Today’s NHL games:
NYR vs. DET – MIN vs. NYI – CHI vs. CGY – WPG vs. SJS
REFEREES
Brandon Blandina #39
Pierre Lambert #25
Games ’25-26
13
14
Career Games (RS/PO)
311 / 0
521 / 12
First NHL Game
3/19/19
11/17/16
Birthplace
Centennial, CO
St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm
5.7 (40) | 5.8 (0)
5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8)
PP Opp/Gm
5.3 (22) | 6.1 (0)
5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm
1.3 (11) | 1.2 (0)
1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17)
Penl/Gm
7.1 (14) | 7.7 (0)
6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23)
PIM/Gm
18.1 (11) | 7.7 (0)
15.8 (24) | 17.8 (31)
% of Penl on Home
49.8% (24) | 50.0% (0)
49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19)
% PP Opp for Home
52.2% (23) | 50.0% (0)
51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23)
Penl Diff.*
1.4 (6) | 1.3 (0)
1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38)
Home Win %
54% (40) | 52% (0)
67% (5) | 57% (23)
Home Rec.
35-31-7 | 34-31-10
44-20-9 | 37-26-12
OT/SO Games
19.4% (23) | 20.0% (0)
22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11)
Team Records
24-25
23-24
22-23
24-25
23-24
22-23
NYR
4-2-0
5-1-0
1-3-1
1-3-0
2-0-1
2-1-1
DET
2-1-0
1-2-1
2-2-0
0-3-1
3-0-0
2-4-0
LINESPERSONS
Jonny Murray #95
Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’24-25
14
14
Career Games (RS/PO)
1567 / 214
389 / 19
First NHL Game
10/7/00
10/18/19
First Playoff Game
4/16/09
4/17/23
Birthplace
Beauport, QC
Parkhill, ON
Officiating Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran
REFEREES
Jon Mclsaac #2
Carter Sandlak #29
Games ’25-26
9
12
Career Games (RS/PO)
636 / 45
197 / 0
First NHL Game
11/21/13
3/22/22
Birthplace
Truro, NS
Vancouver, BC
Goals/Gm
6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36)
6.5 (3) | 6.1 (25)
PP Opp/Gm
5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7)
5.1 (39) | 5.8 (32)
PPG/Gm
1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19)
1.5 (1) | 1.1 (37)
Penl/Gm
6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21)
6.2 (40) | 7.2 (34)
PIM/Gm
15.3 (29) | 7.6 (33)
14.9 (34) | 18.4 (25)
% of Penl on Home
47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39)
47.9% (30) | 50.0% (32)
% PP Opp for Home
53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6)
53.0% (17) | 50.0% (12)
Penl Diff.*
1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15)
1.3 (26) | 1.1 (39)
Home Win %
63% (16) | 61% (15)
46% (42) | 65% (5)
Home Rec.
38-21-5 | 41-24-10
28-35-10 | 46-23-6
OT/SO Games
21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5)
19.4% (23) | 20.0% (11)
Team Records
24-25
23-24
22-23
24-25
23-24
22-23
MIN
2-3-1
3-1-2
2-2-2
4-1-0
5-0-0
1-0-1
NYI
0-3-2
2-3-1
3-1-0
1-3-1
2-1-0
1-0-1
LINESPERSONS
Brad Kovachik #71
Ben O’Quinn #91
Games ’24-25
11
15
Career Games (RS/PO)
1916 / 200
301 / 0
First NHL Game
10/10/96
10/14/21
First Playoff Game
4/14/01
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Birthplace
Woodstock, ON
Woodstock, ON
The Minnesota Wild are 9-1-0 over the past two seasons when referee Carter Sandlak is working.
Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick
REFEREES
Michael Markovic #31
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’25-26
12
13
Career Games (RS/PO)
330 / 1
1118 / 52
First NHL Game
3/7/19
10/13/07
Birthplace
Scarborough, ON
St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm
6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31)
6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34)
PP Opp/Gm
5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4)
5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8)
PPG/Gm
1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7)
1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm
7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10)
6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18)
PIM/Gm
16.3 (19) | 8.1 (15)
18.2 (10) | 19.0 (19)
% of Penl on Home
47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3)
48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33)
% PP Opp for Home
52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42)
53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14)
Penl Diff.*
1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18)
1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8)
Home Win %
62% (20) | 57% (25)
64% (12) | 62% (13)
Home Rec.
43-25-5 | 39-29-6
44-24-6 | 43-25-7
OT/SO Games
23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4)
19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3)
Team Records
24-25
23-24
22-23
24-25
23-24
22-23
CHI
2-0-1
2-2-0
2-4-0
1-0-0
0-4-1
2-2-0
CGY
1-1-4
1-3-0
4-0-3
2-2-0
1-2-0
1-2-2
LINESPERSONS
Shandor Alphonso #52
Libor Suchanek #60
Games ’24-25
10
13
Career Games (RS/PO)
746 / 42
541 / 33
First NHL Game
10/17/14
11/16/17
First Playoff Game
8/2/20
8/2/20
Birthplace
Orangeville, ON
Stod, Czechia
Officiating Supervisor: Mike Leggo
REFEREES
Cody Beach #12
Chris Lee #28
Games ’25-26
11
12
Career Games (RS/PO)
148 / 0
1504 / 120
First NHL Game
4/12/22
4/2/01
Birthplace
Nanaimo, BC
St. John, NB
Goals/Gm
6.2 (12) | 6.7 (4)
6.1 (21) | 6.2 (22)
PP Opp/Gm
6.2 (4) | 7.3 (3)
5.2 (30) | 5.4 (42)
PPG/Gm
1.4 (2) | 1.6 (4)
1.2 (14) | 1.1 (39)
Penl/Gm
7.8 (4) | 8.8 (3)
6.5 (31) | 6.5 (42)
PIM/Gm
18.9 (3) | 8.8 (6)
15.9 (23) | 15.6 (42)
% of Penl on Home
46.8% (33) | 50.0% (35)
49.3% (21) | 50.0% (18)
% PP Opp for Home
53.0% (19) | 50.0% (15)
51.7% (27) | 50.0% (24)
Penl Diff.*
1.4 (7) | 1.7 (3)
1.2 (33) | 1.3 (25)
Home Win %
57% (35) | 45% (42)
57% (35) | 57% (24)
Home Rec.
37-27-9 | 16-20-4
39-29-5 | 42-31-3
OT/SO Games
21.9% (15) | 20.0% (13)
17.8% (28) | 20.0% (25)
Team Records
24-25
23-24
22-23
24-25
23-24
22-23
WPG
3-1-0
3-1-1
1-1-0
6-1-0
6-0-0
4-3-0
SJS
1-5-0
0-2-1
1-0-0
1-3-1
0-5-0
1-3-1
LINESPERSONS
Travis Gawryletz #67
Jeremy Faucher #97
Games ’24-25
14
3
Career Games (RS/PO)
520 / 18
3 / 0
First NHL Game
11/8/17
10/28/25
First Playoff Game
4/17/23
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Birthplace
Trail, BC
Cowansville, QC
The Winnipeg Jets are 12-1-0 over the past two seasons with referee Chris Lee on the ice.
Lee, Beach, and Gawryletz are all coming off Sharks/Kraken on Wednesday night.
Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
Stats/Numbers: ’24-25 avg. (’24-25 rank) | ’23-24 avg. (’23-24 rank)
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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