Today’s NHL games:
FLAvsBOS – VANvsEDM
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins
Game 4 – 6:30 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 74 / 4 | 62 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1030 / 46 | 732 / 92 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (33) | 6.1 (28) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (9) | 6.0 (24) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (10) | 1.2 (28) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (19) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.0 (19) | 16.1 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (33) | 47.5% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.6% (15) | 53.9% (6) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (8) | 1.2 (37) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (13) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-7 | 37-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 29.3% (3) | 23.8% (10) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| FLA | 2-2-1 | 2-0-1 | 4-1 | 2-1-0 | 0-4-1 | 0-0 |
| BOS | 3-0-2 | 6-0-0 | 3-3 | 5-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 0-0 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 71 / 7 | 72 / 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 490 / 37 | 596 / 73 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/11/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Referee Frederick L’Ecuyer was selected as a standby referee for the second round; he appears to be filling in for referee Wes McCauley, who – despite advancing – has not seen the ice since VGK/DAL Game 7.
L’Ecuyer was paired with Chris Lee in Round 1, working TBL/FLA Game 2 (FLA W 3-2 OT), NYR/WSH Game 3, and VAN/NSH Game 4. The Boston Bruins are 9-0-2 over the past two seasons under referee Frederick L’Ecuyer.
Charron skated alongside Graham Skilliter in the opening round at LAK/EDM Game 1, BOS/TOR Game 3 (BOS W 4-2), and NSH/VAN Game 5.
This duo also worked COL/DAL Game 2.
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers
Game 3 – 9:30 PM EST
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 74 / 6 | 75 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1462 / 168 | 736 / 27 | ||||
| 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 |
| VAN | 4-0-1 | 3-0-0 | 3-0 | 5-2-0 | 5-2-0 | 2-3 |
| EDM | 1-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 3-0 | 6-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 6-1 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Ryan Gibbons #58 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 71 / 6 | 71 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1158 / 156 | 639 / 70 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/8/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/11 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Vancouver, BC | ||||
Rooney and Skilliter are a new pairing for Round 2, having worked BOS/FLA Game 1 and NYR/CAR Game 3. This duo worked together just once during the regular season (CGY/VGK on January 13).
Rooney worked the opening round with Peter MacDougall, officiating VGK/DAL Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 3 (EDM W 6-1), and WPG/COL Game 4. He paired up with referee Dan O’Rourke for BOS/TOR Game 6.
The Vancouver Canucks have not lost a game in regulation under referee Chris Rooney for the past three seasons, going 10-0-1 over that span.
Skilliter skated alongside ref Francis Charron – who has also advanced – with the duo handling LAK/EDM Game 1 (EDM W 7-4), BOS/TOR Game 3, and NSH/VAN Game 5 (VAN L 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:
