The NHL has announced the referees and linesmen working the 2019 Conference Finals. Here’s tonight’s crew:
Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Game 1 – 8:00 EDT
REFEREES |
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| Dan O’Rourke #9 | Marc Joannette #25 | |||||
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| Games 18-19 | 74 | 73 | ||||
| Career PO Games | 126 | 156 | ||||
| Career RS Games | 1135 | 1299 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 10/1/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Verdun, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (14) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (20) | 2.6 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.6 (18) | 3.1 (42) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.9 (13) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 8.0% (17) | 6.0% (25) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56.0% (16) | 54.0% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-33 | 40-34 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.0% (28) | 23.0% (15) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2018-19 | 26% | 42% | 32% | 30% | 39% | 31% |
| Team Records | 18-19 | 17-18 | 16-17 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 16-17 |
| CAR | 3-3 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 4-0 |
| BOS | 5-2 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 2-3 |
LINESMEN |
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| Matt MacPherson #83 | Jonny Murray #95 | |||||
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| Games 18-19 | 73 | 74 | ||||
| Career PO Games | 43 | 115 | ||||
| Career RS Games | 547 | 1213 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Beauport, QC | ||||
Referees Dan O’Rourke and Marc Joannette are working their first game together of the postseason.
O’Rourke officiated the opening round with Tim Peel, covering DAL/NSH Game 1, NYI/PIT Game 3, SJS/VGK Game 4, and CAR/WSH Game 5. He lined up for Round 2 with Francis Charron for CBJ/BOS Game 1, CAR/NYI Game 3, and SJS/COL Game 3.
Joannette worked Round 1 with Jon McIsaac for CBJ/TBL Game 1, SJS/VGK Game 3, WPG/STL Game 4, and NSH/DAL Game 6; he was also paired with Kevin Pollock for CAR/WSH Game 7. He joined forces with Tim Peel for Round 2, officiating CBJ/BOS Game 2, NYI/CAR Game 3, and COL/SJS Game 5. Joannette was paired with Chris Rooney for DAL/STL Game 7.
Standby Officials: Chris Rooney #5, Devin Berg #87
Series Supervisor: TBD
Full lineup of NHL Referees and Linesmen
working the Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals.
Stats updated through 4/9/19; all stats are regular season totals. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
