We’ve got the full rundown of the NHL officials for Round 2, but here’s who’s working tonight:
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 74 / 4 | 75 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1462 / 164 | 736 / 23 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (18) | 6.1 (26) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (14) | 6.2 (16) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (13) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (19) | 7.4 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.4 (14) | 16.7 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.3% (13) | 49.1% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.3% (33) | 49.3% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 50% (40) | 61% (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-34-7 | 45-29-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.3% (32) | 14.5% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| BOS | 4-1-0 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 3-0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| FLA | 2-2-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 72 / 5 | 72 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 887 / 107 | 398 / 14 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Rooney worked the opening round with Peter MacDougall, officiating VGK/DAL Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 3, and WPG/COL Game 4. He paired up with referee Dan O’Rourke for BOS/TOR Game 6 (BOS L 1-2).
Skilliter skated alongside ref Francis Charron – who has also advanced – with the duo handling LAK/EDM Game 1, BOS/TOR Game 3 (BOS W 4-2), and NSH/VAN Game 5
Rooney and Skilliter are paired up for the first time this postseason. This duo worked together just once this season (CGY/VGK on January 13).
MacPherson and Tobias have worked together throughout the playoffs, with MacPherson also working TOR/BOS Game 7 with Jonny Murray (BOS W 2-1).
Stats have been updated through the end of the 2023-24 regular season.
Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
Number in orange/parentheses indicated referee’s rank 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.
We’ve got new rules, new refs, promoted refs, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2023-24.
Here is the NHL’s officating roster for the 2023-24 season:
