Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 5 – Stanley Cup Final
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Gord Dwyer #19
Dan O’Rourke #9
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

Michel Cormier #76
Scott Cherrey #50
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:

NHL Names 2021 Stanley Cup Final 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