Welcome to the Western Conference, Wes McCauley and Francis Charron! The duo, who last worked Islanders vs. Flyers Game 7 have headed west to the Edmonton bubble. This is their first playoff game with Western Conference teams.
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
8:00 PM EDT
REFEREES |
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Wes McCauley #4 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 61 / 14 | 63 / 13 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1094 / 155 | 544 / 60 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (3) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (27) | 3.2 (9) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.4 (36) | 4.0 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.9 (36) | 9.0 (19) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51.0% (4) | 46.0% (34) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -4.0% (40) | 16.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 40.0% (40) | 52.0% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 25-37 | 33-30 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.0% (14) | 29.0% (9) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 33% | 44% | 23% | 31% | 45% | 24% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| VGK Playoffs |
2-4 0-0 |
2-1 – |
3-1 – |
2-2 0-0 |
3-1 – |
2-3 – |
| DAL Playoffs |
3-1 0-0 |
2-2 – |
2-2 – |
2-1 0-0 |
4-3 – |
3-2 – |
LINESMEN |
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Greg Devorski #54 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 40 / 13 | 64 / 13 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1755 / 223 | 611 / 58 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/9/93 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Guelph, ON | Antigonish, NS | ||||
McCauley and Charron were paired up beginning with Game 7 between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders. They did not work together in the regular season. This is Wes McCauley’s fifth pairing of the playoffs; he worked with Frederick L’Ecuyer in Round 1 and Eric Furlatt in Round 2, as well as one game each with Kevin Pollock and Kyle Rehman.
McCauley/Charron
Round 2: PHI/NYI Gm7
McCauley (with Furlatt)
Round 2: NYI/PHI Gm1, TBL/BOS Gm3, PHI/NYI Gm4, PHI/NYI Gm7
McCauley (with L’Ecuyer)
Round-Robin: PHI/BOS, PHI/TBL
Qual: CAR/NYR Gm3, TOR/CBJ Gm3, CBJ/TOR Gm5 (*McCauley/Pollock)
Round 1: CAR/BOS Gm2, TBL/CBJ Gm2, PHI/MTL Gm4 , TBL/CBJ Gm4 (*McCauley/Rehman), NYI/WSH Gm5
Charron was previously working alongside referee Chris Lee for the playoffs.
Charron (with Lee)
Round-Robin: TBL/BOS
Qual: FLA/NYI Gm1, MTL/PIT Gm2, TOR/CBJ Gm4
Round 1: CAR/BOS Gm1, CBJ/TBL Gm2, PHI/MTL Gm3, WSH/NYI Gm 4
Round 2: BOS/TBL Gm1, NYI/PHI Gm2, TBL/BOS Gm4, NYI/PHI Gm5
Standby Officials: Kelly Sutherland #11, Kiel Murchison #79
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.
