The NHL is keeping the ref pairings from the Round-Robin and Qualifiers. Referees are sticking with the same pairs, as are the linesmen.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
3:00 PM EDT
REFEREES |
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Jean Hebert #15 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 5 | 63 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1007 / 60 | 537 / 38 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 3/30/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sackville, NS | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 6.2 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (34) | 2.9 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (29) | 3.6 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.6 (26) | 8.0 (34) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (9) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 5.0% (28) | 8.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 45.0% (37) | 44.0% (38) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 29-36 | 28-35 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (16) | 24.0% (21) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 39% | 30% | 32% | 43% | 26% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| CBJ | 3-3 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| TBL | 0-7 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 3-0 |
LINESMEN |
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Bryan Pancich #94 |
Derek Amell #75 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 53 / 4 | 54 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 689 / 33 | 1497 / 214 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/09 | 10/11/97 | ||||
| Birthplace | Great Falls, MT | Port Colborne, ON | ||||
Dwyer/Hebert worked CBJ/TOR Game 2 (CBJ L 0-3).
Standby Officials: Wes McCauley #4, Shandor Alphonso #52
Series Supervisor:
Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars
5:30 PM EDT
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 4 | 62 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1269 / 171 | 383 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 6.2 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.7 (38) | 3.0 (18) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.4 (37) | 3.8 (24) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.4 (38) | 8.5 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (5) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 2.0% (36) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63.0% (3) | 55.0% (20) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-23 | 34-28 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.0% (14) | 27.0% (12) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 25% | 42% | 33% | 32% | 40% | 28% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| CGY | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| DAL | 1-3 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 3-1 | 2-4 |
LINESMEN |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Tony Sericolo #84 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 47 / 4 | 63 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1258 / 122 | 1444 / 28 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/21/98 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Troy, NY | ||||
Sutherland/Luxmore refereed CGY/WPG Game 3 (CGY W 6-2) and DAL/COL (DAL L 0-4)
Standby Officials: Brian Pochmara #16, Ryan Gibbons #58
Series Supervisor: Bill McCreary
Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
POSTPONED
REFEREES |
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Chris Lee #28 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 5 | 63 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1171 / 76 | 544 / 51 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/2/01 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | St. John, NB | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (5) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (32) | 3.2 (9) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.9 (17) | 4.0 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.5 (13) | 9.0 (19) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 46.0% (34) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 10.0% (13) | 16.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 48.0% (34) | 52.0% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 30-32 | 33-30 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.0% (21) | 29.0% (9) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 33% | 35% | 32% | 31% | 45% | 24% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| CAR | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-5 |
| BOS | 2-2 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 4-1 |
LINESMEN |
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David Brisebois #96 |
Michel Cormier #76 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 4 | 31 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1238 / 49 | 1101 / 65 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 10/10/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Lee/Charron have not worked a CAR game. The pair reffed BOS/TBL (BOS L 2-3).
Lee also worked BOS/WSH with referee Kyle Rehman (BOS L 1-2).
Standby Officials: Frederick L’Ecuyer #17, Greg Devorski #54
Series Supervisor: Paul Devorski
Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights
10:30 PM EDT
REFEREES |
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Francois St. Laurent #8 |
Brad Meier #34 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 4 | 65 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 803 / 52 | 1348 / 80 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 10/23/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Dayton, OH | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (8) | 6.4 (3) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (32) | 3.1 (15) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.6 (30) | 3.9 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.9 (36) | 8.6 (25) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 45.0% (40) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 23.0% (3) | 7.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Win % | 46.0% (35) | 60.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 29-34 | 39-26 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.0% (21) | 18.0% (40) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 35% | 39% | 26% | 29% | 41% | 30% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| CHI | 5-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-5 |
| VGK | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 6-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Libor Suchanek #60 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 4 | 63 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1580 / 156 | 174 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 11/16/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Stod, Czech | ||||
St. Laurent/Meier handled CHI/EDM Game 1 (CHI W 6-4) and VGK/DAL (VGK W 5-3).
Standby Officials: Steve Kozari #40, Mark Shewchyk #92
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
Here’s the full lineup of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Referees and Linesmen
NHL Names Referees and Linesmen for Play-In and 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Stats updated for 2019-20 through the end of the regular season; all stats are regular season totals. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
