Today’s NHL games:
CARvsNJDTORvsFLADALvsSEA

 


 

Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
Game 3 – 3:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Gord Dwyer #19
Jon Mclsaac #2
Last Game EDM/VGK Game 1 EDM/VGK Game 1
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 73 | 7 63 | 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1198 | 110 489 | 31
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 (Reg/PO) 6.0 (38) | 6.4 (9) 6.4 (14) | 6.4 (9)
PP Opp/Gm (Reg/PO) 6.0 (22) | 6.6 (9) 6.7 (9) | 6.6 (9)
PPG/Gm (Reg/PO) 1.0 (41) | 1.2 (11) 1.4 (13) | 1.2 (11)
Penl/Gm (Reg/PO) 7.5 (26) | 10.4 (9) 8.5 (3) | 10.4 (9)
PIM/Gm (Reg/PO) 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.* (Reg/PO) 1.5 (8) | 1.6 (7) 1.2 (37) | 1.6 (7)
Home Win % (Reg/PO) 47% (41) | 60% (1) 63% (9) | 60% (1)
Home Rec. (Reg/PO) 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
CAR 1-2-0 2-1 5-1 6-0-0 2-4 2-2
NJD 3-1-0 0-3 4-4 3-1-0 1-3 2-2
 

 
LINESMEN

  Devin Berg #87
Michel Cormier #76
Games ’22-23 74 / 6 74 / 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 524 / 56 1298 / 95
First NHL Game 10/15/15 10/10/03
First Playoff Game 4/11/18 4/22/06
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC

 

Dwyer and McIsaac are sticking together in the Conference Semifinals, having worked EDM/VGK Game 1 after pairing up in Round 1 for  NYI/CAR Game 1 (CAR W 2-1), FLA/BOS Game 2, DAL/MIN Game 3, and LAK/EDM Game 5.  Dwyer was also paired with Wes McCauley for NYR/NJD Game 7 (NJD W 4-0).

Linesmen Devin Berg and Michel Cormier have also worked together the entire postseason.

 

Series Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick
Standby Official: Jake Brenk

 


 
 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers
Game 3 – 6:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Wes McCauley #4
Dan O’Rourke #9
Last Game NJD/CAR Game 1 NJD/CAR Game 1
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 75 / 7 61 / 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1292 / 193 1382 / 178
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 6.1 (34) | 7.8 (3) 5.9 (43) | 5.4 (13)
PP Opp/Gm 5.3 (40) | 8.6 (1) 6.0 (27) | 6.8 (7)
PPG/Gm 0.9 (42) | 3.4 (1) 1.3 (29) | 1.4 (9)
Penl/Gm 6.6 (40) | 12.0 (3) 7.5 (25) | 10.6 (7)
PIM/Gm 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.* 1.4 (17) | 2.4 (1) 1.3 (24) | 0.2 (19)
Home Win % 58% (23) | % (19) 77% (2) | 20% (15)
Home Rec. 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
TOR 5-0-1 2-5 0-0 2-3-0 3-1 0-0
FLA 0-2-1 4-2 2-3 5-0-0 3-2 5-3
 

 
LINESMEN

  Jonny Murray #95
Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’22-23 74 / 7 75 / 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1433 / 168 1087 / 136
First NHL Game 10/7/00 10/6/07
First Playoff Game 4/16/09 4/15/11
Birthplace Beauport, QC Drayton, ON

 

Refs Wes McCauley and Dan O’Rourke are working together for the second time this postseason, having handled Devils/Canes Game 1. McCauley started the playoffs alongside Frederick L’Ecuyer for TBL/TOR Game 1 (TOR L 3-7), NYR/NJD Game 2, CAR/NYI Game 4, FLA/BOS Game 5, and EDM/LAK Game 6.  McCauley also covered NYR/NJD Game 7 with Gord Dwyer.

O’Rourke was previously paired with ref T.J. Luxmore; the duo worked MIN/DAL Game 1, CAR/NYI Game 3, BOS/FLA Game 4, SEA/COL Game 5, and TOR/TBL Game 6 (TOR W 2-1)

This is the most experienced ref pairing of the round, with McCauley (123) and O’Rourke (178) trailing only Kelly Sutherland (222) in playoff games worked among active referees.

Similarly, Murray (168) and Cherrey (136) are also ranked second and third amound active linesmen; only Brad Kovachik – who made his playoff debut in 2001 – has more (191).

 

Series Officiating Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
Standby Official: Frederick L’Ecuyer

 


 
 

Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken
Game 3 – 9:30 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Rooney #5
Graham Skilliter #24
Last Game FLA/TOR Game 2 FLA/TOR Game 2
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 74 / 6 74 / 6
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1390 / 148 662 / 14
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 6.2 (27) | 7.3 (5) 6.3 (22) | 7.3 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) | 7.8 (5) 6.0 (26) | 7.8 (5)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) | 2.0 (7) 1.3 (25) | 2.0 (7)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) | 12.0 (3) 7.8 (20) | 12.0 (3)
PIM/Gm 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.* 1.4 (18) | 1.8 (5) 1.4 (21) | 1.8 (5)
Home Win % 62% (13) | 50% (5) 43% (42) | 50% (5)
Home Rec. 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
DAL 1-1-0 3-3 0-0 4-2-0 3-1 0-0
SEA 5-1-0 2-2 0-0 2-4-1 3-5 0-0
 

 
LINESMEN

  David Brisebois #96
Bevan Mills #53
Games ’22-23 75 / 6 74 / 7
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1437 / 83 368 / 17
First NHL Game 10/11/00 11/29/16
First Playoff Game 4/16/10 5/16/21
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Surrey, BC

 

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 (DAL L 2-3), BOS/FLA Game 3, TOR/TBL Game 4, NYR/NJD Game 5, and SEA/COL Game 7 (SEA W 2-1; only one penalty called all game)  — along with FLA/TOR Game 2 in the Second Round. 

Brisebois and Mills are a new pairing on lines for Round 2, where they first worked together at EDM/VGK Game 1. 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.

 

Series Officiating Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
Standby Official: Trevor Hanson

 


 

 * 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
 

The officials working Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for Round 2 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs