Today’s NHL games:
TORvsFLAVGKvsEDM

 


 

Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Gord Dwyer #19
Jon Mclsaac #2
Last Game CAR/NJD Game 3 CAR/NJD Game 3
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 73 | 8 63 | 7
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1198 | 111 489 | 32
First NHL Game 11/19/05 11/21/13
First Playoff Game 4/16/14 4/10/19
Birthplace Lower Sackville, NS Truro, NS
Goals/Gm (Reg/PO) 6.0 (38) | 7.3 (5) 6.4 (14) | 7.7 (3)
PP Opp/Gm (Reg/PO) 6.0 (22) | 6.6 (6) 6.7 (9) | 6.6 (7)
PPG/Gm (Reg/PO) 1.0 (41) | 1.4 (13) 1.4 (13) | 1.6 (7)
Penl/Gm (Reg/PO) 7.5 (26) | 9.8 (7) 8.5 (3) | 10.1 (5)
PIM/Gm (Reg/PO) 18.3 (22) | 29.3 (11) 19.5 (15) | 31.4 (9)
% of Penl on Home 49.2% (27) | 54.3% (6) 48.9% (17) | 54.1% (9)
% PP Opp for Home 51.6% (20) | 54.7% (10) 51.1% (28) | 56.5% (7)
Penl Diff.* (Reg/PO) 1.5 (8) | 1.5 (8) 1.2 (37) | 1.6 (5)
Home Win % (Reg/PO) 47% (41) | 75% (1) 63% (9) | 71% (2)
Home Rec. (Reg/PO) 29-33-11 | 6-2 35-19-9 | 5-2
OT/SO Games 20.5% (24) 30.2% (4)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
TOR 3-1-0 4-0 0-0 3-1-1 3-1 0-0
FLA 1-2-0 6-2 2-1 1-2-1 5-0 1-0
 

 
LINESMEN

  Devin Berg #87
Michel Cormier #76
Games ’22-23 74 / 7 74 / 7
Career Games (Reg/PO) 524 / 57 1298 / 96
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 have been paired up since the opening round, having handled NYI/CAR Game 1, FLA/BOS Game 2 (FLA W 6-3), DAL/MIN Game 3, and LAK/EDM Game 5.  Dwyer was also paired with Wes McCauley for NYR/NJD Game 7.

This pairing continued into the Conference Semifinals, taking the ice for EDM/VGK Game 1 and CAR/NJD Game 3.

Linesmen Devin Berg and Michel Cormier have also worked together the entire postseason, including with Dwyer/McIsaac at Canes/Devils Game 3.

 

Series Officiating Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
Standby Officials: Frederick L’Ecuyer, Andrew Smith

 


 
 

Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
10:00 PM EST

REFEREES

  Chris Rooney #5
Graham Skilliter #24
Last Game DAL/SEA Game 3 DAL/SEA Game 3
Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) 74 / 7 74 / 7
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1390 / 149 662 / 15
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) | 6.6 (9) 6.3 (22) | 6.6 (9)
PP Opp/Gm 6.7 (7) | 5.9 (13) 6.0 (26) | 5.9 (13)
PPG/Gm 1.3 (22) | 1.6 (7) 1.3 (25) | 1.6 (7)
Penl/Gm 7.7 (22) | 9.4 (8) 7.8 (20) | 9.4 (8)
PIM/Gm 18.3 (23) | 40.6 (3) 18.9 (19) | 40.6 (3)
% of Penl on Home 50.2% (20) | 41.9% (15) 49.9% (15) | 41.9% (15)
% PP Opp for Home 51.5% (22) | 53.7% (11) 50.8% (30) | 53.7% (11)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (18) | 1.6 (5) 1.4 (21) | 1.6 (5)
Home Win % 62% (13) | 43% (8) 43% (42) | 43% (8)
Home Rec. 42-25-7 | 3-4 28-39-7 | 3-4
OT/SO Games 20.3% (27) 14.9% (40)
Team Records 22-23 21-22 20-21 22-23 21-22 20-21
VGK 1-3-0 3-2 0-0 6-2-0 3-1 0-0
EDM 4-3-0 3-0 0-0 3-1-1 6-1 12-8
 

 
LINESMEN

  Brad Kovachik #71
Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’22-23 69 / 6 74 / 7
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1764 / 193 815 / 93
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 are working their first game of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs that includes the Oilers or Golden Knights.  They continue as a pairing from the start of the playoffs, having previously combined forces at MIN/DAL Game 2, BOS/FLA Game 3, TOR/TBL Game 4, NYR/NJD Game 5, and SEA/COL Game 7  — along with FLA/TOR Game 2 and DAL/SEA Game 3 in the Second Round. 

Linesmen Brad Kovachik and Matt MacPherson are working back-to-back games in Edmonton, returning from Game 3 of this series.  The two officials joined forces in Round 2, where they’ve handled FLA/TOR Game 2 and VGK/EDM Game 3.  During the opening round,  Kovachik was partnered with Kyle Flemington, while MacPherson skated alongside Jesse Marquis.

Kovachik, who made his playoff debut in 2001, leads all active linesmen with 193 playoff appearances.

 

Series Officiating Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Standby Official: Jean Hebert

 


 

 * 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 May 9.  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