9 (6) | 8.2 | 6.6 (16) | 6.5 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.7% (36) | 48.0% | 48.8% (16) | 43.6% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 46.4% (35) | 46.2% | 48.5% (20) | 48.3% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.1% (7) | 52.5% | 51.0% (29) | 58.7% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (17) | 0.4 | 1.4 (10) | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 57% (13) | 25% | 55% (18) | 25% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.7% (23) | 25.0% | 23.7% (23) | 12.5% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 1 (17) | 0 | 0 (34) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 9 (30) | 2 | 14 (19) | 1 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 50.0% (7) 1-of-2 |
— | 20.0% (30) 1-of-5 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| CBJ | 1-5-0 | — | 1-2-1 | — | ||||||||
| MIN | 3-1-0 | — | 5-1-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Jake Brenk #26 | Justin Kea #36 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
24%
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28%
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| Restraining |
48%
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43%
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20%
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20%
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| Other |
8% |
9% |
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| Bevan Mills #53 | Kyle Flemington #55 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 599 / 46 | 460 / 18 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Nov. 29, 2016 | Oct. 18, 2019 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | May 16, 2021 | April 17, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Parkhill, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 78 | 6 | 77 | 8 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.4 (18) | 8.0 | 8.8 (4) | 7.5 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 4.0 (33) | 4.3 | 4.0 (32) | 5.4 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 50.4% (17) | 52.2% | 50.6% (14) | 50.1% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 49.2% (24) | 48.0% | 50.8% (11) | 48.6% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 100.0% (1) 6-of-6 |
— | 88.9% (25) 8-of-9 |
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Referees Jake Brenk and Justin Kea are working together for the 2nd time this season; Linespersons Bevan Mills and Kyle Flemington are paired up for the 1st time this season.
Carolina Hurricanes at Calgary Flames
8:00 PM ET
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| Cody Beach #12 | Garrett Rank #7 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 219 | 757 / 49 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | April 12, 2022 | Jan. 15, 2015 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | May 17, 2021 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Elmira, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 75 | 7 | 76 | 8 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (27) | 6.9 | 6.4 (6) | 5.2 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (3) | 7.1 | 6.1 (12) | 5.8 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (9) | 9.4 | 8.3 (2) | 7.2 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.6 (6) | 21.1 | 21.1 (2) | 18.6 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.9 (9) | 8.4 | 7.2 (3) | 6.0 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.5% (37) | 50.0% | 48.7% (18) | 48.3% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 44.9% (40) | 53.4% | 48.3% (22) | 48.3% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.6% (16) | 50.0% | 51.0% (30) | 52.2% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (1) | 0.0 | 1.6 (3) | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 48% (30) | 71% | 61% (6) | 62% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 34.7% (3) | 14.3% | 26.3% (13) | 12.5% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 5 (2) | 0 | 7 (1) | 1 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 19 (5) | 4 | 19 (5) | 3 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 50.0% (7) 1-of-2 |
— | 14.3% (32) 1-of-7 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| CAR | 3-3-1 | — | 2-2-0 | — | ||||||||
| CGY | 2-3-0 | — | 1-3-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Cody Beach #12 | Garrett Rank #7 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
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20%
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29%
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53%
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41%
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14% |
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13% |
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| Travis Toomey #90 | Jeremy Faucher #97 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 428 / 5 | 63 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 3, 2019 | Oct. 28, 2025 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 25, 2023 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Leduc, AB | Cowansville, QC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 77 | 7 | 56 | 7 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.3 (21) | 8.6 | 8.8 (3) | 7.6 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 5.1 (4) | 4.7 | 5.4 (2) | 4.7 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 51.7% (4) | 51.4% | 50.4% (16) | 53.1% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 48.2% (30) | 52.0% | 49.6% (20) | 46.0% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 100.0% (1) 3-of-3 |
— | 100.0% (1) 6-of-6 |
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Referees Cody Beach and Garrett Rank are working together for the 2nd time this season; Linespersons Travis Toomey and Jeremy Faucher 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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