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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 →