* 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 ...

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The ECHL has updated its officiating roster for 2026-27 - and has increased the number of games to be handled by a two-ref crew. The changes and the lineup: ...

The Colorado Avalanche thought they’d scored four times on Wednesday night. Only two of them counted. Colorado had a pair of goals taken off the board in the first ten minutes against the Dallas Stars ...

Former NHLer Kevin Connauton will make his professional officiating debut tonight, working Steelheads vs. Goatheads in the ECHL ...

A scary scene early in Montreal as linesperson Ryan Daisy was injured and had to be helped off the ice during Tuesday night’s game between the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.

New Jersey Devils forward Anthony Mantha was assessed a five-minute major for boarding Ottawa Senators defenseman Nikolas Matinpalo on Monday night in Newark after a push from behind that sent ...