New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Dan O’Rourke #9
Frederick L’Ecuyer #17
Games ’21-22 81 73
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 49 / 13 51 / 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1328 / 152 889 / 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
TBL 3-1 4-2 5-0 2-2 2-4 4-1
 

LINESMEN

Steve Barton #59
Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’21-22 79 82
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 49 / 8 51 / 4
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1397 / 115 395 / 9
First NHL Game 11/1/00 10/13/16
Birthplace Vankleek Hill, ON Mansfield, MA

 

It’s been a while…  Refs Dan O’Rourke and Frederick L’Ecuyer are seeing the Rangers and Lightning for the first time in nearly three weeks after working some games out west.

O’Rourke and L’Ecuyer are working together for the sixth time this postseason. The duo were paired up in Round 2 for NYR/CAR Game 1 (NYR L 1-2 OT) FLA/TBL Game 3 (TBL W 5-1), CGY/EDM Game 4, COL/STL Game 6.  They also worked Game 2 of the Western Conference Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche.

Dan O’Rourke was paired with Brian Pochmara for most of Round 1, handling TBL/TOR Game 1 (TBL L 0-5), BOS/CAR Game 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 skated with Chris Lee in the opening round, taking the ice for PIT/NYR Game 1 (NYR L 3-4 OT), TOR/TBL Game 3 (TBL L 2-5), CAR/BOS Game 4, 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, highest in the league.

 

Standby Officials: Eric Furlatt (#27), Devin Berg (#87)
Series Supervisor:  Kay Whitmore

 


 

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?