CapOrCup · officiating · 2025-26

Who controlled the game, and was it even.

Every penalty in the league's own play-by-play, the score when it was called, and the officials the league lists for each game: which referees call more or less, whose games end up one-sided, who evens calls up, and which clubs get the whistle. Missed calls are not in any feed; they come from reviewers flagging games.

Games
1232
Calls a game
5.82
Calls on the home side
48%
One-sided games
14%
Next call goes the other way
59%
Referees

Ranked by distance from league norms

How far each referee's games sit from the league on four things: calls on the home side, one-sided games, calls evened up, and calls on the leading club. Lower is closer to the league. It describes the games he worked (with his partner), not intent; the parts are shown so the reason is visible. The call rate is shown for context, not scored.

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#RefereeDistance from league normsFurthest from the league onCalls a gameOn the home sideDetails
Clubs

Who gets the whistle

Calls drawn minus calls taken per game (coincidental calls left out), and one-sided games each way.

Minnesota Wild+0.58 a game247 drawn, 201 taken in 79 · one-sided 13 for, 2 against
Detroit Red Wings+0.56 a game249 drawn, 205 taken in 79 · one-sided 8 for, 2 against
Colorado Avalanche+0.38 a game247 drawn, 218 taken in 76 · one-sided 6 for, 3 against
Vegas Golden Knights+0.31 a game216 drawn, 192 taken in 77 · one-sided 3 for, 4 against
New York Islanders+0.31 a game223 drawn, 200 taken in 75 · one-sided 7 for, 5 against
Ottawa Senators+0.29 a game246 drawn, 224 taken in 77 · one-sided 6 for, 2 against
Buffalo Sabres+0.20 a game244 drawn, 228 taken in 79 · one-sided 5 for, 2 against
Edmonton Oilers+0.14 a game213 drawn, 203 taken in 74 · one-sided 7 for, 3 against
Anaheim Ducks+0.13 a game257 drawn, 247 taken in 77 · one-sided 10 for, 10 against
San Jose Sharks+0.08 a game230 drawn, 224 taken in 74 · one-sided 7 for, 5 against
Seattle Kraken+0.07 a game219 drawn, 213 taken in 80 · one-sided 7 for, 7 against
Carolina Hurricanes+0.05 a game225 drawn, 221 taken in 77 · one-sided 5 for, 5 against
Vancouver Canucks+0.05 a game220 drawn, 216 taken in 78 · one-sided 5 for, 4 against
Florida Panthers+0.04 a game248 drawn, 245 taken in 74 · one-sided 6 for, 3 against
Montréal Canadiens+0.03 a game240 drawn, 238 taken in 78 · one-sided 7 for, 3 against
Philadelphia Flyers-0.01 a game233 drawn, 234 taken in 77 · one-sided 9 for, 6 against
St. Louis Blues-0.01 a game210 drawn, 211 taken in 80 · one-sided 5 for, 3 against
Winnipeg Jets-0.01 a game213 drawn, 214 taken in 77 · one-sided 4 for, 6 against
Chicago Blackhawks-0.03 a game225 drawn, 227 taken in 77 · one-sided 6 for, 7 against
New Jersey Devils-0.03 a game202 drawn, 204 taken in 80 · one-sided 5 for, 5 against
Pittsburgh Penguins-0.06 a game220 drawn, 225 taken in 77 · one-sided 7 for, 11 against
Dallas Stars-0.09 a game228 drawn, 235 taken in 77 · one-sided 1 for, 6 against
Nashville Predators-0.12 a game231 drawn, 240 taken in 78 · one-sided 4 for, 6 against
Washington Capitals-0.16 a game219 drawn, 231 taken in 73 · one-sided 5 for, 5 against
Utah Mammoth-0.18 a game221 drawn, 235 taken in 77 · one-sided 4 for, 5 against
Los Angeles Kings-0.21 a game199 drawn, 214 taken in 73 · one-sided 4 for, 6 against
Tampa Bay Lightning-0.23 a game236 drawn, 254 taken in 78 · one-sided 4 for, 9 against
Calgary Flames-0.32 a game212 drawn, 237 taken in 77 · one-sided 3 for, 7 against
Columbus Blue Jackets-0.37 a game178 drawn, 206 taken in 76 · one-sided 1 for, 6 against
New York Rangers-0.39 a game193 drawn, 222 taken in 75 · one-sided 3 for, 6 against
Toronto Maple Leafs-0.51 a game193 drawn, 233 taken in 79 · one-sided 1 for, 4 against
Boston Bruins-0.51 a game229 drawn, 269 taken in 79 · one-sided 5 for, 15 against
Games

The most one-sided games

Four or more calls more on one side than the other, with the crew that worked it.

MTL at CHI (2025020031)4–11calls on MTL – on CHI · Chris Schlenker and Mitch Dunning
TBL at FLA (2025020591)13–6calls on TBL – on FLA · Wes McCauley and Kelly Sutherland
TBL at BUF (2025021003)8–2calls on TBL – on BUF · Brian Pochmara and Eric Furlatt
CBJ at MIN (2025020033)8–3calls on CBJ – on MIN · Trevor Hanson and Morgan MacPhee
PIT at ANA (2025020056)6–1calls on PIT – on ANA · Trevor Hanson and Gord Dwyer
MTL at EDM (2025020122)6–1calls on MTL – on EDM · Chris Schlenker and Garrett Rank
LAK at TBL (2025020538)6–1calls on LAK – on TBL · Jon McIsaac and Garrett Rank
ANA at PHI (2025020670)9–4calls on ANA – on PHI · Frederick L'Ecuyer and Michael Markovic
OTT at COL (2025020691)8–3calls on OTT – on COL · Chris Lee and Stephen Hiff
PHI at VGK (2025020775)7–2calls on PHI – on VGK · Thomas John Luxmore and Justin Kea
BOS at TBL (2025020873)8–3calls on BOS – on TBL · Jon McIsaac and Pierre Lambert
TOR at ANA (2025021176)9–4calls on TOR – on ANA · Wes McCauley and Thomas John Luxmore
Checked by eye

Missed and bad calls from reviewers

Flagged on the live flagging and replay review pages: a penalty that was not called, or a call that should not have been made. Empty until games are reviewed.

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How this is measured

Every penalty in the league's play-by-play, with the club penalised and the score at that moment, and the officials the league lists for each game. Coincidental calls (one on each side at the same second) are left out. A game is one-sided when one club is called three or more times more than the other. Alternation is how often the next call goes the other way after a call; well above half suggests calls being evened up. Calls against the leading club are compared with calls against the trailing one. Two referees work every game and the feed does not say who made each call, so a referee's numbers are the games he worked, not his own whistles. Referees with fewer than ten games are not rated. The ranking is a neutrality distance: how far a referee's games sit from the league on home lean, one-sided games, evening up and leaning on the leading club, each shrunk toward the league by games worked; lower is more neutral. Missed calls and calls that should not have been made are not in any feed; they come from reviewers flagging games by eye, and are counted against the crew that worked the game. Penalty type and length are not in the stored events, so a double minor counts as one call.