Tonight’s crew is back from Game 2 of the series!
New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Chris Rooney #5![]() |
Jean Hebert #15![]() |
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Games ’21-22 | 81 | 48 | ||||
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 19 / 0 | 51 / 9 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1323 / 129 | 636 / 58 | ||||
First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 3/30/11 | ||||
Birthplace | Boston, MA | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
Goals/Gm | 6.2 (7) | 6.5 (4) | ||||
PP/Gm | 3.3 (5) | 3.0 (20) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 3.7 (14) | 3.8 (8) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 8.1 (23) | 9.2 (8) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 46.0% (40) | 50.0% (13) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | 19.0% (3) | -1.0% (28) | ||||
Home Win % | 58.0% (12) | 47.0% (40) | ||||
Home Rec. | 11-8 | 24-27 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 21.0% (23) | 12.0% (40) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2019-20 | 33% | 37% | 30% | 30% | 39% | 31% |
Team Records | 20-21 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 18-19 |
NYR | 2-4 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
TBL | 1-3 | 4-2 | 6-0 | 3-5 | 4-1 | 5-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Jonny Murray #95![]() |
Ryan Gibbons #58![]() |
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Games ’21-22 | 52 | 81 | ||||
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 54 / 14 | 56 / 10 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1364 / 150 | 497 / 43 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/8/15 | ||||
Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Vancouver, BC |
Referees Chris Rooney and Jean Hebert working their seventh game of the playoffs together; this duo worked worked Game 2 of TBL/NYR (NYR W 3-2) in the Eastern Conference Final and COL/EDM Game 4.
The previously handled LAK/EDM Game 7 and, in Round 2, TBL/FLA Game 2 (TBL W 2-1), NYR/CAR Game 3 (NYR W 4-1), and STL/COL Game 5. Rooney was also paired up with Wes McCauley for NYR/CAR Game 7 (NYR W 6-2). With Rooney’s Game 7 assignment, that left Hebert with a lengthy break; his last game came back on May 25.
Rooney was previously paired with Graham Skilliter for STL/MIN Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 3, CGY/DAL Game 4, and WSH/FLA Game 5.
Hebert skated alongside ref Trevor Hanson in Round 1, working NSH/COL Game 1, DAL/CGY Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 4, TBL/TOR Game 5 (TBL L 3-4), and CAR/BOS Game 6.
Rooney and Hebert combined to average 22.5 PIM per game. Both were on the low end of power plays awarded, combining for 6.7 power plays per game — second among Round 2 ref pairings only to Wes McCauley/Eric Furlatt at 6.4. This duo called it tighter than the league average, with 51% of power plays awarded to the home team.
Linesmen Jonny Murray and Ryan Gibbons are back together, having previously officiated COL/EDM Game 4 in the Conference Finals. They previously handled BOS/CAR Game 7, NYR/CAR Games 2 (NYR L 0-2) and 3 (NYR W 3-1), and COL/STL Game 6. In what’s been a bit of a Conference Finals shuffle, Murray also worked COL/EDM Game 3, skating with linesman Kiel Murchison; Gibbons handled TBL/NYR Game 2 (NYR W 3-2) with linesman Matt MacPherson.
Murray also previously worked with linesman Matt MacPherson for NYR/CAR Game 7 (NYR W 6-2).
Standby Officials: Kelly Sutherland (#11), Brad Kovachik (#71)
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
Here’s who’s the Conference Finals of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2022 Stanley Cup Conference Finals
How do referees and linesmen get paid in the postseason? Pretty well, actually: