Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Gord Dwyer #19
Chris Rooney #5
Games ’21-22 76 82
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 49 / 17 19 / 0
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1132 / 89 1324 / 129
First NHL Game 11/19/05 11/22/00
Birthplace Sackville, NS Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.1 (8) 6.2 (7)
PP/Gm 3.0 (20) 3.3 (5)
Penl/Gm 3.5 (23) 3.7 (14)
PIM/Gm 7.9 (26) 8.1 (23)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (30) 46.0% (40)
More Penl on Rd % 8.0% (10) 19.0% (3)
Home Win % 53.0% (25) 58.0% (12)
Home Rec. 26-23 11-8
OT/SO Games 18.0% (31) 21.0% (23)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 30% 39% 31% 33% 37% 30%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
COl 2-2 1-4 4-2 0-0 3-3 1-1
TBL 0-7 3-1 4-1 2-0 1-3 4-2
 

LINESMEN

Brad Kovachik #71
Ryan Daisy #81
Games ’21-22 79 84
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 46 / 2 51 / 4
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1706 / 175 397 / 9
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/13/16
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Mansfield, MA

 

Referee Gord Dwyer returns from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final (COL W 4-3OT), which he worked alongside Kelly Sutherland. With a new partner, we’ll see if the penalty totals change; Dwyer and Sutherland combined for four penalties per side in Game 1, resulting in each team getting 3 power plays.

Dwyer also worked with Sutherland for two games in the Conference Finals: EDM/COL Game 1 (COL W 8-6) and NYR/TBL Game 3 (TBL W 4-1). That duo also handled NYR/PIT Game 7.  Dwyer officiated most of the postseason along referee Francois St. Laurent. In Round 1, handling TBL/TOR Game 2 (TBL W 5-3), CAR/BOS Game 3, MIN/STL Game 4, LAK/EDM Game 5, and FLA/WSH Game 6; Round 2 saw them take the ice for STL/COL Game 2 (COL L 1-4), CGY/EDM Game 3, and CAR/NYR Game 6.

Also of note, referee Gord Dwyer is not former NHL player Gordie Dwyer who played 78 games with the Lightning and 17 with the Rangers from 1999-2003.


Referee Chris Rooney
is paired up with Dwyer for the first time this postseason.  Rooney, a South Boston native, previously worked alongside Jean Hebert, handling Conference Finals games between TBL/NYR Game 2 (TBL L 2-3) and COL/EDM Game 4 (COL W 6-5) in the Conference Finals.  The duo also officiated TBL/FLA Game 2 (TBL W 2-1), NYR/CAR Game 3, and STL/COL Game 5 (COL L 4-5) in Round 2, and LAK/EDM in the opening round of the playoffs.  He worked one Game 7 with Wes McCauley, taking the ice for the NYR/CAR series-deciding game. Rooney also skated with referee Graham Skilliter in round 1, working STL/MIN Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 3, CGY/DAL Game 4, and WSH/FLA Game 5.

 

Standby Officials: Wes McCauley (#4), Jonny Murray (#95)

 


 

The full lineup of NHL Referees and Linesmen for the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2022 Stanley Cup Finals

Here’s how much the officials are getting paid in the postseason:

How Much Do NHL Refs Get Paid in the Playoffs?