Shaking up the ref pairing for tonight’s Game 5 of the Western Conference Final with two veterans paired up for the first time this postseason:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars
Western Conference Final
Game 5 – 8:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 70 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1533 / 180 | 1439 / 216 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (5) | 6.1 (9) | 6.2 (10) | 5.6 (16) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (12) | 3.1 (18) | 5.4 (16) | 4.4 (6) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (10) | 0.5 (11) | 1.2 (19) | 0.3 (20) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (22) | 5.5 (22) | 7.0 (16) | 8.6 (8) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.5 (15) | 12.6 (21) | 16.7 (14) | 23.6 (10) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.6% (35) | 52.3% (1) | 49.6% (16) | 47.8% (10) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 53.6% (13) | 12.0% (20) | 52.1% (24) | 25.7% (11) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (22) | 1.3 (10) | 1.4 (10) | 1.4 (7) | ||||
| Home Win % | 66% (9) | 75% (3) | 68% (4) | 75% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-22-6 | 6-2 | 45-19-10 | 6-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.7% (34) | 17.6% (29) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| EDM | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 |
| DAL | 5-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-0-1 | 3-0-2 | 4-0-0 |
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 74 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 713 / 81 | 563 / 49 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Three of the four officials working tonight’s Game 5 are returning from Game 4 in Edmonton: Chris Rooney, Ryan Daisy, and Ryan Gibbons are all going back-to-back, with Wes McCauley stepping in for Dan O’Rourke.
Referees Chris Rooney and Wes McCauley are paired up for the first time this postseason.
Both have officiated a game in this series; Rooney worked Game 4 (EDM W 4-1), while McCauley handled Game 1 (DAL W 6-3).
Chris Rooney’s only Conference Final action – with was delayed as he recovered from a scary facial injury – came in DAL/EDM Game 4 (EDM W 4-1).
He worked alongside Graham Skilliter in Round 2 at TOR/FLA Game 1, WSH/CAR Game 2, and WPG/DAL Game 3 (DAL W 5-2). He also handled TOR/FLA Game 7 with Jean Hebert. Rooney previously skated with Jon McIsaac at STL/WPG Game 2, COL/DAL Game 3 (DAL W 2-1), FLA/TBL Game 4, and EDM/LAK Game 6.
Wes McCauley has seen action twice in the Conference Finals – both times alongside referee Francis Charron – at DAL/EDM Game 1 (DAL W 6-3) and FLA/CAR Game 3.
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 partnering 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.
He worked Round 2 with TJ Luxmore, skating at CAR/WSH Game 1, TOR/FLA Game 3, VGK/EDM Game 4, and DAL/WPG Game 5 (DAL L 4-0).
Linespersons Ryan Gibbons and Ryan Daisy working consecutive games in this series, returning from DAL/EDM Game 4; they also worked FLA/CAR Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final. This duo was paired up starting in the second round, where they handled FLA/TOR Game 1, CAR/WSH Game 2, TOR/FLA Game 4, and DAL/WPG Game 5.
Series Supervisor: Don VanMassenhoven
Series Summary
| Final | FLA PP |
CAR PP |
FLA Pnl/PIM |
CAR Pnl/PIM |
Refs | |
| Game 1 | FLA 5-2 | 2/3 | 1/4 | 7/22:00 | 4/8:00 | Sutherland Furlatt |
| Game 2 | FLA 5-0 | 2/2 | 0/3 | 3/6:00 | 2/4:00 | O’Rourke Furlatt |
| Game 3 | FLA 6-2 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 9/45:00 | 7/22:00 | McCauley Charron |
| Game 4 | CAR 3-0 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 6/20:00 | 6/12:00 | Rank Hebert |
| Game 5 | Sutherland Hebert |
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| Total | 4/13 (31%) |
3/14 (21%) |
25/ 93:00 |
19/ 46:00 |
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:
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