Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
CAR vs. WSH – EDM vs. VGK
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Game 1 – 7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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TJ Luxmore #21 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 726 / 34 | 1439 / 210 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/13 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Timmins, ON | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 14.6 (38) | 7.3 (29) | 16.7 (14) | 18.1 (27) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 3-2-1 | 4-3-0 | 4-2-0 | 5-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-2-1 |
| WSH | 2-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 3-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-2-0 |
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Trent Knorr #74 |
Scott Cherrey #50 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 771 / 33 | 1232 / 162 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/13/13 | 10/6/07 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 4/15/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Powell River, BC | Drayton, ON | ||||
Refs Wes McCauley and TJ Luxmore are paired up for the first time this postseason.
McCauley was paired up with Furman South in Round 1, working MIN/VGK Game 1, EDM/LAK Game 2, and TBL/FLA Game 3. He joined forces with Dan O’Rourke for COL/DAL Game 7.
Luxmore skated alongside ref Eric Furlatt in the opening round, handling NJD/CAR Game 1 (CAR W 4-1), FLA/TBL Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 4, MIN/VGK Game 5, and DAL/COL Game 6. Furlatt also advanced, but has a new partner this round.
This is referee TJ Luxmore’s first time working the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights
Game 1 – 9:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1536 / 186 | 1603 / 247 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.7 (41) | 6.7 (3) | 5.9 (28) | 6.4 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (17) | 6.3 (12) | 5.4 (18) | 5.6 (38) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (31) | 1.3 (18) | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.7 (24) | 8.0 (14) | 6.8 (20) | 6.7 (41) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.4 (28) | 8.0 (18) | 16.2 (21) | 16.3 (39) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.5% (13) | 50.0% (11) | 50.0% (9) | 50.0% (27) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (33) | 50.0% (37) | 50.9% (34) | 50.0% (25) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (9) | 1.6 (6) | 1.2 (27) | 1.3 (26) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (20) | 63% (12) | 60% (27) | 56% (29) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-24-7 | 38-22-4 | 42-27-5 | 39-30-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15) | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 0-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-2-1 | 0-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-3-0 |
| VGK | 3-4-0 | 2-1-1 | 0-1-1 | 3-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 4-0-0 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 48 | 74 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1552 / 197 | 473 / 18 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Referees Eric Furlatt and Kelly Sutherland are skating together for the first time in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Furlatt was partnered up with ref TJ Luxmore in Round 1; the duo officiated NJD/CAR Game 1, FLA/TBL Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 4 (EDM W 4-3), MIN/VGK Game 5 (VGK W 3-2 OT), and DAL/COL Game 6.
Sutherland worked alongside ref Jake Brenk at COL/DAL Game 1, MTL/WSH Game 2, CAR/NJD Game 3, and STL/WPG Game 5.
The Edmonton Oilers were winless (0-5-0) this regular season when either of tonight’s refs were on the ice. Both teams are 1-0 in the playoffs under Furlatt.
Series Supervisor: Brad Watson
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 Round 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
NHL Officials Advancing to Round 2 of 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:
