New crew for Game 2 — tonight’s officials for Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers:
Florida Panthers at New York Rangers
Game 2 – 8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Francois St. Laurent #8 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 74 / 9 | 74 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1462 / 174 | 1029 / 93 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 11/10/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Greenfield Park, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (18) | 6.3 (16) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (21) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (13) | 1.3 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (19) | 7.3 (31) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.4 (14) | 18.6 (22) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.3% (13) | 51.0% (2) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.3% (33) | 49.2% (41) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.0 (41) | ||||
| Home Win % | 50% (40) | 59% (21) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-34-7 | 42-28-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.3% (32) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| FLA | 4-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-2 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 4-2 |
| NYR | 3-4-0 | 4-0-2 | 5-2 | 4-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 5-1 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 72 / 10 | 71 / 9 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 596 / 79 | 490 / 41 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Referees Chris Rooney and Francois St. Laurent are working together for the first time this postseason.
Chris Rooney worked the opening round with Peter MacDougall, officiating VGK/DAL Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 3, and WPG/COL Game 4. He also skated with referee Dan O’Rourke for BOS/TOR Game 6.
He was paired up with ref Graham Skilliter in Round 2, working BOS/FLA Game 1 (FLA L 5-1), NYR/CAR Game 3 (NYR W 3-2 OT), VAN/EDM Game 3, and DAL/COL Game 6.
Francois St. Laurent worked Round 1 alongside Jon McIsaac for NYI/CAR Game 2, VAN/NSH Game 3, and EDM/LAK Game 4. He was also paired up with referee Steve Kozari for DAL/VGK Game 6.
St. Laurent skated alongside ref Dan O’Rourke in Round 2, officiating COL/DAL Game 1, FLA/BOS Game 2 (FLA W 6-1), and CAR/NYR Game 5 (NYR L 4-1).
Both teams are 1-1 when either of tonight’s refs is working this postseason.
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.
NHL Officials For 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals
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:
