Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
CAR vs. WSH – DAL vs. WPG
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Game 5 – 7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Francis Charron #6 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1312 / 127 | 805 / 99 | ||||
| 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 |
| CAR | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 0-1-2 | 3-1-1 |
| WSH | 1-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-3-1 | 4-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-4-0 |
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
Matt MacPherson #83 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 884 / 89 | 960 / 122 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Antigonish, NS | ||||
Referees Gord Dwyer and Francis Charron were paired up starting in Round 2, where they’ve worked VGK/EDM Game 2, TOR/FLA Game 4, and WPG/DAL Game 4.
Dwyer worked the opening round with Pierre Lambert, taking the ice at OTT/TOR Game 2, FLA/TBL Game 2, NJD/CAR Game 5 (CAR W 5-4 2OT), and VGK/MIN Game 6. 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 (WSH L 6-3), CAR/NJD Game 4 (CAR W 5-2), and TOR/OTT Game 6.
Lineys Kiel Murchison and Matt MacPherson are working together for the first time this postseason. MacPherson started the second round paired up with Shandor Alphonso, whose playoff-ending injury has changed up the rotation.
Series Supervisor: Rod Pasma
Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets
Game 5 – 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 / 213 | 726 / 37 | ||||
| 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 |
| DAL | 3-0-1 | 3-0-2 | 4-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-1-1 | 3-1-1 |
| WPG | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 |
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 713 / 78 | 563 / 46 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Refs Wes McCauley and TJ Luxmore came together in Round 2 to team up for CAR/WSH Game 1, TOR/FLA Game 3, and VGK/EDM Game 4.
McCauley was paired up with Furman South in Round 1, working MIN/VGK Game 1, EDM/LAK Game 2, and TBL/FLA Game 3, before partnered with Dan O’Rourke for COL/DAL Game 7 (DAL W 4-2). McCauley also had to step in and work the lines at FLA/TOR Game 2 after an injury to Shandor Alphonso.
Luxmore skated alongside ref Eric Furlatt in the opening round, working NJD/CAR Game 1, FLA/TBL Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 4, MIN/VGK Game 5, and DAL/COL Game 6 (DAL L 7-4).
The Dallas Stars are 10-0-3 over the past three regular seasons under McCauley, and 1-0 in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
This is referee TJ Luxmore’s first time working the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Series Supervisor: Don VanMassenhoven
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:
