Historical NHL crew coverage from 2021-22 through 2025-26.
Track referee and linesperson assignments, game environment, penalty volume, attendance, and recent crews from the official NHL reports now loaded into the site.
Track how much of each NHL season is loaded in the dataset and how many completed games are available for officiating analysis.
Combined scoring trends across the NHL seasons currently tracked in RefMetrics.
Penalty environment across completed NHL games, season by season.
The referees with the most assignments in 2025-26.
The linespersons with the most assignments in 2025-26.
All-time leaders in combined penalty minutes per game, minimum 40 assignments.
| # | Referee | Games | Avg PIM | Avg Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Hanson | 406 | 20.5 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Garrett Rank | 415 | 20.3 | 6.2 |
| 3 | Chris Rooney | 397 | 19.6 | 6.29 |
| 4 | Cody Beach | 212 | 19.5 | 6.33 |
| 5 | Gord Dwyer | 375 | 19.4 | 6.34 |
| 6 | Michael Markovic | 352 | 19.4 | 6.38 |
| 7 | Jake Brenk | 382 | 19.2 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Steve Kozari | 275 | 19.2 | 6.31 |
Officials whose games reach overtime most often, minimum 40 assignments.
| # | Referee | Games | OT Rate | Avg PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Morton | 61 | 21.3% | 13.0 |
| 2 | Michael Markovic | 352 | 20.7% | 19.4 |
| 3 | Francis Charron | 328 | 19.8% | 17.8 |
| 4 | Brad Meier | 61 | 19.7% | 16.5 |
| 5 | Dan O'Rourke | 349 | 19.2% | 17.9 |
| 6 | TJ Luxmore | 246 | 18.7% | 17.5 |
| 7 | Eric Furlatt | 394 | 18.5% | 18.3 |
| 8 | Carter Sandlak | 256 | 17.6% | 15.5 |
All-time workload leaders among the tracked linesperson pool.
| # | Linesperson | Games | Avg PIM | OT Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt MacPherson | 435 | 19.5 | 13.8% |
| 2 | Devin Berg | 435 | 18.2 | 16.8% |
| 3 | Ryan Gibbons | 425 | 18.6 | 15.8% |
| 4 | Kiel Murchison | 422 | 18.6 | 13.0% |
| 5 | Bevan Mills | 416 | 18.5 | 14.2% |
| 6 | Shandor Alphonso | 410 | 17.3 | 15.6% |
| 7 | Trent Knorr | 406 | 18.5 | 16.5% |
| 8 | Steve Barton | 402 | 19.5 | 15.9% |
Current-season venues with the highest average attendance among arenas with at least three completed games.
| # | Venue | Games | Avg Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre Bell | 49 | 20,962 |
| 2 | Amerant Bank Arena | 40 | 19,414 |
| 3 | Little Caesars Arena | 41 | 19,319 |
| 4 | Benchmark International Arena | 44 | 19,092 |
| 5 | United Center | 41 | 18,949 |
| 6 | Scotiabank Arena | 41 | 18,667 |
| 7 | Rogers Arena | 41 | 18,662 |
| 8 | Xfinity Mobile Arena | 46 | 18,636 |
A quick recent-game view tying matchups, crews, venue context, and penalty volume together.
| Date | Away | Home | Score | Venue | Attendance | Referees | Total PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Carolina Hurricanes | Vegas Golden Knights | 5-3 | T-Mobile Arena | 18,339 | Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank | 16 |
| 2026-06-06 | Carolina Hurricanes | Vegas Golden Knights | 4-5 | T-Mobile Arena | 18,233 | Chris Rooney, Wes McCauley | 8 |
| 2026-06-04 | Vegas Golden Knights | Carolina Hurricanes | 3-4 | Lenovo Center | 18,710 | Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank | 16 |
| 2026-06-02 | Vegas Golden Knights | Carolina Hurricanes | 5-4 | Lenovo Center | 18,738 | Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney | 10 |
| 2026-05-29 | Montréal Canadiens | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-6 | Lenovo Center | 18,931 | Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank | 20 |
| 2026-05-27 | Carolina Hurricanes | Montréal Canadiens | 4-0 | Centre Bell | 20,962 | Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter | 56 |
| 2026-05-26 | Colorado Avalanche | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-2 | T-Mobile Arena | 18,188 | Kelly Sutherland, Gord Dwyer | 6 |
| 2026-05-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | Montréal Canadiens | 3-2 | Centre Bell | 20,962 | Francis Charron, Wes McCauley | 14 |
| 2026-05-24 | Colorado Avalanche | Vegas Golden Knights | 3-5 | T-Mobile Arena | 18,212 | Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank | 28 |
| 2026-05-23 | Montréal Canadiens | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-3 | Lenovo Center | 18,819 | Gord Dwyer, Kelly Sutherland | 10 |