NHL referee · #32

Tom Kowal: referee stats

17 regular-season games as a referee since 2017-18. Those games average 6.1 penalties and 5.6 power plays, against 7.3 expected from the teams involved. None of those games fall in the last four seasons, so no current effect is estimated.

By season

Season	Games	PP opps/gm	Expected	Penalties/gm	Home PP%
2017-18	17	5.59	7.26	6.06	52%

Playoff expectations use the playoff league average (no team model). One season of a referee is about 70 games: expect ±0.3 power plays a game of pure noise.

Recent games

Game	PP opps (away–home)	Penalties	Partner
2017-11-19 · LAK @ VGK	1–1	2	Kyle Rehman
2017-11-18 · FLA @ LAK	2–0	4	Thomas John Luxmore
2017-11-16 · FLA @ SJS	1–2	3	Frederick L'Ecuyer
2017-11-15 · BOS @ ANA	2–0	2	Frederick L'Ecuyer
2017-11-10 · NYI @ DAL	4–4	8	Graham Skilliter
2017-11-08 · MIN @ TOR	4–2	6	Pierre Lambert
2017-11-07 · WSH @ BUF	1–4	7	Pierre Lambert
2017-11-05 · MTL @ CHI	3–3	6	Pierre Lambert
2017-11-01 · PIT @ EDM	4–5	9	Frederick L'Ecuyer
2017-10-24 · LAK @ OTT	2–1	3	Marc Joannette
2017-10-22 · VAN @ DET	2–1	3	Brad Watson
2017-10-21 · NSH @ NYR	5–5	12	Kyle Rehman
2017-10-17 · CAR @ EDM	5–7	12	Ian Walsh
2017-10-14 · CBJ @ MIN	3–3	6	Ghislain Hebert
2017-10-10 · CHI @ MTL	2–5	7	Dean Morton
2017-10-09 · COL @ BOS	1–4	5	Ghislain Hebert
2017-10-07 · DAL @ STL	4–2	8	Tim Peel

Most frequent partners

FAQ

How many penalties does Tom Kowal call?

Tom Kowal's games average 6.1 penalties and 5.6 power-play opportunities (both teams) over 17 regular-season games since 2017-18.

Does Tom Kowal favour the home team?

52% of the power plays in Tom Kowal's games went to the home team. League-wide the home team gets about 51–52%, so small differences are normal noise.

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