New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers
8:00 PM ET
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| Peter MacDougall #38 | Brandon Schrader #34 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 530 / 11 | 355 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | April 8, 2017 | March 1, 2019 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 24, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Lumsden, SK | Sanborn, NY | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 65 | 15 | 75 | 15 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (3) | 6.9 | 6.0 (26) | 6.3 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (20) | 8.4 | 5.5 (29) | 5.9 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (21) | 10.3 | 6.9 (33) | 6.1 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (17) | 25.5 | 16.2 (31) | 12.1 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.6 (19) | 8.9 | 6.1 (33) | 5.9 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (8) | 48.7% | 47.8% (26) | 49.5% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 50.1% (7) | 47.0% | 49.0% (14) | 49.5% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.5% (37) | 50.0% | 53.4% (14) | 49.4% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (37) | 0.3 | 1.3 (26) | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 48% (31) | 53% | 44% (38) | 40% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.2% (15) | 26.7% | 32.0% (6) | 33.3% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 1 (17) | 1 | 4 (3) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 10 (29) | 4 | 22 (1) | 3 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 100.0% (1) 2-of-2 |
— | 0.0% (34) 0-of-6 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| NYR | 2-1-1 | — | 3-3-0 | — | ||||||||
| EDM | 3-1-1 | — | 3-2-1 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Peter MacDougall #38 | Brandon Schrader #34 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
27%
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21%
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| Restraining |
45%
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52%
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| Stick |
17%
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15%
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| Other |
11% |
12% |
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| Anthony Lapointe #63 | Andrew Smith #51 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 16 | 642 / 47 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 3, 2026 | Oct. 4, 2017 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 10, 2019 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Verdun, Montreal, QC | Kitchener, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 0 | 16 | 77 | 8 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.2 | 7.9 (31) | 7.1 | |||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 5.6 | 4.9 (7) | 4.9 | |||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 49.7% | 51.6% (5) | 48.0% | |||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 49.3% | 49.4% (22) | 50.6% | |||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | — | 100.0% (1) 4-of-4 |
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Referees Peter MacDougall and Brandon Schrader are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Anthony Lapointe and Andrew Smith are paired up for the 2nd time this season.
Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks
9:30 PM ET
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| Kendrick Nicholson #30 | Furman South #13 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 756 / 17 | 501 / 7 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Jan. 17, 2015 | April 6, 2017 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 18, 2023 | April 20, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Milverton, ON | Sewickley, PA | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 76 | 15 | 76 | 15 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (14) | 6.4 | 6.1 (23) | 6.0 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (30) | 6.3 | 5.5 (30) | 5.4 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.9 (32) | 7.9 | 6.9 (35) | 6.3 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.0 (33) | 18.5 | 17.3 (29) | 14.6 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.1 (32) | 7.0 | 5.9 (35) | 5.6 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.2% (13) | 47.5% | 50.3% (7) | 47.4% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 48.7% (17) | 48.2% | 50.4% (6) | 50.2% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.7% (23) | 52.1% | 49.5% (35) | 53.1% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (36) | 0.4 | 1.3 (27) | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 57% (13) | 80% | 53% (22) | 67% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (19) | 33.3% | 23.7% (23) | 20.0% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 4 (3) | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 16 (13) | 3 | 12 (23) | 3 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 57.1% (6) 4-of-7 |
— | 0.0% (34) 0-of-6 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| PHI | 3-1-0 | — | 6-2-0 | — | ||||||||
| VAN | 2-0-1 | — | 1-4-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Kendrick Nicholson #30 | Furman South #13 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
27%
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26%
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| Restraining |
48%
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44%
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| Stick |
15%
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19%
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10% |
11% |
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| Ryan Gibbons #58 | Bevan Mills #53 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 810 / 94 | 608 / 46 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 8, 2015 | Nov. 29, 2016 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | May 16, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Surrey, BC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 77 | 19 | 78 | 15 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.5 (15) | 7.6 | 8.4 (18) | 8.6 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 4.1 (28) | 3.9 | 4.0 (33) | 4.3 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 49.7% (28) | 49.5% | 50.4% (17) | 51.3% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 52.3% (1) | 55.2% | 49.2% (24) | 52.2% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 75.0% (29) 3-of-4 |
— | 100.0% (1) 6-of-6 |
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Referees Kendrick Nicholson and Furman South are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Ryan Gibbons and Bevan Mills are paired up for the 1st time this season.
New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM ET
REFEREES
Chris Rooney #5 and Riley Brace #49
LINESPERSONS
Joe Mahon #89 and Scott Cherrey #50
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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