Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
CAR vs. WSH – EDM vs. VGK
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Game 2 – 7:00 PM ET
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 70 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1533 / 176 | 810 / 30 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (5) | 6.3 (17) | 6.2 (14) | 6.1 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (12) | 6.2 (13) | 5.2 (32) | 6.2 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (10) | 1.3 (13) | 1.1 (28) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (22) | 7.6 (18) | 6.2 (41) | 7.4 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.5 (15) | 7.6 (14) | 14.8 (35) | 16.7 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.6% (35) | 50.0% (13) | 48.6% (11) | 50.0% (9) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.6% (13) | 50.0% (32) | 51.4% (30) | 50.0% (40) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (22) | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (23) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 66% (9) | 50% (40) | 57% (35) | 61% (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-22-6 | 34-34-7 | 37-27-10 | 45-29-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.7% (34) | 20.0% (32) | 24.3% (7) | 10.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| CAR | 2-2-1 | 3-2-0 | 4-0-1 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 |
| WSH | 4-0-0 | 2-3-1 | 1-2-1 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-2-0 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Ryan Gibbons #58 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 74 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 563 / 44 | 713 / 76 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/8/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Vancouver, BC | ||||
Tonight’s four officials previously worked Game 1 of Maple Leafs vs. Panthers together.
Rooney previously skated with Jon McIsaac at STL/WPG Game 2, COL/DAL Game 3, FLA/TBL Game 4, and EDM/LAK Game 6.
Skilliter was paired with Francis Charron for STL/WPG Game 1, COL/DAL Game 2, MTL/WSH Game 3 (WSHL L 6-3), NJD/CAR Game 4 (NJD L 5-2), and OTT/TOR Game 6.
Rooney and Skilliter worked just two regular season games together this past season – Bruins/Kraken (12/12/24) and Capitals/Sharks (3/15/25).
On the lines, Ryan Daisy worked the opening round with Andrew Smith. Ryan Gibbons, originally partnered with the injured Bryan Pancich, skated alongside lineys Kyle Flemington, Travis Gawryletz, and Tyson Baker.
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights
Game 2 – 9:30 PM ET
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1312 / 124 | 805 / 96 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Lower Sackville, NS | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (27) | 6.4 (10) | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (29) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.3 (28) | 6.2 (14) | 5.1 (38) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (33) | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.6 (29) | 8.6 (4) | 6.3 (35) | 7.0 (38) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 15.7 (26) | 8.6 (1) | 15.2 (30) | 16.1 (40) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.9% (29) | 50.0% (26) | 49.7% (5) | 50.0% (37) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.2% (14) | 50.0% (16) | 50.0% (37) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (21) | 1.2 (30) | 1.2 (37) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (14) | 64% (7) | 63% (17) | 63% (10) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-25-4 | 25-13-4 | 41-22-10 | 37-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.3% (35) | 20.0% (16) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (10) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 2-2-0 | 0-1-1 | 0-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-0-2 |
| VGK | 3-0-1 | 4-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 1-3-1 | 2-0-0 | 4-2-0 |
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Jesse Marquis #86 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 398 / 17 | 884 / 86 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/18 | 1/21/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/18/23 | 4/17/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Cloverdale, BC | ||||
Referees Gord Dwyer and Francis Charron are paired up for the first time in the playoffs
Dwyer worked the opening round with Pierre Lambert, taking the ice at OTT/TOR Game 2, FLA/TBL Game 2, NJD/CAR Game 5, and VGK/MIN Game 6 (VGK W 3-2). He was paired with Jean Hebert for STL/WPG Game 7.
Charron was partnered with Graham Skilliter in Round 1, working STL/WPG Game 1, COL/DAL Game 2, WSH/MTL Game 3, CAR/NJD Game 4, and TOR/OTT Game 6.
The Vegas Golden Knights are 8-0-1 over the past two seasons under Gord Dwyer, including playoffs.
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:
