The NHL is shaking up the pairings a bit. Ref Gord Dwyer returns from Game 5, joined by three of the officials who worked VGK/MTL Games 3 and 4.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders
Game 6 – Stanley Cup Semifinals
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 50 / 13 | 49 / 11 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 17 | 62 / 14 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1056 / 86 | 1219 / 97 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sackville, NS | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 6.3 (5) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (34) | 2.8 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (29) | 3.9 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.6 (26) | 9.5 (13) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (9) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 5.0% (28) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 45.0% (37) | 48.0% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 29-36 | 30-32 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (16) | 24.0% (21) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 39% | 30% | 33% | 35% | 32% |
| Team Records | 20-21 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 18-19 |
| TBL | 2-4 | 0-7 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| NYI | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Bryan Pancich #94 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 51 / 11 | 59 / 10 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 54 / 8 | 62 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 739 / 49 | 271 / 24 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/3/09 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Great Falls, MT | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Dwyer and Lee are working for the first time together this postseason. Dwyer replaces ref Dan O’Rourke in the quartet with Lee and linesmen Bryan Pancich and Andrew Smith, who worked VGK/MTL Games 3 and 4.
For the Semifinals, Referee Gord Dwyer took the ice alongside Francis Charron, working MTL/VGK Games 1 and 2, and TBL/NYI Game 5 (TBL W 8-0). Dwyer handled Round 2 with ref Dan O’Rourke, working BOS/NYI Game 2 (NYI W 4-3 OT) and Game 6 (NYI W 6-2), CAR/TBL Game 3 (TBL L 2-3 OT), and COL/VGK Game 4. In the opening round, Dwyer worked alongside TJ Luxmore for BOS/WSH Game 1 and Game 4, NYI/PIT Game 2 (NYI L 1-2), CAR/NSH Game 4, and VGK/MIN Games 6 and 7.
Chris Lee was previously paired with referee Jean Hebert, officiating TBL/CAR Game 1 (TBL W 2-1), VGK/COL Game 2, and BOS/NYI Game 4 (NYI W 4-1) 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 worked alongside Francois St. Laurent for PIT/NYI Game 6 (NYI W 5-3). He also picked up TBL/CAR Game 5 (TBL W 2-0) in Round 2, working alongside Wes McCauley.
Lightning are 7-1 under Chris Lee over the past three seasons. Tampa is 2-11 under Dwyer over the past two.
Standby Officials: Francis Charron #6, Michel Cormier #76
Series Supervisor: Paul Devorski
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:
