Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
PHI vs. PIT – VGK vs. UTA
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 5 – 7:00 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Jon Mclsaac #2 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 2 | 75 / 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 882 / 106 | 702 / 43 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 11/21/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/18/14 | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Truro, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (11) | 6.1 (17) | 6.1 (19) | 6.3 (9) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (4) | 5.1 (38) | 5.2 (38) | 5.3 (27) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (3) | 1.1 (27) | 1.1 (27) | 1.1 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (9) | 6.3 (35) | 6.3 (39) | 6.5 (32) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.9 (22) | 6.3 (30) | 14.7 (38) | 15.3 (29) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (5) | 50.0% (5) | 44.2% (40) | 50.0% (32) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.3% (34) | 50.0% (37) | 56.8% (1) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.2 (30) | 1.4 (12) | 1.2 (35) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (35) | 63% (17) | 66% (4) | 63% (16) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 30-28-17 | 41-22-10 | 43-20-13 | 38-21-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 36.0% (2) | 20.0% (15) | 24.0% (21) | 20.0% (19) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| PHI | 5-5-0 | 4-4-0 | 6-0-1 | 3-2-2 | 1-2-1 | 1-3-1 |
| PIT | 2-3-2 | 4-1-0 | 4-2-1 | 1-3-3 | 1-0-2 | 2-1-0 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Kilian McNamara #93 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 42 / 2 | 76 / 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1275 / 173 | 352 / 2 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/25/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/11 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Lake Worth, FL | ||||
Charron and McIsaac refereed Bruins/Sabres Game 1 and Canes/Sens Game 3.
Their average – 20 PIM/gm – is 3rd lowest among ref pairings in the playoffs.
Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth
Game 4 – 9:30 PM ET
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Garrett Rank #7 |
Kyle Rehman #10 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 3 | 76 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 749 / 38 | 1159 / 50 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/15/15 | 1/22/08 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/17/21 | 4/12/18 | ||||
| Birthplace | Elmira, ON | Red Deer, AB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.4 (7) | 5.7 (39) | 6.4 (5) | 5.8 (36) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.1 (10) | 5.3 (25) | 6.1 (12) | 5.8 (8) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (9) | 1.0 (38) | 1.3 (14) | 1.4 (4) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.4 (2) | 7.0 (18) | 7.6 (13) | 7.3 (10) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 21.3 (1) | 7.0 (21) | 17.6 (28) | 17.8 (12) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.2% (18) | 50.0% (36) | 47.2% (31) | 50.0% (7) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.2% (26) | 60.0% (5) | 53.7% (11) | 50.0% (37) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (2) | 1.3 (18) | 1.5 (4) | 1.3 (17) | ||||
| Home Win % | 47% (38) | 60% (30) | 56% (26) | 55% (39) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 32-37-7 | 40-26-8 | 27-21-6 | 36-30-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.7% (12) | 20.0% (12) | 22.7% (29) | 30.0% (3) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| VGK | 2-0-1 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 4-4-1 | 3-0-1 | 5-1-0 |
| UTA | 2-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-5-1 | 1-2-1 | 4-4-0 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
James Tobias #61 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 3 | 78 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 746 / 93 | 551 / 24 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 11/22/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Buffalo, NY | ||||
Rank and Rehman previously officiated Flyers/Penguins Game 2, Sabres/Bruins Game 3, and Stars/Wild Game 4.
This pairing is averaging 38.7 PIM/game, second-highest this postseason.
Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)
Stats/Numbers: ’25-26 avg. (’25-26 rank) | ’24-25 avg. (’24-25 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.
We’ve also got new rules, new refs, promoted officials, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2025-26.
