Today's NHL Referees and Linespersons – 4/21/24
Today’s NHL games: TBLvsFLA – WSHvsNYR – COLvsWPG – NSHvsVAN
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers 12:30 PM EST REFEREES Wes McCauley #4 Kendrick Nicholson #30 Games ’23-24 75 75 Career Games (RS/PO) 1366 / 202 591 / 6 First NHL Game 1/20/03 1/17/15 Birthplace Georgetown, ON Milverton, ON Goals/Gm 6.1 (36) 6.7 (5) PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) 6.7 (8) PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) 1.5 (3) Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) 8.4 (7) PIM/Gm 15.3 (41) 19.5 (14) % of Penl on Home 48.9% (36) 48.9% (30) % PP Opp for Home 53.0% (7) 51.8% (17) Penl Diff.* 1.4 (17) 1.4 (20) Home Win % 58% (23) 62% (10) Home Rec. 38-26-11 42-24-7 OT/SO Games 33.3% (2) 16.4% (37) Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21 TBL 5-0-0 2-1 3-3 3-1-0 2-2 0-0 FLA 0-2-1 4-2 2-3 3-2-1 1-2 0-0 LINESPERSONS Scott Cherrey #50 Libor Suchanek #60 Games ’23-24 72 73 Career Games (RS/PO) 1159 / 144 454 / 22 First NHL Game 10/6/07 11/16/17 First Playoff Game 4/15/11 8/2/20 Birthplace Drayton, ON Stod, Czechia Standby Officials: Frederick L’Ecuyer (#17), Dan Kelly (#98)Officiating Supervisor: Kay Whitmore Washington Capitals at New York Rangers 3:00 PM EST REFEREES Kelly Sutherland #11 Pierre Lambert #37 Games ’23-24 75 75 Career Games (RS/PO) 1530 / 231 434 / 1 First NHL Game 12/19/00 11/17/16 Birthplace Richmond, BC St-Hubert, QC Goals/Gm 6.1 (37) 6.7 (6) PP Opp/Gm 5.9 (30) 6.1 (21) PPG/Gm 1.3 (21) 1.1 (35) Penl/Gm 7.8 (18) 7.9 (16) PIM/Gm 21.0 (5) 19.7 (10) % of Penl on Home 50.2% (11) 46.3% (40) % PP Opp for Home 49.9% (38) 52.9% (8) Penl Diff.* 1.3 (32) 1.4 (16) Home Win % 56% (30) 55% (31) Home Rec. 34-26-8 37-30-7 OT/SO Games 19.1% (31) 25.7% (19) Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21 WSH 2-2-1 3-4 5-2 1-1-0 5-1 2-3 NYR 2-2-0 3-2 0-5 2-1-1 3-3 0-1 LINESPERSONS Ryan Daisy #81 Devin Berg #87 Games ’23-24 72 73 Career Games (RS/PO) 491 / 23 597 / 59 First NHL Game 10/13/16 10/15/15 First Playoff Game 4/12/19 4/11/18 Birthplace Mansfield, MA Kitchener, ON Standby Official: Chris Lee (#28)Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets 8:00 PM EST REFEREES Trevor Hanson #14 Eric Furlatt #27 Games ’23-24 76 64 Career Games (RS/PO) 661 / 40 1464 / 169 First NHL Game 10/24/13 10/8/01 Birthplace Richmond, BC Trois-Rivieres, QC Goals/Gm 5.6 (46) 6.3 (22) PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (23) 6.0 (27) PPG/Gm 1.3 (28) 1.3 (27) Penl/Gm 8.0 (12) 7.6 (23) PIM/Gm 21.3 (4) 18.1 (25) % of Penl on Home 45.6% (43) 51.0% (7) % PP Opp for Home 54.7% (1) 50.2% (35) Penl Diff.* 1.7 (2) 1.3 (33) Home Win % 58% (22) 66% (3) Home Rec. 38-26-10 43-20-9 OT/SO Games 28.4% (9) 26.4% (15) Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21 COL 4-1-0 0-5 2-3 2-2-0 2-4 0-0 WPG 2-2-0 2-0 0-0 2-2-0 3-1 7-8 LINESPERSONS Kyle Flemington #55 Steve Barton #59 Games ’23-24 72 70 Career Games (RS/PO) 301 / 6 1534 / 144 First NHL Game 10/18/19 11/1/00 First Playoff Game 4/17/23 4/11/07 Birthplace Parkhill, ON Vankleek Hill, ON Standby Official: Jake Brenk (#26)Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks 10:00 PM EST REFEREES Steve Kozari #40 Kyle Rehman #10 Games ’23-24 67 75 Career Games (RS/PO) 1219 / 136 1009 / 36 First NHL Game 10/15/05 1/22/08 Birthplace Penticton, BC Red Deer, AB Goals/Gm 6.5 (10) 6.1 (34) PP Opp/Gm 6.0 (25) 6.5 (12) PPG/Gm 1.4 (17) 1.4 (10) Penl/Gm 7.7 (21) 7.9 (13) PIM/Gm 20.0 (8) 19.6 (13) % of Penl on Home 49.7% (8) 49.7% (10) % PP Opp for Home 50.6% (32) 50.8% (29) Penl Diff.* 1.6 (3) 1.1 (40) Home Win % 51% (37) 57% (26) Home Rec. 33-32-8 39-29-6 OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 16.2% (38) Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21 NSH 3-0-1 3-2 0-4 4-1-0 3-1 1-2 VAN 1-2-1 3-1 0-0 2-3-0 2-3 0-0 LINESPERSONS Michel Cormier #76 Bevan Mills #53 Games ’23-24 71 73 Career Games (RS/PO) 1369 / 97 441 / 24 First NHL Game 10/10/03 11/29/16 First Playoff Game 4/22/06 5/16/21 Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Surrey, BC Standby Official: Michael Markovic (#31) Officiating Supervisor: Brad WatsonGames: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
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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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Stats have been updated through the end of the 2022-23 regular season.
We’ve got new rules, new refs, promoted refs, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2023-24.
Here is the NHL’s officating roster for the 2023-24 season:
NHL Officials – 2023-24
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