New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Francis Charron #6
Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 49 / 12 50 / 14
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 63 / 17 64 / 17
Career Games (Reg/PO) 592 / 77 1056 / 87
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
NYI 2-1 2-2 3-2 3-3 3-1 1-4
TBL 3-2 3-3 3-2 0-7 3-1 4-1
 

LINESMEN

Michel Cormier #76
Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 50 / 12 49 / 10
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 31 / 12 62 / 19
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1150 / 86 939 / 117
First NHL Game 10/10/03 10/6/07
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Drayton, ON

 

Referees Francis Charron and Gord Dwyer are back for Game 7!  The duo handled Game 5 of Isles/Bolts (TBL W 8-0), as well as Games 1 and 2 of Canadiens vs. Golden Knights.

This marks three straight games for Dwyer in this series — he also worked Game 6 (NYI W 3-2OT) alongside referee Chris Lee.

Referee Gord Dwyer handled Round 2 with ref Dan O’Rourke, working  BOS/NYI Game 2 and Game 6, 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.

In Round 1, ref Francis Charron was paired up with ref Jon McIsaac for STL/COL Games 1 and 2, CAR/NSH Game 3, MIN/VGK Game 5, and FLA/TBL Game 6 (TBL W 4-0).  Charron worked the second round with Francois St. Laurent for BOS/NYI Game 1 (NYI L 2-5) & Game 5 (NYI W 5-4), Wes McCauley for TBL/CAR Game 2 (TBL W 2-1), and Francois St. Laurent for COL/VGK Game 6.

The Lightning are 3-0 this postseason under Charron; they’re 1-3 with Dwyer on the ice.

New York has gone 1-2 with Charron and 2-2 when Dwyer’s wearing the stripes.

 

Standby Officials: Chris Lee #28, Andrew Smith #51
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:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs