Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES
Wes McCauley #4
 Garrett Rank #7
Games ’21-22 74 72
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 48 / 11 52 / 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1216 / 173 449 / 3
First NHL Game 1/20/03 1/15/15
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Elmira, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (12) 5.5 (36)
PP/Gm 2.6 (40) 2.6 (39)
Penl/Gm 3.2 (38) 3.2 (33)
PIM/Gm 7.6 (31) 8.0 (24)
% of Penl on Home 47.0% (38) 49.0% (20)
More Penl on Rd % 13.0% (5) 4.0% (20)
Home Win % 52.0% (29) 60.0% (6)
Home Rec. 25-23 31-21
OT/SO Games 21.0% (23) 19.0% (29)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 32% 41% 27% 30% 42% 29%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
PIT 3-1 2-3 3-3 3-0 3-3 2-2
NYR 2-5 2-2 4-3 1-3 3-0 3-2
 

LINESMEN
Steve Barton #59
 Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’21-22 71 75
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 49 / 8 51 / 4
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1389 / 115 388 / 9
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/13/16
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Mansfield, MA

McCauley and Rank also worked Stars/Flames Game 1, Wild/Blues Game 3, and Avs/Preds Game 4. They’re averaging 27.3 PIM per game.
McCauley/Rank call it right down the middle. Two of their games saw both teams with the same number of PIM; the third saw one more penalty on the home team.

Standby Officials: Kendrick Nicholson (#30), Kory Nagy (#97)
Series Supervisor: Rob Shick

 

Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers
7:30 PM EST

REFEREES
Chris Rooney #5
 Graham Skilliter #24
Games ’21-22 73 71
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 19 / 0 50 / 5
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1315 / 129 587 / 4
First NHL Game 11/22/00 1/28/13
Birthplace Boston, MA La Ronge, SK
Goals/Gm 6.2 (7) 6.0 (12)
PP/Gm 3.3 (5) 2.7 (37)
Penl/Gm 3.7 (14) 3.4 (26)
PIM/Gm 8.1 (23) 8.7 (11)
% of Penl on Home 46.0% (40) 51.0% (9)
More Penl on Rd % 19.0% (3) -4.0% (32)
Home Win % 58.0% (12) 44.0% (41)
Home Rec. 11-8 22-28
OT/SO Games 21.0% (23) 12.0% (40)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 33% 37% 30% 29% 40% 30%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
WSH 1-3 3-2 2-3 0-0 2-3 1-3
FLA 2-2 5-0 0-4 0-0 2-0 1-2
 

LINESMEN
Ryan Galloway #82
 Mark Shewchyk #92
Games ’21-22 75 76
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 56 / 0 50 / 8
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1269 / 18 1264 / 67
First NHL Game 10/17/02 10/9/03
Birthplace Winnipeg, MB Waterdown, ON

Rooney and Skilliter also officiated Blues/Wild Game 2, Oilers/Kings Game 3, and Flames/Stars Game 4.
This pairing averages 28.3 PIM per game.
Standby Officials: Justin St. Pierre (#12), James Tobias (#61)
Series Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran

 

Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES
Kevin Pollock #33
 TJ Luxmore #21
Games ’21-22 72 73
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 48 / 9 47 / 10
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1487 / 212 503 / 16
First NHL Game 3/28/00 11/19/13
Birthplace Kincardine, ON Timmins, ON
Goals/Gm 6.0 (12) 5.7 (29)
PP/Gm 2.8 (29) 2.9 (26)
Penl/Gm 3.4 (28) 3.7 (11)
PIM/Gm 8.2 (19) 9.8 (5)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (13) 52.0% (2)
More Penl on Rd % 0.0% (27) -9.0% (41)
Home Win % 54.0% (23) 55.0% (18)
Home Rec. 26-22 26-21
OT/SO Games 27.0% (10) 17.0% (33)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 33% 39% 29% 34% 38% 28%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
DAL 1-3 2-4 3-2 2-0 1-4 3-1
CGY 3-3 2-3 3-2 0-0 4-1 1-1
 

LINESMEN
Scott Cherrey #50
 Shandor Alphonso #52
Games ’21-22 70 79
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 48 / 12 56 / 4
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1010 / 119 517 / 15
First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/17/14
Birthplace Drayton, ON Orangeville, ON


Refs Kevin Pollock and T.J. Luxmore were also paired up for Bruins/Canes Game 1, Caps/Panthers Game 2, and Leafs/Bolts Game 4.
They’re third-highest in PIMs per game at 34 PIMs combined.

This is the first pairings change of the postseason. Linesmen Scott Cherrey and Shandor Alphonso are working their first game together. They were previously paired with Libor Suchanek and Matt MacPherson, respectively.

Standby Officials: Gord Dwyer (#19)
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven