Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
MTL vs. WSH – DAL vs. COL – EDM vs. LAK
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Game 2 – 7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Jake Brenk #26 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1603 / 244 | 585 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 11/12/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Detroit Lakes, MN | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (21) | 6.7 (39) | 17.8 (13) | 20.1 (10) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | 62% (20) | 56% (30) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MTL | 2-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 0-6-2 | 2-2-1 |
| WSH | 6-0-2 | 3-4-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-1-1 | 4-2-0 | 4-2-1 |
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Julien Fournier #56 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 373 / 2 | 960 / 114 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/14/19 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | — | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Gatineau, QC | Antigonish, NS | ||||
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Game 3 – 9:30 PM ET
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Jon Mclsaac #2 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 70 | 63 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1533 / 172 | 626 / 39 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 11/21/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Truro, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (5) | 6.3 (17) | 6.3 (9) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (12) | 6.2 (13) | 5.3 (27) | 6.5 (7) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (10) | 1.3 (13) | 1.1 (29) | 1.3 (19) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (22) | 7.6 (18) | 6.5 (32) | 7.6 (21) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.5 (15) | 7.6 (14) | 15.3 (29) | 17.7 (33) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.6% (35) | 50.0% (13) | 47.9% (32) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.6% (13) | 50.0% (32) | 53.8% (10) | 50.0% (6) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (22) | 1.2 (34) | 1.2 (35) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 66% (9) | 50% (40) | 63% (16) | 61% (15) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-22-6 | 34-34-7 | 38-21-5 | 41-24-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.7% (34) | 20.0% (32) | 21.9% (19) | 30.0% (5) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DAL | 5-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-0-1 |
| COL | 1-2-0 | 3-0-1 | 4-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-1-0 |
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 884 / 82 | 274 / 2 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
The Dallas Stars are undefeated over the past two seasons (9-0-0) with referee Chris Rooney in stripes.
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Game 2 – 10:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Furman South #13 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 409 / 2 | 1439 / 207 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.4 (42) | 6.1 (28) | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (42) | 5.5 (39) | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (41) | 1.1 (38) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (38) | 6.8 (40) | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.9 (33) | 6.8 (41) | 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (8) | 50.0% (20) | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.1% (36) | 50.0% (18) | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.1 (39) | 1.2 (34) | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (30) | 61% (15) | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-8 | 42-25-8 | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.6% (20) | 20.0% (28) | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 3-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 2-2-1 | 2-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 |
| LAK | 2-2-1 | 4-1-0 | 3-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 2-1-0 | 5-0-1 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 48 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1552 / 194 | 503 / 10 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Trail, BC | ||||
Series Supervisor: Brad Meier
Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
Stats/Numbers: ’24-25 avg. (’24-25 rank) | ’23-24 avg. (’23-24 rank)
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.
The full line-up of playoff officials for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
We’ve got referee stats, new rules, new refs, promoted officials, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2024-25.
Here is the NHL’s officating roster for the 2024-25 season:
