Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes
1:00 PM ET

REFEREES

 
  Justin Kea #36 Kyle Rehman #10
Career Games (RS/PO) 230 1,173 / 55
First NHL Game March 28, 2022 Jan. 22, 2008
First Playoff Game   April 12, 2018
Birthplace Woodville, ON Red Deer, AB
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 76 12 76 12
Goals/Gm 6.3 (10) 6.0 6.4 (8) 6.5
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (23) 5.8 6.0 (14) 6.6
Penl/Gm 7.4 (23) 6.7 7.6 (16) 9.2
PIM/Gm 17.7 (26) 15.6 17.6 (27) 25.6
Minor penalties/gm 6.6 (16) 6.2 6.9 (10) 7.3
% of Penl on Home 48.8% (16) 45.0% 47.2% (30) 48.2%
% of PIM on Home 48.5% (20) 54.0% 47.2% (30) 53.4%
% PP Opp for Home 51.0% (29) 55.7% 53.8% (9) 51.9%
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (10) 0.7 1.5 (4) 0.3
Home Win % 55% (18) 42% 51% (25) 50%
OT/SO Games 23.7% (23) 8.3% 22.4% (29) 16.7%
Diving/embellishment calls 0 (34) 0 2 (10) 1
Bench minors 14 (19) 1 13 (22) 2
% overturned (interference) 20.0% (30)
1-of-5
— 33.3% (24)
2-of-6
—
Team Records 25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
WPG 1-4-0 — 0-2-0 —
CAR 1-3-0 — 4-1-0 —
Calls by Period 25-26 25-26
  Justin Kea #36 Kyle Rehman #10
 
1st 2nd 3rd OT
1st 2nd 3rd OT
Penalties/gm
2.1 3.1 2.1 0.1
2.5 2.6 2.5 0.1
% penalties
29% 41% 29% 1%
33% 34% 32% 1%
Calls by Penalty Type 25-26 25-26
Physical
28%
26%
Restraining
43%
44%
Stick
20%
19%
Other
 

9%

 

11%

 

 
LINESPERSONS

 
  Julien Fournier #56 Onni Hautamäki #62
Career Games (RS/PO) 466 / 12 5
First NHL Game Oct. 14, 2019 Oct. 13, 2026
First Playoff Game April 20, 2025  
Birthplace Gatineau, QC Kuopio, Finland
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 78 14 0 5
Icings/gm 7.9 (30) 8.8   7.4
Offsides/gm 4.7 (12) 4.6   5.4
Faceoff home win % 50.2% (20) 53.8%   52.4%
Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) 51.2% (6) 43.3%   46.7%
% overturned (offside) 100.0% (1)
9-of-9
—   —

  

 

Referees Justin Kea and Kyle Rehman are working together for the 2nd time this season; Linespersons Julien Fournier and Onni Hautamäki are paired up for the 1st time this season.



Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
3:30 PM ET

REFEREES

 
  Riley Brace #49 Peter MacDougall #38
Career Games (RS/PO) 38 527 / 11
First NHL Game April 13, 2024 April 8, 2017
First Playoff Game   April 24, 2024
Birthplace Ottawa, ON Lumsden, SK
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 16 3 65 12
Goals/Gm 5.6 (40) 7.0 6.6 (3) 6.9
PP Opp/Gm 6.4 (2) 7.3 5.7 (20) 8.7
Penl/Gm 8.6 (1) 8.0 7.5 (21) 10.4
PIM/Gm 18.7 (15) 18.0 18.5 (17) 25.0
Minor penalties/gm 7.8 (1) 7.0 6.6 (19) 9.1
% of Penl on Home 50.4% (6) 54.2% 50.2% (8) 46.4%
% of PIM on Home 52.8% (3) 53.7% 50.1% (7) 45.0%
% PP Opp for Home 48.0% (40) 45.5% 49.5% (37) 51.9%
Penl Diff.* 1.1 (39) -0.7 1.1 (37) 0.8
Home Win % 56% (16) 33% 48% (31) 50%
OT/SO Games 12.5% (39) 0.0% 26.2% (15) 16.7%
Diving/embellishment calls 0 (34) 0 1 (17) 0
Bench minors 2 (39) 0 10 (29) 4
% overturned (interference) 0.0% (34)
0-of-1
— 100.0% (1)
2-of-2
—
Team Records 25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
MIN   — 4-2-0 —
WSH 1-2-0 — 1-1-0 —
Calls by Period 25-26 25-26
  Riley Brace #49 Peter MacDougall #38
 
1st 2nd 3rd OT
1st 2nd 3rd OT
Penalties/gm
2.4 3.2 2.9 0.1
2.4 2.8 2.3 0.1
% penalties
28% 37% 34% 1%
32% 37% 30% 1%
Calls by Penalty Type 25-26 25-26
Physical
24%
27%
Restraining
44%
45%
Stick
23%
17%
Other
 

9%

 

11%

 

 
LINESPERSONS

 
  CJ Murray #68 Jonathan Deschamps #80
Career Games (RS/PO) 366 / 8 387
First NHL Game Oct. 14, 2021 Oct. 15, 2021
First Playoff Game April 21, 2025  
Birthplace Pittsburgh, PA Trois-Rivieres, QC
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 78 11 76 14
Icings/gm 8.2 (25) 8.6 8.4 (20) 7.1
Offsides/gm 4.4 (22) 3.9 4.2 (26) 4.9
Faceoff home win % 50.6% (15) 49.5% 50.1% (24) 52.9%
Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) 50.2% (14) 46.7% 48.6% (26) 45.4%
% overturned (offside) 83.3% (27)
5-of-6
— 71.4% (30)
5-of-7
—

  

 

Referees Riley Brace and Peter MacDougall are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons CJ Murray and Jonathan Deschamps are paired up for the 3rd time this season.



Utah Mammoth at Philadelphia Flyers
4:00 PM ET

REFEREES

 
  Jon McIsaac #2 Brandon Blandina #39
Career Games (RS/PO) 716 / 45 385 / 4
First NHL Game Nov. 21, 2013 March 19, 2019
First Playoff Game April 10, 2019 April 18, 2026
Birthplace Truro, NS Colorado Springs, CO
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 75 12 75 12
Goals/Gm 6.1 (20) 7.2 6.3 (9) 6.1
PP Opp/Gm 5.2 (38) 6.6 5.7 (19) 6.3
Penl/Gm 6.3 (40) 8.6 7.5 (20) 8.8
PIM/Gm 14.7 (39) 20.0 18.4 (20) 23.8
Minor penalties/gm 5.7 (39) 7.4 6.5 (21) 7.2
% of Penl on Home 43.5% (41) 52.4% 47.6% (27) 47.2%
% of PIM on Home 44.2% (41) 53.3% 46.5% (34) 49.8%
% PP Opp for Home 56.8% (2) 49.4% 54.2% (6) 54.0%
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (13) -0.4 1.2 (32) 0.5
Home Win % 52% (24) 67% 56% (17) 75%
OT/SO Games 24.0% (20) 0.0% 25.3% (18) 16.7%
Diving/embellishment calls 1 (17) 0 1 (17) 0
Bench minors 12 (23) 5 17 (12) 3
% overturned (interference) 42.9% (18)
3-of-7
— 25.0% (28)
2-of-8
—
Team Records 25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
UTA 1-1-0 — 1-2-0 —
PHI 3-2-2 — 2-4-1 —
Calls by Period 25-26 25-26
  Jon McIsaac #2 Brandon Blandina #39
 
1st 2nd 3rd OT
1st 2nd 3rd OT
Penalties/gm
2.0 2.6 1.7 0.1
2.4 2.6 2.4 0.0
% penalties
32% 41% 26% 1%
32% 35% 32% 1%
Calls by Penalty Type 25-26 25-26
Physical
23%
28%
Restraining
45%
42%
Stick
21%
20%
Other
 

11%

 

10%

 

 
LINESPERSONS

 
  Jonny Murray #95 Tommy Hughes #65
Career Games (RS/PO) 1,630 / 207 271
First NHL Game Oct. 7, 2000 Oct. 15, 2022
First Playoff Game April 16, 2009  
Birthplace Beauport, QC London, ON
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 62 14 57 14
Icings/gm 7.0 (36) 7.1 8.8 (5) 9.1
Offsides/gm 5.7 (1) 6.1 4.0 (34) 4.3
Faceoff home win % 50.7% (11) 46.5% 48.5% (35) 51.0%
Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) 47.0% (35) 55.4% 50.9% (10) 51.9%
% overturned (offside) 50.0% (34)
1-of-2
— 50.0% (34)
1-of-2
—

  

 

Referees Jon McIsaac and Brandon Blandina are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Jonny Murray and Tommy Hughes are paired up for the 1st time this season.



Edmonton Oilers at New York Rangers
6:00 PM ET

REFEREES

 
  Kelly Sutherland #11 Liam Maaskant #45
Career Games (RS/PO) 1,694 / 261 37
First NHL Game Dec. 19, 2000 April 17, 2025
First Playoff Game April 9, 2003  
Birthplace Richmond, BC Clinton, ON
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 76 12 28 8
Goals/Gm 6.0 (29) 6.0 6.3 (13) 7.8
PP Opp/Gm 5.6 (23) 5.5 5.1 (39) 6.4
Penl/Gm 8.2 (4) 8.6 7.0 (31) 9.9
PIM/Gm 21.2 (1) 22.2 16.1 (32) 21.8
Minor penalties/gm 7.0 (5) 7.2 6.3 (28) 8.8
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (9) 52.4% 47.2% (29) 50.6%
% of PIM on Home 49.4% (12) 51.5% 47.1% (32) 51.7%
% PP Opp for Home 49.0% (38) 47.0% 52.8% (15) 51.0%
Penl Diff.* 1.2 (28) -0.4 1.0 (40) -0.1
Home Win % 45% (34) 50% 61% (5) 50%
OT/SO Games 21.1% (31) 25.0% 21.4% (30) 87.5%
Diving/embellishment calls 2 (10) 1 4 (3) 1
Bench minors 11 (27) 1 2 (39) 2
% overturned (interference) 42.9% (18)
3-of-7
— 50.0% (7)
1-of-2
—
Team Records 25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
EDM 3-3-0 — 0-1-0 —
NYR 2-1-1 — 4-2-0 —
Calls by Period 25-26 25-26
  Kelly Sutherland #11 Liam Maaskant #45
 
1st 2nd 3rd OT
1st 2nd 3rd OT
Penalties/gm
2.9 2.7 2.5 0.0
2.0 2.9 2.0 0.0
% penalties
36% 33% 31% 0%
29% 41% 29% 1%
Calls by Penalty Type 25-26 25-26
Physical
32%
27%
Restraining
39%
53%
Stick
18%
 

12%

Other
 

11%

 

8%

 

 
LINESPERSONS

 
  Ben O’Quinn #91 James Tobias #61
Career Games (RS/PO) 363 564 / 27
First NHL Game Oct. 14, 2021 Nov. 22, 2017
First Playoff Game   April 17, 2023
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Buffalo, NY
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 64 13 78 13
Icings/gm 8.3 (23) 10.2 7.6 (35) 7.9
Offsides/gm 4.4 (23) 4.5 4.6 (15) 4.8
Faceoff home win % 50.1% (23) 49.7% 48.5% (33) 49.4%
Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) 49.1% (25) 51.7% 50.6% (12) 53.5%
% overturned (offside) 100.0% (1)
7-of-7
— 100.0% (1)
7-of-7
—

  

 

Referees Kelly Sutherland and Liam Maaskant are working together for the 3rd time this season; Linespersons Ben O’Quinn and James Tobias are paired up for the 3rd time this season.



Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks
8:00 PM ET

REFEREES

 
  Trevor Hanson #14 Beau Halkidis #22
Career Games (RS/PO) 825 / 54 205
First NHL Game Oct. 24, 2013 April 1, 2019
First Playoff Game April 12, 2017  
Birthplace Richmond, BC London, ON
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 76 13 42 12
Goals/Gm 6.2 (15) 5.5 6.0 (28) 6.6
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (33) 6.2 5.3 (37) 6.3
Penl/Gm 7.2 (26) 7.9 7.3 (24) 7.2
PIM/Gm 19.2 (9) 17.8 18.4 (19) 17.8
Minor penalties/gm 6.1 (30) 7.2 6.4 (24) 6.2
% of Penl on Home 45.2% (40) 47.6% 46.1% (39) 47.7%
% of PIM on Home 46.1% (36) 47.0% 45.9% (39) 46.5%
% PP Opp for Home 56.4% (3) 51.2% 54.7% (5) 52.6%
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (14) 0.4 1.4 (18) 0.3
Home Win % 49% (29) 38% 57% (12) 58%
OT/SO Games 15.8% (38) 30.8% 23.8% (22) 25.0%
Diving/embellishment calls 3 (6) 0 2 (10) 0
Bench minors 20 (2) 2 14 (19) 1
% overturned (interference) 36.4% (23)
4-of-11
— 14.3% (32)
1-of-7
—
Team Records 25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
OTT 2-4-0 — 2-0-0 —
ANA 4-3-0 — 2-0-0 —
Calls by Period 25-26 25-26
  Trevor Hanson #14 Beau Halkidis #22
 
1st 2nd 3rd OT
1st 2nd 3rd OT
Penalties/gm
2.1 2.8 2.3 0.1
2.3 2.5 2.5 0.1
% penalties
28% 39% 32% 1%
31% 35% 33% 1%
Calls by Penalty Type 25-26 25-26
Physical
27%
27%
Restraining
42%
46%
Stick
16%
 

14%

Other
15%
 

13%

 

 
LINESPERSONS

 
  Ryan Gibbons #58 Anthony Lapointe #63
Career Games (RS/PO) 806 / 94 13
First NHL Game Oct. 8, 2015 Oct. 3, 2026
First Playoff Game April 12, 2017  
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Verdun, Montreal, QC
  25-26 26-27 25-26 26-27
Games 77 15 0 13
Icings/gm 8.5 (15) 8.2   8.9
Offsides/gm 4.1 (28) 3.8   6.0
Faceoff home win % 49.7% (28) 50.7%   49.5%
Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) 52.3% (1) 55.0%   50.2%
% overturned (offside) 75.0% (29)
3-of-4
—   —

  

 

Referees Trevor Hanson and Beau Halkidis are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Ryan Gibbons and Anthony Lapointe are paired up for the 3rd 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).


 

 

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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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