Here are the officials dropping the puck on tonight’s Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final:
Stanley Cup Final
Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers
Game 1 – 8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Dan O’Rourke #9 |
Steve Kozari #40 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 64 / 12 | 66 / 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1447 / 212 | 1218 / 162 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/2/99 | 10/15/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Calgary, AB | Penticton, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (35) | 6.2 (20) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.1 (22) | 6.3 (12) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (32) | 1.1 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.3 (9) | 7.7 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 20.3 (9) | 18.3 (26) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (14) | 49.2% (25) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.0% (29) | 52.0% (21) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (7) | 1.3 (22) | ||||
| Home Win % | 74% (3) | 52% (36) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-14-6 | 30-27-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.6% (8) | 17.9% (29) | ||||
| Team Records | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 |
| EDM | 2-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 1-3 | 4-1-1 | 3-1-0 | 3-2 |
| FLA | 4-0-1 | 5-0-0 | 3-2 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-1 | 4-1 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Jonny Murray #95 |
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| Games ’23-24 (RS/PO) | 72 / 12 | 71 / 13 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 887 / 121 | 1503 / 202 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/16/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Beauport, QC | ||||
Kozari and O’Rourke were paired up starting in the Conference Finals, where they worked FLA/NYR Game 1 (FLA W 3-0), DAL/EDM Game 3 (EDM L 5-3), and FLA/NYR Game 5 (FLA W 3-2).
Referee Steve Kozari worked most of the postseason alongside Kyle Rehman. In round 1, the duo handled NSH/VAN Game 1, COL/WPG Game 2, NYR/WSH Game 4, and TOR/BOS Game 5. Kozari also worked DAL/VGK Game 6 alongside referee Francois St. Laurent.
The second round saw Kozari and Rehman take the ice for CAR/NYR Game 1, EDM/VAN Game 1 (EDM L 5-4), DAL/COL Game 3, and BOS/FLA Game 5 (FLA L 2-1). Kozari was also paired up with Francis Charron for NYR/CAR Game 6.
The Oilers are 0-2 this postseason under Kozari; the Panthers have gone 2-1.
Referee Dan O’Rourke skated alongside Tom Chmielewski in the opening round, working VGK/DAL Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 2 (EDM L 5-4 OT), 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.
O’Rourke worked Round 2 with Francois St. Laurent, officiating COL/DAL Game 1, FLA/BOS Game 2 (FLA W 6-1), CAR/NYR Game 5, and EDM/VAN Game 5 (EDM L 3-2).
The Florida Panthers have gone 12-0-1 in their last 13 games under O’Rourke, including playoffs. The Oilers are 0-3 this postseason when O’Rourke is working; the Panthers are 3-0.
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:
