Today’s NHL games:
NYRvsNJD
Tonight’s Game 7 gives us our first brand new officiating crew of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| This Series | — | Gm 2 (NYR W 5-1) | ||||
| Last Game | COL/SEA G6 | EDM/LAK G6 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 73 | 5 | 75 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1198 | 108 | 1292 | 191 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/14 | 4/12/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sackville, NS | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.0 (38) | 6.4 (9) | 6.1 (34) | 7.8 (3) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.0 (22) | 6.6 (9) | 5.3 (40) | 8.6 (1) | ||||
| PPG/Gm (Reg/PO) | 1.0 (41) | 1.2 (11) | 0.9 (42) | 3.4 (1) | ||||
| Penl/Gm (Reg/PO) | 7.5 (26) | 10.4 (9) | 6.6 (40) | 12.0 (3) | ||||
| PIM/Gm (Reg/PO) | 18.3 (22) | 35.2 (7) | 15.3 (41) | 45.4 (3) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.2% (27) | 56.8% (3) | 48.9% (36) | 56.4% (1) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (20) | 54.5% (9) | 53.0% (7) | 44.2% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* (Reg/PO) | 1.5 (8) | 1.6 (7) | 1.4 (17) | 2.4 (1) | ||||
| Home Win % (Reg/PO) | 47% (41) | 60% (1) | 58% (23) | % (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. (Reg/PO) | 29-33-11 | 3-2 | 38-26-11 | 0-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.5% (24) | 33.3% (2) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| NYR | 4-0-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 2-3-1 | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| NJD | 3-1-0 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3-1-0 | 0-5 | 3-1 |
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Bevan Mills #53 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 74 / 5 | 75 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 368 / 15 | 1087 / 134 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Drayton, ON | ||||
Refs Gord Dwyer and Wes McCauley are working together for the first time this postseason. Dwyer was previously paired up with Jon McIsaac for NYI/CAR Game 1, FLA/BOS Game 2, DAL/MIN Game 3, LAK/EDM Game 4, and COL/SEA Game 5.
McCauley worked Game 2 of Rangers/Devils (NYR W 5-1) with referee Frederick L’Ecuyer, as well as TBL/TOR Game 1, CAR/NYI Game 4, FLA/BOS Game 5, and EDM/LAK Game 6.
On the lines, Bevan Mills previously partnered with Shandor Alphonso, while Scott Cherrey worked alongside Brandon Gawryletz – including at Game 5 of Rangers/Devils.
Standby Officials: Kyle Rehman, Matt MacPherson
* Numbers in orange represent ref’s ranking among active officials
* Penalty Differential represents the absolute value of the variance of penalty calls by team per game. If Team A takes two more penalties (or two fewer) than Team B, this is a 2 Lower numbers indicate less variance between total penalties in a game – that is, a closer number of calls for both teams.
Playoff stats updated through April 25. Regular season stats have been updated through the end of the 2022-23 regular season.
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2023/04/38270/nhl-referees-and-linesmen-for-2023-stanley-cup-playoffs/
