Tonight’s crew is back from Game 2 of the series!

 

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

REFEREES

Chris Rooney #5
Jean Hebert #15
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

Jonny Murray #95
Ryan Gibbons #58
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:

How Much Do NHL Refs Get Paid in the Playoffs?