The final ref pairing of the Conference Finals takes the ice tonight for Oilers vs. Stars:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars
Western Conference Final
Game 2 – 8:00 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 / 110 | 672 / 32 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/30/11 | 1/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Elmira, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (23) | 5.8 (12) | 5.7 (39) | 6.1 (9) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (14) | 3.3 (15) | 5.3 (25) | 4.0 (7) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (13) | 0.4 (18) | 1.0 (38) | 0.5 (11) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.6 (6) | 7.4 (16) | 7.0 (18) | 9.8 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.7 (5) | 16.8 (18) | 16.2 (21) | 20.8 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (4) | 48.6% (6) | 47.1% (36) | 46.2% (14) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.4% (39) | 15.2% (18) | 55.2% (5) | 25.0% (12) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (34) | 0.8 (16) | 1.3 (18) | 1.5 (6) | ||||
| Home Win % | 67% (7) | 60% (14) | 60% (30) | 50% (19) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 46-21-7 | 6-4 | 40-26-8 | 4-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.6% (29) | 23.0% (12) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 2-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-3-2 | 2-3-1 | 3-0-1 |
| DAL | 0-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 1-0-2 | 4-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-1-3 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Bevan Mills #53 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 669 / 85 | 513 / 35 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 11/29/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Surrey, BC | ||||
Referees Jean Hebert and Garrett Rank are back together, having joined forces in Round 2 to work DAL/WPG Game 1 (DAL W 3-2), VGK/EDM Game 3 (EDM W 5-4), WSH/CAR Game 4, and TOR/FLA Game 6. Hebert also officiated TOR/FLA Game 7 with Chris Rooney, only to have Garrett Rank take the ice as the standby ref following Rooney’s injury.
Rank also saw action earlier this round – again, coming in off the bench – after an injury to ref Kelly Sutherland at FLA/CAR Game 1.
Hebert worked the opening round with Peter MacDougall, officiating NJD/CAR Game 2, TOR/OTT Game 4, MTL/WSH Game 5, and WPG/STL Game 6.
Rank skated with Brian Pochmara at OTT/TOR Game 1, VGK/MIN Game 3, DAL/COL Game 4 (DAL L 4-0), and FLA/TBL Game 5.
Linespersons Devin Berg and Bevan Mills have worked together throughout the playoffs, including DAL/WPG Games 1 and 2, and EDM/VGK Game 5. An injury to Shandor Alphonso shook up the rotation a bit in the second round, causing Berg and Mills to each work a game with Alphonso’s former partner Matt MacPherson. Berg also skated with Jonny Murray at FLA/TOR Game 7.
Series Supervisor: Don VanMassenhoven
Stats have been updated through two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Data in blue shows current playoff stats and ranks.
Games: RS (Regular Season) / PO (Playoffs)
Stats/Numbers: ’24-25 avg. (’24-25 rank) | ’25 Playoffs (’25 Playoff 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 Conference Finals of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
NHL Officials Moving on to Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Finals
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:
