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NHL Referees: what really happens in their games

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Across 8,844 logged NHL games, the biggest scoring gap between referees is real: games with Liam Maaskant average 6.7 goals, games with Alex Lepkowski just 5.7 — against a league average of 6.2. Every referee below links to their full record.

Referee	Games	Avg goals	League	Home wins
Jean Hebert	289	6.1	6.2	59%
Garrett Rank	288	6.2	6.2	53%
Wes McCauley	273	6.3	6.2	55%
Kelly Sutherland	272	6.0	6.2	50%
Francis Charron	269	6.2	6.2	51%
Graham Skilliter	268	6.1	6.2	50%
Kyle Rehman	264	6.3	6.2	50%
TJ Luxmore	262	6.0	6.2	60%
Frederick L'Ecuyer	261	6.1	6.2	59%
Pierre Lambert	260	6.2	6.2	52%
Trevor Hanson	255	6.1	6.2	52%
Kendrick Nicholson	253	6.1	6.2	55%
Chris Rooney	247	6.2	6.2	51%
Furman South	246	6.0	6.2	54%
Corey Syvret	245	6.1	6.2	55%
Eric Furlatt	244	6.3	6.2	56%
Jon McIsaac	242	6.1	6.2	53%
Jake Brenk	241	6.3	6.2	55%
Tom Chmielewski	240	6.3	6.2	57%
Peter MacDougall	239	6.2	6.2	52%
Michael Markovic	238	6.3	6.2	58%
Brandon Blandina	236	6.0	6.2	51%
Francois St. Laurent	232	6.2	6.2	59%
Brandon Schrader	231	6.2	6.2	52%
Gord Dwyer	229	6.1	6.2	52%
Chris Lee	225	6.1	6.2	54%
Chris Schlenker	213	6.4	6.2	58%
Mitch Dunning	208	6.3	6.2	54%
Dan O'Rourke	201	5.9	6.2	58%
Carter Sandlak	186	6.3	6.2	48%
Brian Pochmara	182	6.1	6.2	57%
Cody Beach	168	6.3	6.2	49%
Justin Kea	166	6.2	6.2	59%
Ghislain Hebert	155	6.4	6.2	57%
Jordan Samuels-Thomas	123	6.4	6.2	47%
Beau Halkidis	120	6.0	6.2	55%
Steve Kozari	112	6.1	6.2	46%
Morgan MacPhee	103	6.1	6.2	47%
Stephen Hiff	77	6.1	6.2	48%
Mike Sullivan	68	6.2	6.2	49%
Graedy Hamilton	62	6.1	6.2	58%
Kevin Pollock	51	6.5	6.2	51%
Riley Brace	39	6.1	6.2	59%
Liam Maaskant	33	6.7	6.2	67%
Alex Lepkowski	28	5.7	6.2	50%

"Small sample" means we don't have enough of that referee's games yet to publish a full page — the row still shows what we do have. Averages update as new games are logged. Last build: 2026-10-09 06:35 UTC.

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Common questions

Do NHL referees really affect the score?

The numbers on this page are real averages from logged games, shown next to the league average so you can see the gap. Some of the gap is the referee, some is the games they happen to get. Treat it as one more thing to check — not a system on its own.

Where does this data come from?

Official game records: final scores, results and venues for every logged game each referee worked. We only publish a full page for referees with enough games to be meaningful.

How do bettors use referee stats?

Mostly for totals. If a referee's games run clearly above or below the league average, that's worth knowing before you take an over or under. Check the number, then check the price.

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Cricket 4 games

WTA 2 games

Bundesliga 1 game

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NCAAF 5 games

WNBA 2 games

UFC 6 games

NHL Referees: what really happens in their games

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