582 games analyzed over 10 seasonsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:31 a.m.Compare
NHL official profile
Pierre Lambert
582 games analyzed over 10 seasons
Official · NHL
Goals vs average
6.1
Near league average
582 games
Minors vs average
8.4
-0.2 vs league average
582 games
Over rate
39.2%
League baseline 6.3
582 games
Team effects versus baseline
Team performance comparisons are withheld until same-window team baselines clear sample gates. Raw records alone can overstate the official's relationship with strong or weak teams.
Historical environment
Scoring, whistle, and stability context from this official's verified sample versus league averages. Descriptive history only. Window: 2021-2026.
League comparison
Combined score
Official 6.1·Baseline 6.3·-0.2 vs leagueper game
Minor penalties-0.2 vs league
Baseline 8.6·Official 8.4·per game · near baseline
Fewer minors than the nhl referee baseline (-0.2 per game).
Over-benchmark rate withheld unless verified closing-line provenance is available for this league.
Whistle detail
Whistle profile
Whistle volume, penalty disposition, and high-leverage game-state tendencies.
Average two-minute minor penalties assessed in this referee’s games (both teams combined). More accurate than raw PIM for whistle tightness.
8.4
+0.0 vs 8.3 league
Share of this referee’s games that reached overtime or a shootout. League average is roughly 23%.
22.2%
129 OT/SO · league 24.8%
How evenly minors are split between teams. A “balancer” ref often finishes within one minor of even; descriptive only, not a live makeup-call predictor.
asymmetric
61.7% within ±1 minor · avg gap 1.7
More often ends with a lopsided minor-penalty split.
Data confidence: High11600 high-leverage minMinimum: 50 min
37.2% over · -0.2 whistlesimilar over rate · similar whistle tendency
Pre-Game Context
Refficacy Dimensions
Referee Efficacy Radar
582 games · 0-100 index where 50 marks league norm. Higher is not automatically better.
This officialLeague norm (50)
Scoring pace50 index
50
Combined scoring in this crew's games versus league average.
Home-side split46 index
50
Home versus away whistle or cover patterns in this crew's sample.
4 metrics excluded due to insufficient event data
How to read this profile
Against the spread: whether the home team beat the sportsbook point spread (not just who won). A home line of −5.5 means the home team must win by 6+ to cover. and Did both teams’ combined score finish above (over) or below (under) the closing total set by sportsbooks before tip-off? tables use The spread and total sportsbooks posted near tip-off. ATS and O/U tables here use that number, not our fixed 225 benchmark. per game. ATS/O-U results are shown only where external closing-line data is available. Team PIM splits live on team pages. Tonight's assignment signals are on the NHL home page.
Scores, PIM, and crews from NHL API. ATS/O-U from synthetic closing lines derived from final scores (12282/12282 games). Descriptive only, not market odds. Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.