New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Dan O’Rourke #9
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’21-22 76 68
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 49 / 13 51 / 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1323 / 152 884 / 25
First NHL Game 10/2/99 10/13/07
Birthplace Calgary, AB St-Tite, QC
Goals/Gm 5.8 (21) 5.6 (33)
PP/Gm 3.2 (9) 2.9 (26)
Penl/Gm 3.6 (18) 3.6 (18)
PIM/Gm 7.9 (26) 9.2 (10)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (20) 51.0% (9)
More Penl on Rd % 6.0% (15) -5.0% (33)
Home Win % 59.0% (9) 59.0% (9)
Home Rec. 29-20 30-21
OT/SO Games 31.0% (6) 25.0% (15)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 29% 37% 34% 34% 36% 30%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
NYR 1-4 2-3 3-3 1-4 3-1 2-2
CAR 3-2 3-3 3-2 2-3 4-2 3-3
 

LINESMEN

Kiel Murchison #79
Mark Shewchyk #92
Games ’21-22 78 78
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 51 / 12 50 / 8
Career Games (Reg/PO) 669 / 46 1266 / 67
First NHL Game 1/21/13 10/9/03
Birthplace Cloverdale, BC Waterdown, ON

 

O’Rourke and L’Ecuyer are working together for the first time this postseason.

Dan O’Rourke was paired with Brian Pochmara for most of Round 1, handling TBL/TOR Game 1, BOS/CAR Game 2 (CAR W 5-2), FLA/WSH Game 3, STL/MIN Game 4, and CGY/DAL Game 6. He worked back-to-back games in that series, but with a new partner – Francois St. Laurent – for DAL/CGY Game 7.

Frederick L’Ecuyer was skated with Chris Lee, who’s also working Round 2 but alongside Steve Kozari.  L’Ecuyer and Lee worked PIT/NYR Game 1 (PIT W 4-3 3OT), TOR/TBL Game 3, CAR/BOS Game 4 (CAR L 2-5), and EDM/LAK Game 6.

This will be an interesting mix.  O’Rourke called the most penalty minutes in Round 1 (40.2 PIM/gm) while L’Ecuyer games saw the fewest (16.0 PIM/gm).  Perhaps that’s part of the reason the NHL split up the Lee/L’Ecuyer pairing.  Power plays are a bit more even, with the two combining for 7.9 power plays per game, on average.

O’Rourke had a heavy lean towards home teams, handing 61.7% of power plays to the home teams in Round 1, highest in the league.

 

Standby Official: Jon McIsaac (#2)
Series Supervisor:  Paul Devorski

 


 

Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES

Eric Furlatt #27
Wes McCauley #4
Games ’21-22 72 76
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 51 / 16 48 / 11
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1328 / 151 1218 / 173
First NHL Game 10/8/01 1/20/03
Birthplace Trois-Rivieres, QC Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 5.5 (36) 6.0 (12)
PP/Gm 2.9 (26) 2.6 (40)
Penl/Gm 3.4 (28) 3.2 (38)
PIM/Gm 8.0 (25) 7.6 (31)
% of Penl on Home 52.0% (2) 47.0% (38)
More Penl on Rd % -9.0% (41) 13.0% (5)
Home Win % 41.0% (42) 52.0% (29)
Home Rec. 21-30 25-23
OT/SO Games 20.0% (28) 21.0% (23)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 30% 37% 34% 32% 41% 27%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
EDM 0-1 3-2 2-4 0-0 2-1 1-2
CGY 1-2 2-2 4-0 0-0 1-3 3-2
 

LINESMEN

Brad Kovachik #71
Devin Berg #87
Games ’21-22 73 77
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 46 / 2 38 / 9
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1700 / 175 451 / 40
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/15/15
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Kitchener, ON

 

McCauley and Furlatt are back together tonight after working Game 7 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Wes McCauley worked alongside Garrett Rank for Round 1, handling DAL/CGY Game 1 (CGY W 1-0), MIN/STL Game 3, COL/NSH Game 4, and PIT/NYR Game 5.

Eric Furlatt, skating with ref Jon McIsaac in the opening round, refereed WSH/FLA Game 1, PIT/NYR Game 2, CGY/DAL Game 3 (CGY L 2-4), and BOS/CAR Game 5.

Tonight’s refs average 21.0 PIM/gm, right near the average of officiating duos from Round 1.  They’re lowest in the league, though, in power plays handed out, combining for just 6.4 power plays per game.   That may benefit the Flames, who are facing the Oilers’ #1-ranked power play in the playoffs.

McCauley’s called ’em right down the middle, with an even 50/50 split on power plays between home and road teams.  Furlatt’s favored home teams slightly, handing them 12% more power plays than the visitors.

 

Standby Official: Steve Kozari (#40)
Series Supervisor:  Don Van Massenhoven


 

Here’s who’s working Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for Round 2 of 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs

 

How do referees and linesmen get paid in the postseason?  Pretty well, actually:

How Much Do NHL Refs Get Paid in the Playoffs?