Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
OTT vs. TOR – NJD vs. CAR – MIN vs. VGK – EDM vs. LAK
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
Game 5 – 7:00 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 / 47 | 1520 / 208 | ||||
| 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 |
| OTT | 4-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-1-1 | 4-0-1 | 1-3-0 | 1-2-0 |
| TOR | 2-2-1 | 4-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 2-3-0 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Libor Suchanek #60 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 74 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1232 / 159 | 528 / 28 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 11/16/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/11 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Stod, Czechia | ||||
Referees Frederick L’Ecuyer and Dan O’Rourke previously worked MIN/VGK Game 2, LAK/EDM Game 3, and WSH/MTL Game 4. L’Ecuyer also worked the lines in MIN/VGK Game 1 after an injury to Bryan Pancich.
Series Supervisor: Dan O’Halloran
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Game 5 – 7:30 PM ET
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Pierre Lambert #25 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 506 / 7 | 1312 / 121 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/17/16 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Hubert, QC | Lower Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (37) | 6.4 (8) | 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (15) | 6.0 (24) | 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (11) | 1.3 (17) | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (23) | 7.5 (23) | 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.8 (24) | 7.5 (31) | 15.7 (26) | 25.0 (1) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.3% (14) | 50.0% (19) | 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (32) | 50.0% (23) | 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (15) | 1.2 (38) | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (5) | 57% (23) | 64% (14) | 64% (7) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-20-9 | 37-26-12 | 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 22.2% (14) | 20.0% (11) | 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| NJD | 4-2-1 | 1-3-0 | 2-2-1 | 3-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-1-0 |
| CAR | 2-2-0 | 4-0-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-2-0 |
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Tyson Baker #88 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 713 / 74 | 429 / 5 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 10/10/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 5/24/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | St. Mary’s, ON | ||||
Refs Pierre Lambert and Gord Dwyer previously handled OTT/TOR Game 2 and FLA/TBL Game 2.
Series Supervisor: Shane Heyer
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Game 5 – 9:30 PM ET
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1536 / 184 | 726 / 32 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3) | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12) | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18) | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14) | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.4 (28) | 8.0 (18) | 14.6 (38) | 18.0 (29) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11) | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37) | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6) | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 63% (12) | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 38-22-4 | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15) | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MIN | 2-0-0 | 3-2-1 | 4-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-3-1 | 1-1-1 |
| VGK | 3-4-0 | 2-1-1 | 0-1-1 | 2-1-1 | 3-2-0 | 3-0-0 |
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 71 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 884 / 84 | 274 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Referees Eric Furlatt and TJ Luxmore were paired up at NJD/CAR Game 1, FLA/TBL Game 1, and LAK/EDM Game 4.
Series Supervisor: Brad Watson
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Game 5 – 10:00 PM ET
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Francois St. Laurent #8 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 58 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1087 / 91 | 663 / 13 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/10/05 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Greenfield Park, QC | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (35) | 6.3 (15) | 6.3 (6) | 5.8 (42) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (7) | 6.1 (19) | 5.1 (36) | 6.1 (18) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (21) | 1.3 (13) | 1.2 (17) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.2 (12) | 7.3 (31) | 7.4 (9) | 8.1 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.4 (17) | 7.3 (23) | 18.4 (9) | 20.6 (8) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.1% (17) | 50.0% (2) | 48.8% (15) | 50.0% (36) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.4% (29) | 50.0% (41) | 51.6% (28) | 50.0% (8) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (4) | 1.0 (41) | 1.3 (20) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (18) | 59% (21) | 56% (38) | 57% (26) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 36-21-2 | 42-28-5 | 38-31-4 | 40-30-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 11.9% (40) | 20.0% (21) | 16.7% (32) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 2-1-0 | 1-2-1 | 1-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-2-0 | 5-2-0 |
| LAK | 3-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 |
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Trent Knorr #74 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 74 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 771 / 31 | 473 / 16 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/13/13 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Powell River, BC | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Refs Francois St-Laurent and Kendrick Nicholson previously worked MTL/WSH Game 1, TOR/OTT Game 3, and WPG/STL Game 4.
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:
