Today’s NHL Referees and Linespersons – 3/2/26

Today’s NHL games:
DET vs. NSH – CBJ vs. NYR – PHI vs. TOR – DAL vs. VAN – CAR vs. SEA – COL vs. LAK 

REFEREES
	Gord Dwyer #19			Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’25-26	51			22
Career Games (RS/PO)	1364 / 136			1543 / 226
First NHL Game	11/19/05			10/2/99
Birthplace	Lower Sackville, NS			Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm	5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10)			5.9 (29) | 6.0 (35)
PP Opp/Gm	5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14)			5.2 (31) | 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm	1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33)			1.1 (26) | 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm	6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4)			6.4 (33) | 8.3 (8)
PIM/Gm	15.7 (26) | 8.6 (1)			15.4 (27) | 20.3 (9)
% of Penl on Home	47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26)			45.9% (26) | 50.0% (14)
% PP Opp for Home	53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16)			53.7% (12) | 50.0% (28)
Penl Diff.*	1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21)			1.2 (28) | 1.5 (7)
Home Win %	64% (14) | 64% (7)			60% (29) | 74% (3)
Home Rec.	44-25-4 | 25-13-4			39-26-8 | 45-14-6
OT/SO Games	15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16)			27.8% (2) | 20.0% (8)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
DET	6-1-0	1-1-0	1-4-0	2-3-2	2-5-0	1-2-0
NSH	3-3-2	2-2-0	4-3-0	3-2-0	4-1-0	3-1-1
LINESPERSONS
	Brad Kovachik #71			Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’25-26	51			54
Career Games (RS/PO)	1956 / 200			429 / 19
First NHL Game	10/10/96			10/18/19
First Playoff Game	4/14/01			4/17/23
Birthplace	Woodstock, ON			Parkhill, ON

REFEREES
	Morgan MacPhee #43			Wes McCauley #4
Games ’25-26	25			54
Career Games (RS/PO)	89 / 0			1494 / 234
First NHL Game	4/8/23			1/20/03
Birthplace	Elmira, ON			Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm	6.3 (7) | 5.9 (41)			6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13)
PP Opp/Gm	4.9 (41) | 5.5 (40)			5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41)
PPG/Gm	1.0 (34) | 1.1 (42)			1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36)
Penl/Gm	6.3 (37) | 6.9 (39)			7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32)
PIM/Gm	13.8 (42) | 6.9 (38)			16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27)
% of Penl on Home	45.3% (40) | 50.0% (38)			49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34)
% PP Opp for Home	54.7% (7) | 50.0% (17)			52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9)
Penl Diff.*	1.4 (5) | 1.4 (10)			1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26)
Home Win %	62% (25) | 56% (31)			68% (4) | 64% (8)
Home Rec.	15-9-2 | 18-14-3			45-19-10 | 45-24-6
OT/SO Games	23.1% (11) | 10.0% (37)			17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
CBJ	0-0-0	1-2-1	0-1-0	1-2-0	3-3-1	1-4-0
NYR	0-0-0	1-0-0	0-0-0	1-4-1	1-2-0	2-3-1
LINESPERSONS
	Matt MacPherson #83			Tommy Hughes #65
Games ’25-26	53			41
Career Games (RS/PO)	1015 / 136			241 / 0
First NHL Game	10/11/11			10/15/22
First Playoff Game	4/17/14			—
Birthplace	Antigonish, NS			London, ON

REFEREES
	TJ Luxmore #21			Stephen Hiff #46
Games ’25-26	56			32
Career Games (RS/PO)	783 / 46			54 / 0
First NHL Game	11/19/13			4/11/24
Birthplace	Timmins, ON			Cambridge, ON
Goals/Gm	5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24)			5.9 (31) | 4.0 (43)
PP Opp/Gm	4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36)			5.2 (33) | 5.0 (43)
PPG/Gm	0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27)			0.9 (42) | 0.0 (43)
Penl/Gm	6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30)			6.3 (36) | 5.0 (43)
PIM/Gm	14.6 (38) | 7.3 (29)			14.8 (36) | 10.0 (43)
% of Penl on Home	49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28)			49.4% (5) | 40.0% (41)
% PP Opp for Home	53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10)			48.6% (40) | 60.0% (3)
Penl Diff.*	1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15)			0.7 (43) | 1.0 (42)
Home Win %	62% (23) | 63% (9)			60% (30) | % (43)
Home Rec.	42-26-6 | 44-24-7			11-7-3 | 0-1-0
OT/SO Games	19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9)			14.3% (38) | 0.0% (41)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
PHI	1-3-0	3-0-2	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0
TOR	3-3-0	4-1-0	4-0-1	1-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0
LINESPERSONS
	James Tobias #61			Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’25-26	55			56
Career Games (RS/PO)	528 / 29			352 / 0
First NHL Game	11/22/17			10/15/21
First Playoff Game	4/17/23			—
Birthplace	Buffalo, NY			Trois-Rivieres, QC

REFEREES
	Trevor Hanson #14			Graedy Hamilton #41
Games ’25-26	55			22
Career Games (RS/PO)	790 / 51			47 / 0
First NHL Game	10/24/13			4/7/24
Birthplace	Richmond, BC			Duncan, BC
Goals/Gm	5.8 (32) | 5.9 (40)			6.6 (2) | 6.5 (5)
PP Opp/Gm	5.7 (9) | 5.8 (31)			6.4 (1) | 7.5 (2)
PPG/Gm	1.2 (19) | 1.1 (41)			1.4 (5) | 2.0 (2)
Penl/Gm	7.7 (5) | 7.5 (26)			8.1 (2) | 9.0 (1)
PIM/Gm	18.5 (7) | 7.5 (16)			20.8 (1) | 22.0 (3)
% of Penl on Home	46.1% (42) | 50.0% (39)			43.3% (41) | 40.0% (42)
% PP Opp for Home	56.9% (2) | 50.0% (4)			56.0% (4) | 70.0% (1)
Penl Diff.*	1.6 (2) | 1.3 (19)			1.7 (1) | 2.0 (2)
Home Win %	59% (33) | 57% (27)			77% (2) | 50% (40)
Home Rec.	41-28-5 | 39-29-8			17-5-0 | 1-1-0
OT/SO Games	20.3% (22) | 10.0% (35)			4.5% (42) | 0.0% (41)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
DAL	4-1-1	3-0-0	2-4-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0
VAN	3-3-1	4-2-0	3-4-0	1-1-0	0-0-0	0-0-0
LINESPERSONS
	Ryan Gibbons #58			Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’25-26	52			20
Career Games (RS/PO)	765 / 98			1253 / 187
First NHL Game	10/8/15			10/6/07
First Playoff Game	4/12/17			4/15/11
Birthplace	Vancouver, BC			Drayton, ON

REFEREES
	Corey Syvret #23			Francois St. Laurent #8
Games ’25-26	56			40
Career Games (RS/PO)	434 / 0			1128 / 103
First NHL Game	4/4/18			11/10/05
Birthplace	Millgrove, ON			Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm	5.8 (34) | 6.1 (30)			5.8 (35) | 6.3 (15)
PP Opp/Gm	5.7 (10) | 5.6 (37)			5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19)
PPG/Gm	1.3 (7) | 1.2 (28)			1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13)
Penl/Gm	6.6 (27) | 7.2 (33)			7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31)
PIM/Gm	14.6 (37) | 7.2 (20)			16.4 (17) | 18.6 (23)
% of Penl on Home	49.5% (10) | 50.0% (10)			49.1% (17) | 50.0% (2)
% PP Opp for Home	50.7% (35) | 50.0% (33)			51.4% (29) | 50.0% (41)
Penl Diff.*	1.3 (21) | 1.1 (40)			1.4 (4) | 1.0 (41)
Home Win %	64% (12) | 55% (35)			63% (18) | 59% (21)
Home Rec.	44-23-6 | 38-31-7			36-21-2 | 42-28-5
OT/SO Games	34.2% (1) | 20.0% (25)			11.9% (40) | 20.0% (21)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
CAR	2-1-0	2-3-1	2-1-0	3-2-0	6-0-1	3-0-0
SEA	1-5-0	1-3-1	4-0-1	1-2-1	1-2-0	1-0-1
LINESPERSONS
	Brandon Gawryletz #64			Shawn Oliver #66
Games ’25-26	55			39
Career Games (RS/PO)	737 / 22			39 / 0
First NHL Game	10/14/15			10/26/25
First Playoff Game	5/16/21			—
Birthplace	Trail, BC			Ottawa, ON

REFEREES
	Mitch Dunning #20			Kyle Rehman #10
Games ’25-26	35			54
Career Games (RS/PO)	345 / 0			1137 / 51
First NHL Game	3/28/19			1/22/08
Birthplace	Tecumseh, ON			Red Deer, AB
Goals/Gm	6.1 (16) | 6.3 (14)			5.8 (36) | 6.4 (7)
PP Opp/Gm	5.1 (37) | 5.9 (29)			5.8 (8) | 6.2 (16)
PPG/Gm	1.1 (30) | 1.3 (15)			1.4 (4) | 1.4 (10)
Penl/Gm	6.2 (42) | 7.5 (24)			7.3 (10) | 7.6 (22)
PIM/Gm	14.2 (41) | 7.5 (11)			17.8 (12) | 17.8 (32)
% of Penl on Home	47.0% (27) | 50.0% (15)			48.8% (7) | 50.0% (4)
% PP Opp for Home	52.6% (21) | 50.0% (30)			50.0% (37) | 50.0% (36)
Penl Diff.*	1.2 (36) | 1.3 (26)			1.3 (17) | 1.3 (30)
Home Win %	57% (34) | 62% (13)			55% (39) | 55% (32)
Home Rec.	37-28-7 | 43-25-7			36-30-8 | 38-30-7
OT/SO Games	16.9% (31) | 20.0% (21)			26.0% (3) | 20.0% (17)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
COL	1-0-0	3-1-0	0-2-0	4-3-0	7-0-1	4-1-0
LAK	2-1-0	3-1-1	2-3-0	4-3-1	4-2-0	4-1-2
LINESPERSONS
	CJ Murray #68			Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’25-26	58			56
Career Games (RS/PO)	335 / 8			941 / 98
First NHL Game	10/14/21			1/21/13
First Playoff Game	—			4/17/15
Birthplace	Pittsburgh, PA			Cloverdale, 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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