Montréal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights
Game 1 – Stanley Cup Semifinal
9:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Francis Charron #6 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 49 / 9 | 50 / 10 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 17 | 64 / 17 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 592 / 74 | 1056 / 83 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (36) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.2 (9) | 2.8 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.0 (13) | 3.7 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.0 (19) | 8.6 (26) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.0% (34) | 49.0% (9) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 16.0% (6) | 5.0% (28) | ||||
| Home Win % | 52.0% (29) | 45.0% (37) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-30 | 29-36 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.0% (9) | 25.0% (16) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 45% | 24% | 31% | 39% | 30% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| MTL | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-3 |
| VGK | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-2 | 3-2 | 4-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 50 / 7 | 49 / 7 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 17 | 62 / 19 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 589 / 41 | 939 / 114 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Drayton, ON | ||||
Referee Gord Dwyer handled Round 2 with ref Dan O’Rourke, working BOS/NYI Game 2 and Game 6, CAR/TBL Game 3, and COL/VGK Game 4 (VGK W 5-1). In the opening round, Dwyer worked alongside TJ Luxmore for BOS/WSH Game 1 and Game 4, NYI/PIT Game 2, CAR/NSH Game 4, and VGK/MIN Game 6 (VGK L 0-3) and Game 7 (VGK W 6-2).
Ref Francis Charron is skating with Dwyer for the first time this postseason. In Round 1, he was paired up with ref Jon McIsaac for STL/COL Gm1, STL/COL Gm2, CAR/NSH Gm3, MIN/VGK Gm5 (VGK L 2-4), and FLA/TBL Gm6. Charron worked the second round with Francois St. Laurent (BOS/NYI Game 1 & Game 5), Wes McCauley (TBL/CAR Game 2), and Francois St. Laurent (COL/VGK Game 6 – VGK W 6-3)
Neither Charron nor Dwyer have seen the Montreal Canadiens in action since last season.
Standby Officials: Brian Pochmara #16, Matt MacPherson #83
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
The NHL Officials for the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals:
NHL Announces 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinal Referees and Linesmen
Here’s the full lineup of NHL referees and linesmen selected to officiate the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Here’s the full lineup of referees and linesmen for the 2020-21 season:
