Refs Dan O’Rourke and Chris Rooney are working their first game of the postseason featuring Eastern Conference teams. The duo most recently worked Game 7 between the Vancouver Canucks and Vegas Golden Knights.
New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EDT
REFEREES |
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Chris Rooney #5 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 61 / 14 | 61 / 15 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1077 / 142 | 1223 / 125 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 11/22/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Boston, MA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (24) | 3.5 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.5 (33) | 4.7 (2) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.9 (35) | 11.7 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 49.0% (9) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 8.0% (21) | 3.0% (31) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54.0% (24) | 54.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-28 | 33-28 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.0% (40) | 25.0% (16) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 33% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| NYI Playoffs |
1-4 0-0 |
2-3 – |
2-4 – |
3-1 0-0 |
2-1 – |
2-3 – |
| TBL Playoffs |
3-1 0-0 |
4-2 – |
5-0 – |
1-3 0-0 |
4-2 – |
6-0 – |
LINESMEN |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Brad Kovachik #71 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 47 / 14 | 62 / 13 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1258 / 132 | 1580 / 165 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/10/96 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Woodstock, ON | ||||
Refs Dan O’Rourke and Chris Rooney are back from Game 6. They’ve worked the entire second round together, including Games 2 and 6 of this series. O’Rourke previously worked with Marc Joannette, while Rooney was with Jon McIsaac.
O’Rourke/Rooney
Round 1: STL/VAN Gm6
Round 2: DAL/COL Gm2, VGK/VAN Gm3, DAL/COL Gm5, VGK/VAN Gm6
O’Rourke (with Joannette)
Round-Robin: STL/COL
Qual: ARI/NSH Gm2, EDM/CHI Gm3, VAN/MIN Gm4
Round 1: ARI/COL Gm1, VAN/STL Gm2, DAL/CGY Gm4
Rooney (with McIsaac)
Round-Robin: VGK/STL, VGK/COL
Qual: WPG/CGY Gm1, CHI/EDM Gm2, MIN/VAN Gm2
Round 1: VAN/STL Gm1, CGY/DAL Gm3, VGK/CHI Gm4
Standby Officials: Steve Kozari #40, Scott Cherrey #50
Series Supervisor: TBD
The full lineup of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Referees and Linesmen and the officials chosen for the Conference Finals:
NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2020 Stanley Cup Conference Finals
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.
