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NHL · Scoring extreme

2.0-goal spread between hottest and coldest ref–team pairs

Highest: Gord Dwyer on Ottawa Senators (8.1 avg). Lowest: Furman South on San Jose Sharks (6.1 avg).

Min 8 games per pair · 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26

Hottest avg
8.1
Gord Dwyer · OTT
Coldest avg
6.1
Furman South · SJS
Gap
2.0
vs 7.3 league avg
Methodology
  • Findings ranked by effect size × √sample size with category deduplication.
  • Sample gates: 30+ ref games, 8+ team splits, 30+ ATS decisions where applicable.
  • Estimated closing lines disclosed where applicable, not betting advice.
  • Full methodology →