New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks
9:00 PM ET
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| Eric Furlatt #27 | Riley Brace #49 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1,626 / 195 | 43 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 8, 2001 | April 13, 2024 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 12, 2003 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Ottawa, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 69 | 18 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (18) | 7.4 | 5.6 (40) | 6.8 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (15) | 5.7 | 6.4 (2) | 7.1 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (8) | 7.2 | 8.6 (1) | 8.0 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (18) | 16.0 | 18.7 (15) | 19.2 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 6.9 (7) | 6.5 | 7.8 (1) | 7.0 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.9% (33) | 50.4% | 50.4% (6) | 54.7% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 46.0% (37) | 48.6% | 52.8% (3) | 56.5% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.1% (8) | 49.5% | 48.0% (40) | 45.6% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (7) | -0.1 | 1.1 (39) | -0.8 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 55% (19) | 50% | 56% (16) | 38% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 30.4% (8) | 27.8% | 12.5% (39) | 25.0% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 (34) | 0 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 18 (10) | 2 | 2 (39) | 0 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 16.7% (31) 1-of-6 |
— | 0.0% (34) 0-of-1 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| NYR | 0-3-0 | — | 0-2-0 | — | ||||||||
| VAN | 0-3-0 | — | 1-1-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Eric Furlatt #27 | Riley Brace #49 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
30%
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24%
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| Restraining |
42%
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44%
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18%
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23%
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| Other |
10% |
9% |
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| Jonny Murray #95 | Kiel Murchison #79 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1,635 / 207 | 981 / 97 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Oct. 7, 2000 | Jan. 30, 2013 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 16, 2009 | April 17, 2015 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Cloverdale, BC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 62 | 19 | 76 | 18 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 7.0 (36) | 7.2 | 8.4 (16) | 8.6 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 5.7 (1) | 6.3 | 4.7 (14) | 4.3 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 50.7% (11) | 46.2% | 50.0% (25) | 51.9% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 47.0% (35) | 53.9% | 49.5% (21) | 49.0% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 50.0% (34) 1-of-2 |
— | 100.0% (1) 4-of-4 |
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Referees Eric Furlatt and Riley Brace are working together for the 1st time this season; Linespersons Jonny Murray and Kiel Murchison are paired up for the 1st time this season.
Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM ET
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| Carter Sandlak #29 | Francis Charron #6 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 272 | 899 / 114 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | March 22, 2022 | April 5, 2010 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | April 18, 2014 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Ottawa, ON | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 71 | 16 | 76 | 16 | ||||||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 7.2 | 6.3 (10) | 6.4 | ||||||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (36) | 5.8 | 6.3 (6) | 6.2 | ||||||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.4 (39) | 7.8 | 7.8 (11) | 8.1 | ||||||||
| PIM/Gm | 13.9 (40) | 19.1 | 18.1 (23) | 17.8 | ||||||||
| Minor penalties/gm | 5.9 (34) | 6.8 | 6.9 (8) | 7.2 | ||||||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (32) | 46.0% | 50.6% (4) | 56.1% | ||||||||
| % of PIM on Home | 47.9% (26) | 48.5% | 50.1% (9) | 55.8% | ||||||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.6% (13) | 55.4% | 49.5% (36) | 43.0% | ||||||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 0.6 | 1.2 (34) | -1.0 | ||||||||
| Home Win % | 49% (28) | 81% | 41% (40) | 50% | ||||||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.4% (17) | 6.2% | 35.5% (2) | 12.5% | ||||||||
| Diving/embellishment calls | 1 (17) | 2 | 2 (10) | 1 | ||||||||
| Bench minors | 11 (27) | 1 | 16 (13) | 5 | ||||||||
| % overturned (interference) | 44.4% (17) 4-of-9 |
— | 28.6% (27) 2-of-7 |
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| Team Records | 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | ||||||||
| NSH | 1-2-0 | — | 1-1-1 | — | ||||||||
| VGK | 2-1-0 | — | 2-1-0 | — | ||||||||
| Calls by Period | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Carter Sandlak #29 | Francis Charron #6 | |||||||||||
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| Calls by Penalty Type | 25-26 | 25-26 | ||||||||||
| Physical |
21%
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25%
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| Restraining |
49%
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52%
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21%
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14% |
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9% |
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| Libor Suchanek #60 | Bevan Mills #53 | |||||||||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 627 / 33 | 609 / 46 | ||||||||||
| First NHL Game | Nov. 16, 2017 | Nov. 29, 2016 | ||||||||||
| First Playoff Game | Aug. 2, 2020 | May 16, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Stod, Czechia | Surrey, BC | ||||||||||
| 25-26 | 26-27 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |||||||||
| Games | 78 | 19 | 78 | 16 | ||||||||
| Icings/gm | 8.3 (22) | 9.3 | 8.4 (18) | 8.4 | ||||||||
| Offsides/gm | 5.0 (5) | 5.7 | 4.0 (33) | 4.2 | ||||||||
| Faceoff home win % | 49.4% (30) | 53.0% | 50.4% (17) | 51.2% | ||||||||
| Defensive-zone faceoff win % (attacking team) | 49.9% (17) | 46.4% | 49.2% (24) | 52.8% | ||||||||
| % overturned (offside) | 40.0% (36) 2-of-5 |
— | 100.0% (1) 6-of-6 |
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Referees Carter Sandlak and Francis Charron are working together for the 2nd time this season; Linespersons Libor Suchanek and Bevan Mills 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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