Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 1 – Stanley Cup Final
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 51 / 11 | 49 / 13 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 61 / 19 | 63 / 17 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1247 / 159 | 592 / 78 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (24) | 3.2 (9) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.5 (33) | 4.0 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 7.9 (35) | 9.0 (19) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 46.0% (34) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 8.0% (21) | 16.0% (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54.0% (24) | 52.0% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-28 | 33-30 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 18.0% (40) | 29.0% (9) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 36% | 34% | 31% | 45% | 24% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| MTL | 0-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| TBL | 3-1 | 4-2 | 5-0 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 3-2 |
LINESMEN |
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Michel Cormier #76 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 31 / 12 | 64 / 17 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1150 / 74 | 589 / 34 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/03 | 1/21/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Cloverdale, BC | ||||
Referees Dan O’Rourke and Francis Charron are taking the ice for the first time together this postseason.
O’Rourke worked three games during the Stanley Cup Semifinals, handling VGK/MTL Game 3 (MTL W 3-2 OT) and Game 4 (MTL L 1-2 OT) with referee Chris Lee. He also worked NYI/TBL Game 2 (TBL W 4-2) with Francois St. Laurent.
Referee Dan O’Rourke worked alongside Gord Dwyer for Round 2, covering NYI/BOS Games 2 and 6, as well as CAR/TBL Game 3 (TBL L 2-3 OT) and COL/VGK Game 4. Round 1 saw O’Rourke paired with Kyle Rehman for TBL/FLA Game 1 (TBL W 5-4), WSH/BOS Game 3, VGK/MIN Game 4, and NYI/PIT Game 5.
Tampa has gone 2-1 this Stanley Cup Playoffs with O’Rourke; the Canadiens are 1-1.
The Lightning get referee Francis Charron in back-to-back games and for the third time in four games. Charron previously worked Game 5 (TBL W 8-0) and Game 7 (TBL W 1-0) of Isles/Bolts. He also took the ice for Canadiens vs. Golden Knights Game 1 (MTL L 1-4) and Game 2 (MTL W 3-2), alongside referee Gord Dwyer.
In Round 1, 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 Games 1 & 5, Wes McCauley for TBL/CAR Game 2 (TBL W 2-1), and Francois St. Laurent for COL/VGK Game 6.
The Lightning are 4-0 this postseason under Charron; Montreal is 1-1.
Referee Dan O’Rourke is working his fifth Stanley Cup Final (2011, 2012, 2016, 2020). This is Charron’s second straight trip to the Final (2020).
Standby Officials: Kelly Sutherland #11, Jonny Murray #95
Series Supervisor: TBD
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:
