We’ve got a Conference Final debut for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final as referee Garrett Rank works his first game in the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars
Game 2 – 8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Garrett Rank #7 |
Jean Hebert #15 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 74 / 9 | 75 / 10 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 598 / 30 | 749 / 104 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/15/15 | 3/30/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (19) | 5.9 (39) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.4 (10) | 5.7 (35) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (12) | 1.2 (30) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.6 (7) | 7.4 (27) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 23.2 (3) | 18.5 (23) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.6% (16) | 49.2% (12) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.7% (32) | 49.7% (38) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (30) | 1.3 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (33) | 65% (6) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-30-8 | 45-23-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.0% (21) | 21.1% (19) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| EDM | 2-3-1 | 3-0-1 | 5-2 | 2-4-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-1 |
| DAL | 2-2-1 | 2-1-3 | 2-2 | 4-2-0 | 1-0-2 | 2-0 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 71 / 10 | 72 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1503 / 196 | 661 / 43 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Referees Garrett Rank and Jean Hebert have been paired up throughout the playoffs, working NYI/CAR Game 1, TOR/BOS Game 2, FLA/TBL Game 4, VGK/DAL Game 5 (DAL W 3-2), and VAN/NSH Game 6 in the opening round.
They’ve also officiated BOS/FLA Game 2, NYR/CAR Game 4, COL/DAL Game 5 (DAL L 5-3), and VAN/EDM Game 6 (EDM W 5-1) in Round 2.
Rank and Hebert aren’t shy about dishing out PIMs to clean up the ice. handed out 12 misconduct penalties at Bruins/Panthers Game 2. Referee Garrett Rank also famously issued misconduct penalties to “everybody on the ice” earlier this season.
Garrett Rank is making his first trip to the Conference Finals.
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:
