We’re changing things up with a new ref pairing tonight out east, including one repeat ref working his second game of the series! Tonight’s Stanley Cup Playoff officials:
Today’s NHL games:
NYRvsCAR – EDMvsVAN
New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Francis Charron #6 |
Steve Kozari #40 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 62 / 6 | 66 / 9 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 732 / 96 | 1218 / 154 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 10/15/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Penticton, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (28) | 6.2 (20) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.0 (24) | 6.3 (12) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (28) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (38) | 7.7 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.1 (40) | 18.3 (26) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.5% (37) | 49.2% (25) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.9% (6) | 52.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (37) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (10) | 52% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-21-5 | 30-27-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.8% (10) | 17.9% (29) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| NYR | 6-0-0 | 4-2-1 | 0-0 | 3-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 3-2 |
| CAR | 0-1-2 | 3-1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1-2 | 1-2-0 | 1-1 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 72 / 8 | 71 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 596 / 75 | 490 / 39 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Charron and Kozari are paired up for the first time this postseason.
Referee Steve Kozari has worked alongside Kyle Rehman. In round 1, the duo handled NSH/VAN Game 1, COL/WPG Game 2, NYR/WSH Game 4 (NYR W 4-2), and TOR/BOS Game 5. The second round saw them take the ice for CAR/NYR Game 1 (NYR W 4-3), EDM/VAN Game 1, DAL/COL Game 3, and BOS/FLA Game 5. Kozari also worked DAL/VGK Game 6 alongside referee Francois St. Laurent.
Ref Francis Charron was paired with Graham Skilliter in the opening round for LAK/EDM Game 1, BOS/TOR Game 3, and NSH/VAN Game 5. In Round 2, he’s skated with Frederick L’Ecuyer (filling in for a notably missing Wes McCauley) at COL/DAL Game 2, FLA/BOS Game 4, and VAN/EDM Game 4.
The Rangers are undefeated this season under Charron (6-0-0), while the Canes are winless (0-1-2). Neither team has seen Charron yet this postseason.
Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
10:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Francois St. Laurent #8 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 64 / 8 | 74 / 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1447 / 204 | 1029 / 91 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 11/10/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Greenfield Park, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (35) | 6.3 (16) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.1 (22) | 6.1 (21) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (32) | 1.3 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.3 (9) | 7.3 (31) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.3 (9) | 18.6 (22) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (14) | 51.0% (2) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.0% (29) | 49.2% (41) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (7) | 1.0 (41) | ||||
| Home Win % | 74% (3) | 59% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-14-6 | 42-28-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.6% (8) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| EDM | 2-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 1-3 | 1-2-1 | 1-0-0 | 1-4 |
| VAN | 1-4-0 | 2-0-1 | 2-3 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 72 / 8 | 72 / 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 887 / 113 | 398 / 20 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Refs Dan O’Rourke and Francois St. Laurent have been paired up in the second round, officiating COL/DAL Game 1, FLA/BOS Game 2, and CAR/NYR Game 5.
In the opening round, O’Rourke skated alongside Tom Chmielewski at VGK/DAL Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 2 (EDM L 5-4), and WPG/COL Game 3. He was then paired up with Chris Rooney for BOS/TOR Game 6 and with Wes McCauley for VGK/DAL Game 7.
St. Laurent worked alongside Jon McIsaac for NYI/CAR Game 2, VAN/NSH Game 3 (VAN W 2-1), and EDM/LAK Game 4 (EDM W 1-0). He was also paired up with referee Steve Kozari for DAL/VGK Game 6 in the opening round.
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:
