Today’s NHL games:
NJDvsCAR – EDMvsVGK
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Wes McCauley #4 |
Dan O’Rourke #9 |
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| Last Game | NYR/NJD G7 | TOR/TBL G6 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 75 | 6 | 61 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1292 | 192 | 1382 | 177 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 10/2/99 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/07 | 4/11/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Calgary, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.1 (34) | 7.8 (3) | 5.9 (43) | 5.4 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm (Reg/PO) | 5.3 (40) | 8.6 (1) | 6.0 (27) | 6.8 (7) | ||||
| PPG/Gm (Reg/PO) | 0.9 (42) | 3.4 (1) | 1.3 (29) | 1.4 (9) | ||||
| Penl/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.6 (40) | 12.0 (3) | 7.5 (25) | 10.6 (7) | ||||
| PIM/Gm (Reg/PO) | 15.3 (41) | 45.4 (3) | 18.8 (20) | 40.0 (5) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.9% (36) | 56.4% (1) | 49.5% (19) | 51.5% (5) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (7) | 44.2% (19) | 51.4% (23) | 52.9% (11) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* (Reg/PO) | 1.4 (17) | 2.4 (1) | 1.3 (24) | 0.2 (19) | ||||
| Home Win % (Reg/PO) | 58% (23) | % (19) | 77% (2) | 20% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. (Reg/PO) | 38-26-11 | 0-5 | 45-12-4 | 1-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 33.3% (2) | 29.5% (6) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| NJD | 3-1-0 | 0-5 | 3-1 | 3-0-0 | 0-2 | 4-3 |
| CAR | 2-2-1 | 4-0 | 5-3 | 3-1-1 | 4-3 | 2-0 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 74 / 6 | 75 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1433 / 167 | 1087 / 135 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Drayton, ON | ||||
Standby Official: Frederick L’Ecuyer
Refs Wes McCauley and Dan O’Rourke are working together for the first time this postseason. McCauley started the playoffs alongside Frederick L’Ecuyer for TBL/TOR Game 1, NYR/NJD Game 2 (NJD L 1-5), CAR/NYI Game 4 (CAR W 5-2), FLA/BOS Game 5, and EDM/LAK Game 6. McCauley also covered NYR/NJD Game 7 (NJD W 4-0) with Gord Dwyer.
O’Rourke was previously paired with ref T.J. Luxmore; the duo worked MIN/DAL Game 1, CAR/NYI Game 3 (CAR L 1-5), BOS/FLA Game 4, SEA/COL Game 5, and TOR/TBL Game 6.
This is the most experienced ref pairing of the round, with McCauley (122) and O’Rourke (177), trailing only Kelly Sutherland (221) in playoff games worked among active referees.
Similarly, Murray (167) and Cherrey (135) are also ranked second and third amound active linesmen; only Brad Kovachik – who made his playoff debut in 2001 – has more (190).
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights
9:30 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Jon Mclsaac #2 |
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| Last Game | NYR/NJD G7 | COL/SEA G6 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 6 | 63 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1198 / 109 | 489 / 30 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 11/21/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/14 | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sackville, NS | Truro, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (38) | 6.4 (9) | 6.4 (14) | 6.4 (9) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 6.6 (9) | 6.7 (9) | 6.6 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (41) | 1.2 (11) | 1.4 (13) | 1.2 (11) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (26) | 10.4 (9) | 8.5 (3) | 10.4 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.3 (22) | 35.2 (7) | 19.5 (15) | 35.2 (7) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.2% (27) | 56.8% (3) | 48.9% (17) | 56.8% (3) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.6% (20) | 54.5% (9) | 51.1% (28) | 54.5% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (8) | 1.6 (7) | 1.2 (37) | 1.6 (7) | ||||
| Home Win % | 47% (41) | 60% (1) | 63% (9) | 60% (1) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 29-33-11 | 3-2 | 35-19-9 | 3-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.5% (24) | 30.2% (4) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| EDM | 0-3-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| VGK | 3-1-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 2-2-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
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David Brisebois #96 |
Bevan Mills #53 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 75 / 5 | 74 / 6 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1437 / 82 | 368 / 16 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 11/29/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/10 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Surrey, BC | ||||
Dwyer and McIsaac are reunited, having worked the opening round together, officiating NYI/CAR Game 1, FLA/BOS Game 2, DAL/MIN Game 3, and LAK/EDM Game 5 (EDM W 6-3). Dwyer was also paired with Wes McCauley for Game 7 between the Devils and Rangers.
Brisebois and Mills are a new pairing on lines. Brisebois worked the opening round with Ryan Gibbons, switching to skate alongside Jonny Murray for Panthers/Bruins Game 7. Mills suited up with Shandor Alphonso in Round 1, also picking up Rangers/Devils Game 7 with Scott Cherrey.
Standby Official: Kyle Rehman
* 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 29. Regular season stats have been updated through the end of the 2022-23 regular season.
NHL Referees and Linesmen for Round 2 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
