Today’s NHL games:
FLAvsTOR – EDMvsVGK
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Kyle Rehman #10 |
Jean Hebert #15 |
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| Last Game | VGK/EDM Game 3 | VGK/EDM Game 3 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 74 | 8 | 47 | 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 934 | 34 | 675 | 79 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/22/08 | 3/30/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/18 | 4/16/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Red Deer, AB | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.1 (32) | 7.1 (6) | 6.4 (19) | 7.1 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.5 (12) | 5.6 (17) | 6.1 (18) | 5.6 (17) | ||||
| PPG/Gm (Reg/PO) | 1.4 (10) | 0.9 (15) | 1.4 (18) | 0.9 (15) | ||||
| Penl/Gm (Reg/PO) | 7.9 (13) | 6.6 (17) | 7.5 (27) | 6.6 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm (Reg/PO) | 19.6 (13) | 15.3 (19) | 17.1 (31) | 15.3 (19) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (10) | 52.5% (2) | 51.1% (5) | 52.5% (2) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.8% (29) | 46.7% (18) | 50.0% (36) | 46.7% (18) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* (Reg/PO) | 1.1 (40) | 1.4 (10) | 1.1 (39) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Home Win % (Reg/PO) | 57% (26) | 38% (14) | 59% (20) | 38% (14) | ||||
| Home Rec. (Reg/PO) | 39-29-6 | 3-5 | 24-16-7 | 3-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.2% (38) | 19.1% (30) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| FLA | 2-1-0 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 2-1-0 | 2-1 | 8-2 |
| TOR | 2-0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
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David Brisebois #96 |
Bevan Mills #53 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 75 / 8 | 74 / 9 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1437 / 85 | 368 / 19 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 11/29/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/10 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Surrey, BC | ||||
The pairing of Kyle Rehman and Jean Hebert continues, having worked together since the start of the playoffs. This duo previously handled LAK/EDM Game 2, COL/SEA Game 3, VGK/WPG Game 4, TBL/TOR Game 5 (TOR L 2-4), and NJD/NYR Game 6 in Round 1, as well as SEA/DAL Game 1, NJD/CAR Game 2, and VGK/EDM Game 3 in the Second Round. This is their first time working a game with the Florida Panthers this postseason.
Linesmen David Brisebois and Bevan Mills were put together for the first time in the Conference Semifinals, working EDM/VGK Game 1 and DAL/SEA Games 3 and 4. 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 Officials: Kendrick Nicholson, Devin Berg
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights
10:00 PM ET
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Last Game | CAR/NJD Game 4 | CAR/NJD Game 4 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 73 / 8 | 74 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1158 / 131 | 1341 / 114 | ||||
| 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) | 5.7 (11) | 6.2 (28) | 5.7 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (11) | 5.5 (39) | 6.0 (11) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (17) | 1.4 (10) | 1.1 (39) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (21) | 8.3 (14) | 6.9 (37) | 8.3 (14) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.0 (8) | 18.1 (14) | 16.1 (38) | 18.1 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (8) | 42.5% (12) | 47.9% (35) | 42.5% (12) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.6% (32) | 57.1% (5) | 53.1% (6) | 57.1% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (3) | 1.1 (14) | 1.4 (14) | 1.1 (14) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (37) | 43% (8) | 55% (31) | 43% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-32-8 | 3-4 | 38-31-5 | 3-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.5% (24) | 20.3% (27) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| EDM | 3-1-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 4-2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| VGK | 5-2-0 | 2-6 | 4-1 | 4-0-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Bryan Pancich #94 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 75 / 8 | 72 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1466 / 137 | 884 / 67 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/3/09 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Great Falls, MT | ||||
Referees Steve Kozari and Chris Lee worked together in Round 1, taking the ice for SEA/COL Game 1, WPG/VGK Game 2 (VGK W 5-2), EDM/LAK Game 4 (EDM W 5-4 OT), MIN/DAL Game 5, CAR/NYI Game 6, and FLA/BOS Game 7. In the second round, they’ve seen action at SEA/DAL Game 2 and CAR/NJD Game 4.
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. While neither team is particularly dangerous with the man advantage, the Canes’ top-ranked postseason penalty kill (92.5%) may have less of an impact.
Linesmen Steve Barton and Bryan Pancich were paired up together for the first time in Conference Semi-Finals, taking the ice at FLA/TOR Game 1 and NJD/CAR Games 2 and 3. In the opening round, Barton was paired on the lines with James Tobias for LAK/EDM Game 1, SEA/COL Game 2, VGK/WPG Games 3 and 4, and CAR/NYI Game 6. Pancich skated Round 1 with Andrew Smith, manning the lines for LAK/EDM Game 2, DAL/MIN Game 3, NJD/NYR Game 4, FLA/BOS Game 5, and TOR/TBL Game 6.
Standby Official: Dan O’Rourke
* 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
