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Justin Kea

#44
218 games analyzedSeasons 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26Updated Jul 11, 2026, 1:00 a.m.

General stats

Games
218
Avg combined goals
6.3
+0.2 vs league avg
Games over 6.0 goals
33.5%
Combined beat 6.3 benchmark
PIM per game
16.6
-0.5 vs league avg
Seasons
2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
Spread record
N/A
No spread data yet

Referee-only metrics from game logs: minors, OT rate, and penalty-balance tendency. Linesmen are excluded.Referee-only metrics from game logs: minors, OT rate, and penalty-balance tendency. Linesmen are excluded.

Referee-only sample; linesmen excluded from minor and balance metrics.

Average two-minute minor penalties assessed in this referee’s games (both teams combined). More accurate than raw PIM for whistle tightness.Average two-minute minor penalties assessed in this referee’s games (both teams combined). More accurate than raw PIM for whistle tightness.
8.1
-0.3 vs 8.3 league
Share of this referee’s games that reached overtime or a shootout. League average is roughly 23%.Share of this referee’s games that reached overtime or a shootout. League average is roughly 23%.
20.2%
44 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.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.
neutral
64.7% within ±1 minor · avg gap 1.4

Penalty balance sits near league norms.

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.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?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.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. Where sportsbook closing lines are unavailable, ATS/O/U splits use estimated lines. Team PIM splits live on team pages. Tonight's assignment signals are on the NHL home page.

Justin Kea (#44) | Ref Watch