Today’s NHL games:
MIN vs. NJD – DET vs. BUF – MTL vs. CGY
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Jordan Samuels-Thomas #37![]() |
Kelly Sutherland #11![]() |
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| Games ’24-25 | 30 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 116 / 0 | 1677 / 262 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/14/22 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | West Hartford, CT | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.8 (1) | 6.0 (33) | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (34) | 5.7 (34) | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (23) | 1.3 (16) | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (26) | 7.1 (37) | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.3 (40) | 7.1 (34) | 16.2 (21) | 16.3 (39) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 53.2% (2) | 50.0% (30) | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 46.9% (42) | 50.0% (7) | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (40) | 1.5 (9) | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 53% (41) | 60% (20) | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 15-13-3 | 19-12-3 | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.8% (4) | 20.0% (31) | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 2-0-1 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-2-1 |
| NJD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-4-0 | 5-2-1 | 5-2-0 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52![]() |
Tyson Baker #88![]() |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 809 / 42 | 503 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/10/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 5/24/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | St. Mary’s, ON | ||||
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Pierre Lambert #25![]() |
Michael Markovic #31![]() |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 579 / 12 | 390 / 1 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/17/16 | 3/7/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Hubert, QC | Scarborough, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (31) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | 5.9 (6) | 6.7 (4) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | 1.2 (14) | 1.5 (7) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | 7.1 (13) | 8.1 (10) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.8 (24) | 7.5 (31) | 16.3 (19) | 19.4 (15) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | 47.9% (23) | 50.0% (3) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | 52.8% (20) | 50.0% (42) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (18) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | 62% (20) | 57% (25) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | 43-25-5 | 39-29-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (4) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DET | 0-3-1 | 3-0-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-1-1 |
| BUF | 2-4-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-4-0 | 1-3-1 | 2-3-2 | 1-1-2 |
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Brandon Gawryletz #64![]() |
David Brisebois #96![]() |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 49 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 755 / 22 | 1607 / 99 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/15 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
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Trevor Hanson #14![]() |
Morgan MacPhee #43![]() |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 25 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 808 / 51 | 89 / 0 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/13 | 4/8/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40) | 6.3 (7) | 5.9 (41) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31) | 4.9 (41) | 5.5 (40) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41) | 1.0 (34) | 1.1 (42) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26) | 6.3 (37) | 6.9 (39) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (7) | 7.5 (16) | 13.8 (42) | 16.4 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39) | 45.3% (40) | 50.0% (38) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4) | 54.7% (7) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19) | 1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (33) | 57% (27) | 62% (25) | 56% (31) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-28-5 | 39-29-8 | 15-9-2 | 18-14-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35) | 23.1% (11) | 10.0% (37) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MTL | 0-2-3 | 3-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 |
| CGY | 3-3-0 | 2-5-0 | 2-3-2 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
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Bevan Mills #53![]() |
Trent Knorr #74![]() |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 587 / 46 | 845 / 56 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 11/13/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Powell River, BC | ||||
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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