Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
MTL vs. WSH – FLA vs. TBL – STL vs. WPG
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Game 5 – 7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Jean Hebert #15 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 823 / 102 | 449 / 6 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/30/11 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (23) | 5.9 (39) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (14) | 5.7 (35) | 5.4 (21) | 6.3 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (30) | 1.1 (25) | 1.2 (31) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (27) | 7.0 (15) | 8.0 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.7 (5) | 7.4 (24) | 16.2 (20) | 19.2 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (4) | 50.0% (12) | 46.8% (28) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.4% (39) | 50.0% (38) | 53.0% (16) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (33) | 1.1 (41) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (7) | 65% (6) | 65% (11) | 51% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 46-21-7 | 45-23-8 | 43-21-10 | 37-36-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (18) | 23.0% (12) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| MTL | 1-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 3-3-2 | 1-3-0 | 3-2-0 |
| WSH | 5-1-1 | 1-3-1 | 1-1-1 | 4-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 0-2-0 |
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Travis Gawryletz #67 |
Jonny Murray #95 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 71 | 48 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 503 / 13 | 1552 / 196 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/8/17 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/16/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trail, BC | Beauport, QC | ||||
Referees Jean Hebert and Peter MacDougall worked NJD/CAR Game 2 and TOR/OTT Game 4,
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 5 – 7:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Brian Pochmara #16 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1226 / 65 | 672 / 27 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/23/05 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit, MI | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (38) | 6.0 (38) | 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.2 (35) | 5.9 (28) | 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (22) | 1.2 (35) | 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (19) | 7.1 (36) | 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.4 (8) | 7.1 (35) | 16.2 (21) | 23.2 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.1% (37) | 50.0% (23) | 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.8% (6) | 50.0% (21) | 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (23) | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 69% (3) | 53% (36) | 60% (30) | 55% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 46-20-8 | 25-22-10 | 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 40.0% (2) | 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| FLA | 4-2-1 | 4-0-0 | 4-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 6-1-0 | 2-1-2 |
| TBL | 5-1-2 | 1-2-1 | 4-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 0-1-2 | 4-2-0 |
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David Brisebois #96 |
Jesse Marquis #86 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 49 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1557 / 95 | 398 / 16 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 10/11/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/10 | 4/18/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
Refs Brian Pochmara and Garrett Rank previously handled OTT/TOR Game 1, VGK/MIN Game 3, and DAL/COL Game 4.
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets
Game 5 – 9:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Jake Brenk #26 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 585 / 13 | 1603 / 246 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (18) | 6.2 (21) | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (13) | 6.5 (6) | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (16) | 1.5 (5) | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (7) | 8.6 (7) | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (13) | 8.6 (10) | 16.2 (21) | 16.3 (39) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.0% (31) | 50.0% (29) | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.8% (11) | 50.0% (11) | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (17) | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 56% (30) | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-25-5 | 32-24-12 | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.3% (9) | 30.0% (7) | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| STL | 3-3-1 | 1-1-2 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 1-4-0 |
| WPG | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-0-1 | 1-3-1 | 2-1-1 | 2-1-1 |
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Kyle Flemington #55 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 374 / 14 | 735 / 41 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/18/19 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Parkhill, ON | Orangeville, ON | ||||
The duo of Jake Brenk and Kelly Sutherland was in stripes for COL/DAL Game 1, MTL/WSH Game 2, and CAR/NJD Game 3.
Series Supervisor: Rob Shick
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:
