Vegas Golden Knights at Montréal Canadiens
Game 3 – Stanley Cup Semifinals
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 51 / 9 | 49 / 9 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 61 / 19 | 62 / 14 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1247 / 157 | 1219 / 95 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 6.3 (5) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (24) | 2.8 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.5 (33) | 3.9 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.9 (35) | 9.5 (13) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 8.0% (21) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54.0% (24) | 48.0% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-28 | 30-32 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.0% (40) | 24.0% (21) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 35% | 32% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| VGK | 4-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| MTL | 0-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
LINESMEN |
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Bryan Pancich #94 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 51 / 9 | 59 / 8 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 54 / 8 | 62 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 739 / 47 | 271 / 22 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/09 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Great Falls, MT | Kitchener, ON | ||||
O’Rourke and Lee are working together for the first time during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is O’Rourke’s second semifinals game, having refereed NYI/TBL Game 2 with referee Francois St. Laurent.
Referee Dan O’Rourke worked alongside Gord Dwyer for Round 2, covering NYI/BOS Game 2 and Game 6, as well as CAR/TBL Game 3 and COL/VGK Game 4. Round 1 saw O’Rourke paired with Kyle Rehman for TBL/FLA Game 1, WSH/BOS Game 3, VGK/MIN Game 4 (VGK W 4-0), and NYI/PIT Game 5.
Chris Lee most recently worked TBL/CAR Game 5 alongside Wes McCauley. He was previously paired with referee Jean Hebert, officiating TBL/CAR Game 1, VGK/COL Game 2 (VGK L 2-3 OT), and BOS/NYI Game 4 in Round 2. The pairing handled BOS/WSH Game 2 and Game 5, NSH/CAR Game 2, and COL/STL Game 3 in the opening round. Lee also worked alongside Francois St. Laurent for PIT/NYI Game 6.
Neither Lee nor O’Rourke have worked a Habs game 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:
