Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 5 – Stanley Cup Final
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Dan O’Rourke #9 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 50 / 16 | 51 / 12 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 17 | 61 / 19 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1056 / 89 | 1247 / 160 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 10/2/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sackville, NS | Calgary, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.8 (34) | 2.9 (24) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (29) | 3.5 (33) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.6 (26) | 7.9 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (9) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 5.0% (28) | 8.0% (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 45.0% (37) | 54.0% (24) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 29-36 | 33-28 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (16) | 18.0% (40) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 39% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 34% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| MTL | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| TBL | 0-7 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 5-0 |
LINESMEN |
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Michel Cormier #76 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 50 / 14 | 49 / 12 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 31 / 12 | 62 / 19 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1150 / 88 | 939 / 119 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/03 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Drayton, ON | ||||
We’ve got two returning refs in this series. Referee Gord Dwyer returns from Game 3, while Dan O’Rourke worked Game 1.
Tonight’s pairing of refs Gord Dwyer and Dan O’Rourke are paired up for the fifth time this postseason. The duo worked together in Round 2, covering BOS/NYI Game 2 and Game 6, CAR/TBL Game 3 (TBL L 2-3 OT), and COL/VGK Game 4.
Referee Gord Dwyer worked Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final (TBL W 6-3) alongside referee Francis Charron, as well as four games in the semifinals: MTL/VGK Game 1 (MTL L 1-4) and Game 2 (MTL W 3-2), and three in a row for Bolts vs. Islanders: NYI/TBL Game 5 (TBL W 8-0), Game 6 (TBL L 2-3 OT) and Game 7 (TBL W 1-0). In the opening round, Dwyer worked alongside TJ Luxmore for BOS/WSH Game 1 and Game 4, NYI/PIT Game 2, CAR/NSH Game 4, and VGK/MIN Games 6 and 7.
Tampa Bay has gone 3-2 under Dwyer this postseason; the Canadiens are 1-2.
Dan O’Rourke refereed Game 1 of the Cup Final (TBL W 5-1) with Francis Charron. He 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. 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.
The Lightning are 3-1 this postseason with O’Rourke; Montreal is 1-2.
Standby Officials: Kelly Sutherland #11, Jonny Murray #95
The NHL Officials for the 2021 Stanley Cup Final:
Here’s the full lineup of NHL referees and linesmen selected to officiate the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
