Tom Kowal
#0General stats
- Games
- 134
- Avg combined goals
- 5.7
- -0.4 vs league avg
- Games over 6.0 goals
- 30.6%
- Combined beat 6.3 benchmark
- PIM per game
- 15.9
- -1.2 vs league avg
- Seasons
- 2016-17, 2017-18
- 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.
- 7.6
- -0.8 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%.
- 19.4%
- 26 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
- 63.4% 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.