We know this, but as fans we seldom expect perfection. At the bare minimum, the expectation is that they are decent at their jobs. When they fail to do so, people get upset.
None more so than players and coaches on the receiving end of poor officiating. Enter Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting on Wednesday night.
Officials Kevin Pollock and Francis Charron missed this call, and Bunting was absolutely livid. He made sure that both referees saw the end result when Bunting was leaking from his face afterwards.
| POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 1 | 377 ANSWERS Maple Leafs' Bunting Freaks Out on the Bench after Missed Call The NHL officiating this season has been: | ||
| Fine | 70 | 18.6 % |
| Poor | 129 | 34.2 % |
| Abysmal | 78 | 20.7 % |
| Worse than ever | 100 | 26.5 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
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YESTERDAY
APRIL 21, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Viktor Arvidsson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Aspirot | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | - | 2 | 2 | |
| David Pastrnak | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Kailer Yamamoto | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Josh Anderson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bowen Byram | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Cooley | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Morgan Geekie | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Janis Jerome Moser | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||