Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
7:30 PM ET
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| Corey Syvret #23 | Garrett Rank #7 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 461 / 3 | 758 / 49 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | April 4, 2018 | Jan. 15, 2015 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 21, 2026 | May 17, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Millgrove, ON | Elmira, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 76 | 7 | 76 | 9 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (30) | 6.0 | 6.4 (6) | 5.2 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (27) | 6.7 | 6.1 (12) | 5.8 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (37) | 10.1 | 8.3 (2) | 7.1 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.1 (38) | 32.1 | 21.1 (2) | 17.9 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 5.9 (37) | 7.3 | 7.2 (3) | 6.0 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.7% (19) | 45.1% | 48.7% (18) | 46.9% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 48.6% (18) | 46.7% | 48.3% (22) | 47.2% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.9% (22) | 57.5% | 51.0% (30) | 53.9% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (14) | 1.0 | 1.6 (3) | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 58% (11) | 29% | 61% (6) | 67% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.7% (34) | 14.3% | 26.3% (13) | 11.1% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 0 (34) | 0 | 7 (1) | 1 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 16 (13) | 3 | 19 (5) | 3 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 0.0% (34) 0-of-1 |
— | 14.3% (32) 1-of-7 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| PHI | 2-0-1 | — | 1-0-0 | — | ||||||||
| BUF | 3-1-0 | — | 7-1-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Corey Syvret #23 | Garrett Rank #7 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
19%
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29%
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| Restraining |
51%
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41%
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| Stick |
21%
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16%
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| Other |
9% |
14% |
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| David Brisebois #96 | Ryan Jackson #84 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1,645 / 99 | 170 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 11, 1999 | Oct. 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 16, 2010 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Pointe-Claire, QC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 77 | 9 | 36 | 8 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 9.1 (1) | 10.9 | 8.6 (7) | 9.4 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 4.5 (19) | 5.8 | 4.8 (10) | 5.5 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 51.1% (9) | 45.6% | 50.6% (12) | 50.8% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 47.5% (33) | 62.5% | 49.6% (19) | 48.0% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 90.0% (22) 9-of-10 |
— | 100.0% (1) 4-of-4 |
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Referees Corey Syvret and Garrett Rank are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons David Brisebois and Ryan Jackson are paired up for the 1st time this season.
Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators
7:30 PM ET
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| Wes McCauley #4 | T.J. Luxmore #21 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1,528 / 234 | 813 / 45 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Jan. 20, 2003 | Nov. 19, 2013 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 12, 2007 | Aug. 2, 2020 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Timmins, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 77 | 9 | 76 | 8 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (24) | 5.8 | 6.0 (30) | 6.9 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (34) | 5.0 | 5.8 (18) | 5.4 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.1 (28) | 6.2 | 7.7 (15) | 6.4 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.5 (28) | 14.7 | 19.1 (11) | 14.8 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.1 (31) | 5.6 | 6.7 (14) | 5.8 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (14) | 48.2% | 51.2% (3) | 43.1% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 47.6% (28) | 47.7% | 50.7% (5) | 44.1% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (27) | 53.3% | 48.1% (39) | 58.1% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 0.2 | 1.3 (22) | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 45% (33) | 33% | 62% (3) | 88% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 33.8% (4) | 55.6% | 28.9% (9) | 0.0% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 0 (34) | 0 | 0 (34) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 20 (2) | 0 | 15 (17) | 3 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 50.0% (7) 3-of-6 |
— | 62.5% (5) 5-of-8 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| FLA | 1-4-0 | — | 4-3-0 | — | ||||||||
| OTT | 1-1-0 | — | 2-2-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Wes McCauley #4 | T.J. Luxmore #21 | |||||||||||
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29%
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30%
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41%
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41%
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17%
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18%
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13% |
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| Scott Cherrey #50 | Jesse Marquis #86 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1,286 / 187 | 485 / 30 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 6, 2007 | Oct. 11, 2018 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 15, 2011 | April 18, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Bouctouche, NB | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 42 | 10 | 77 | 8 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.3 (24) | 8.6 | 7.8 (34) | 8.2 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 4.6 (17) | 4.9 | 4.7 (13) | 6.2 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 50.6% (13) | 53.7% | 52.1% (2) | 49.4% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 51.0% (7) | 42.3% | 50.0% (15) | 52.2% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 66.7% (31) 2-of-3 |
— | 100.0% (1) 8-of-8 |
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Referees Wes McCauley and T.J. Luxmore are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Scott Cherrey and Jesse Marquis 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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