Your officials for Game 1  of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final:

Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EDT

REFEREES

Wes McCauley #4
Francis Charron #6
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 61 / 16 63 / 15
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1094 / 157 544 / 62
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
DAL
Playoffs
3-1
1-0
2-2
2-2
2-1
1-0
4-3
3-2
TBL
Playoffs
2-1
4-1
5-1
2-1
3-2
3-2
3-3
3-2
 

LINESMEN

Matt MacPherson #83
Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 64 / 15 62 / 16
Career Games (Reg/PO) 611 / 60 1580 / 168
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/10/96
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Woodstock, ON

 

McCauley and Charron were paired up beginning with Game 7 between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders, staying together through the Conference Finals.   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. Charron previously officiated alongside referee Chris Lee for the playoffs.

This is referee Francis Charron’s first Stanley Cup Final game.

McCauley/Charron
Round 2: PHI/NYI Gm7
Conf. Final: VGK/DAL Gm3 (DAL W 3-2 OT), TBL/NYI Gm4 (TBL W 4-1)

McCauley (with referee Eric Furlatt)
Round 2: NYI/PHI Gm1, TBL/BOS Gm3 (TBL W 7-1), PHI/NYI Gm4

McCauley (with referee Frederick L’Ecuyer)
Round-Robin: PHI/BOS, PHI/TBL (TBL L 1-4)
Qual: CAR/NYR Gm3, TOR/CBJ Gm3, CBJ/TOR Gm5 (*McCauley/Pollock)
Round 1: 
CAR/BOS Gm2, TBL/CBJ Gm3 (TBL W 3-2), PHI/MTL Gm4 , TBL/CBJ Gm4 (TBL W 2-1) (*McCauley/Rehman)NYI/WSH Gm5

Charron (with referee Chris Lee)
Round-Robin: TBL/BOS (TBL W 3-2)
Qual: FLA/NYI Gm1, MTL/PIT Gm2, TOR/CBJ Gm4
Round 1: CAR/BOS Gm1, CBJ/TBL Gm2 (TBL L 1-3), PHI/MTL Gm3, WSH/NYI Gm 4
Round 2: BOS/TBL Gm1 (TBL L 2-3), NYI/PHI Gm2, TBL/BOS Gm4 (TBL W 3-1), NYI/PHI Gm5

 

 

Standby Officials: Kelly Sutherland #11, Steve Barton #59

 


 

 

The full lineup of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Referees and Linesmen, the officials chosen for the Conference Finals and those working the 2020 Stanley Cup Final:

NHL Names 2020 Stanley Cup Final Referees and Linesmen


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 a