New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Francis Charron #6![]() |
Gord Dwyer #19![]() |
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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 |
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Michel Cormier #76![]() |
Scott Cherrey #50![]() |
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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: