Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
WSH vs. CAR – VGK vs. EDM
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Game 4 – 7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Jean Hebert #15 |
Garrett Rank #7 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 823 / 107 | 672 / 30 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/30/11 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (23) | 5.9 (39) | 5.7 (39) | 6.2 (18) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (14) | 5.7 (35) | 5.3 (25) | 6.4 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (30) | 1.0 (38) | 1.4 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (27) | 7.0 (18) | 8.6 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.7 (5) | 7.4 (24) | 16.2 (21) | 23.2 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (4) | 50.0% (12) | 47.1% (36) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.4% (39) | 50.0% (38) | 55.2% (5) | 50.0% (31) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (34) | 1.3 (33) | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (30) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (7) | 65% (6) | 60% (30) | 55% (34) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 46-21-7 | 45-23-8 | 40-26-8 | 37-30-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (18) | 23.0% (12) | 20.0% (21) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| WSH | 5-1-1 | 1-3-1 | 1-1-1 | 4-0-1 | 1-2-1 | 1-3-0 |
| CAR | 1-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 5-0-0 |
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James Tobias #61 |
Jonny Murray #95 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 48 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 473 / 20 | 1552 / 199 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/17 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/23 | 4/16/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Buffalo, NY | Beauport, QC | ||||
Referees Jean Hebert and Garrett Rank came together in Round 2 to officiate DAL/WPG Game 1 and VGK/EDM Game 3.
Hebert worked the opening round with Peter MacDougall, officiating NJD/CAR Game 2 (CAR W 3-1), TOR/OTT Game 4, MTL/WSH Game 5 (WSH W 4-1), and WPG/STL Game 6.
Rank skated with Brian Pochmara at OTT/TOR Game 1, VGK/MIN Game 3, DAL/COL Game 4, and FLA/TBL Game 5. This his first time seeing either of tonight’s teams since January 23 (CBJ/CAR) and March 25 (WSH/WPG).
The Capitals are 10-1-2 this season, including playoffs, when either of tonight’s refs is working.
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers
Game 4 – 9:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Wes McCauley #4 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1439 / 212 | 726 / 36 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (10) | 6.4 (13) | 5.9 (26) | 6.1 (24) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (16) | 5.4 (41) | 4.8 (43) | 5.7 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (36) | 0.9 (43) | 1.2 (27) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.0 (16) | 7.3 (32) | 6.2 (39) | 7.3 (30) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.7 (14) | 7.3 (27) | 14.6 (38) | 18.0 (29) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.6% (16) | 50.0% (34) | 49.0% (19) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (24) | 50.0% (9) | 53.0% (18) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (10) | 1.3 (26) | 1.4 (11) | 1.4 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 68% (4) | 64% (8) | 62% (23) | 63% (9) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 45-19-10 | 45-24-6 | 42-26-6 | 44-24-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 20.0% (21) | 19.2% (26) | 20.0% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| VGK | 3-3-0 | 2-3-1 | 2-1-1 | 2-1-1 | 3-2-0 | 3-0-0 |
| EDM | 2-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 4-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-0-1 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 669 / 82 | 960 / 121 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Antigonish, NS | ||||
Refs Wes McCauley and TJ Luxmore are paired up for the third time this postseason, having joined forces in the second round to work CAR/WSH Game 1 and TOR/FLA Game 3.
McCauley was paired up with Furman South in Round 1, working MIN/VGK Game 1 (VGK W 4-2), EDM/LAK Game 2 (EDM L 6-2), and TBL/FLA Game 3. He joined forces with Dan O’Rourke for COL/DAL Game 7. McCauley also had to step in and work the lines last week at FLA/TOR after an injury to Shandor Alphonso.
Luxmore skated alongside ref Eric Furlatt in the opening round, handling NJD/CAR Game 1, FLA/TBL Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 4 (EDM W 4-3), MIN/VGK Game 5 (VGK W 3-2), and DAL/COL Game 6.
This is referee TJ Luxmore’s first time working the second round of the Stanley Cup 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:
