Today’s NHL games:
FLAvsTOR – SEAvsDAL
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Last Game | SEA/COL Game 7 | SEA/COL Game 7 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 74 | 5 | 74 | 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1390 | 147 | 662 | 13 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/03 | 5/19/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.2 (27) | 7.3 (5) | 6.3 (22) | 7.3 (5) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.7 (7) | 7.8 (5) | 6.0 (26) | 7.8 (5) | ||||
| PPG/Gm (Reg/PO) | 1.3 (22) | 2.0 (7) | 1.3 (25) | 2.0 (7) | ||||
| Penl/Gm (Reg/PO) | 7.7 (22) | 12.0 (3) | 7.8 (20) | 12.0 (3) | ||||
| PIM/Gm (Reg/PO) | 18.3 (23) | 46.0 (1) | 18.9 (19) | 46.0 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (20) | 44.0% (11) | 49.9% (15) | 44.0% (11) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.5% (22) | 51.6% (15) | 50.8% (30) | 51.6% (15) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* (Reg/PO) | 1.4 (18) | 1.8 (5) | 1.4 (21) | 1.8 (5) | ||||
| Home Win % (Reg/PO) | 62% (13) | 50% (5) | 43% (42) | 50% (5) | ||||
| Home Rec. (Reg/PO) | 42-25-7 | 2-2 | 28-39-7 | 2-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.3% (27) | 14.9% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| FLA | 2-2-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| TOR | 3-0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-1-1 | 3-2 | 11-7 |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 69 / 4 | 74 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1764 / 191 | 815 / 91 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/01 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Antigonish, NS | ||||
Refs Chris Rooney and Graham Skilliter continue as a pairing from the start of the playoffs, having previously combined forces at MIN/DAL Game 2, BOS/FLA Game 3 (FLA L 2-4), TOR/TBL Game 4 (TOR L 2-4), NYR/NJD Game 5, and SEA/COL Game 7. Both teams are winless this postseason (0-1) under tonight’s refs.
Linesmen Brad Kovachik and Matt MacPherson are working a game together for the first time this postseason; Kovachik was previously partners with Kyle Flemington, while MacPherson skated alongside Jesse Marquis.
Kovachik, who made his playoff debut in 2001, leads all active linesmen with 191 playoff appearances.
Standby Officials: Kendrick Nicholson, Andrew Smith
Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars
9:30 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Last Game | FLA/BOS Game 7 | FLA/BOS Game 7 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 6 | 74 / 6 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1158 / 129 | 1341 / 112 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/10 | 4/15/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penticton, BC | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.5 (9) | 5.4 (13) | 6.2 (28) | 5.4 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (25) | 6.2 (13) | 5.5 (39) | 6.2 (13) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (17) | 1.2 (11) | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (11) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (21) | 8.2 (13) | 6.9 (37) | 8.2 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.0 (8) | 18.6 (13) | 16.1 (38) | 18.6 (13) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (8) | 43.0% (7) | 47.9% (35) | 43.0% (7) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.6% (32) | 54.8% (7) | 53.1% (6) | 54.8% (7) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (3) | 1.0 (13) | 1.4 (14) | 1.0 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (37) | 40% (11) | 55% (31) | 40% (11) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-32-8 | 2-3 | 38-31-5 | 2-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.5% (24) | 20.3% (27) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| SEA | 3-2-1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| DAL | 3-1-0 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 4-1-0 | 5-1 | 4-0 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Michel Cormier #76 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 74 / 5 | 74 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 524 / 55 | 1298 / 94 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/10/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/22/06 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Referees Steve Kozari and Chris Lee worked together in Round 1, taking the ice for SEA/COL Game 1 (SEA W 3-1), WPG/VGK Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 4, MIN/DAL Game 5 (DAL W 4-0), CAR/NYI Game 6, and FLA/BOS Game 7.
This duo ranks in the lower half of official pairings in penalties per game and power plays per game, shifting the focus away from special teams a bit. The Kraken, just 12.5% on the power play in the playoffs may not mind the 5-on-5 time, as it minimizes the impact of the Stars’ fourth-ranked playoff powerplay (34.6%).
Linesmen Devin Berg and Michel Cormier have also worked together the entire postseason.
Standby Official: Gord Dwyer
* 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
