Season 8, Episode 7
October 30, 2026

    • Carolina’s Rod Brind’amour is baffled after Seth Jarvis failed to draw a penalty shot after getting hauled down on a clear breakaway… we dig into the part of the rule that might have tipped the scales on that call.
    • Golden Knights’ Lauzon goes knee-on-knee on Sens’ Foegele
    • Ottawa’s Hodgson gets five and a game for boarding Kings’ Clarke
    • Liney takes out Pens’ Crosby
    • Officiating milestones for Hebert and Martenet
    • Panthers’ Gudas delivers an unpenalized flying elbow
    • Leafs’ Matthews head to the box for a faceoff violation
    • Rangers win a goalie interference challenge vs. Kings
    • Devils’ Meier was in the crease… or was he?
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The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We’ll break down the calls and the rules behind them to help understand why a penalty or suspension was – or wasn’t – handed out. 

Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports. Lewis is a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio. He’s also worked for TSN, Sportsnet as a host/anchor and is a producer of other programs. 

Josh Smith is the managing editor of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls.