Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
WSH vs. MTL – CAR vs. NJD – LAK vs. EDM
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens
Game 3 – 7:00 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 805 / 93 | 810 / 26 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.2 (30) | 7.0 (40) | 14.8 (35) | 16.7 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | 57% (35) | 61% (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 4-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-2-0 |
| MTL | 2-2-1 | 1-1-2 | 2-3-1 | 0-2-2 | 1-1-0 | 1-4-0 |
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Kyle Flemington #55 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 374 / 12 | 735 / 39 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/18/19 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Referees Francis Charron and Graham Skilliter officiated Blues/Jets Game 1 and Avs/Stars Game 2.
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
Game 3 – 8:00 PM ET
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Jake Brenk #26 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1603 / 245 | 585 / 12 | ||||
| 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 |
| CAR | 4-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-1-0 |
| NJD | 2-4-0 | 5-2-1 | 5-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-1 | 3-1-0 |
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Andrew Smith #51 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 553 / 41 | 563 / 40 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/4/17 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/10/19 | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Refs Kelly Sutherland and Jake Brenk previously worked Avs/Stars Game 1 and Habs/Capitals Game 2.
Series Supervisor: Shane Heyer
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers
Game 3 – 10:00 PM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Dan O’Rourke #9 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1104 / 45 | 1520 / 206 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 10/2/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | Calgary, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (21) | 6.0 (34) | 5.9 (29) | 6.0 (35) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (23) | 6.4 (8) | 5.2 (31) | 6.1 (20) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (6) | 1.4 (10) | 1.1 (26) | 1.2 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (21) | 7.6 (18) | 6.4 (33) | 8.3 (8) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.2 (10) | 7.6 (19) | 15.4 (27) | 20.3 (9) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.8% (25) | 50.0% (33) | 45.9% (26) | 50.0% (14) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.1% (15) | 50.0% (14) | 53.7% (12) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.5 (8) | 1.2 (28) | 1.5 (7) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (12) | 62% (13) | 60% (29) | 74% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-24-6 | 43-25-7 | 39-26-8 | 45-14-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 30.0% (3) | 27.8% (2) | 20.0% (8) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| LAK | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-3 | 2-1-2 |
| EDM | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 5-0-1 | 2-2-0 | 2-0-0 |
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Jesse Marquis #86 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 49 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 398 / 14 | 1557 / 93 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/18 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/18/23 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Referees Frederick L’Ecuyer and Dan O’Rourke have also handled Wild/Golden Knights Game 2; L’Ecuyer also helped out on the lines as a standby official at MIN/VGK Game 1.
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:
