Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
BOS vs. BUF – MIN vs. DAL – ANA vs. EDM
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Game 5 – 7:30 PM ET
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Corey Syvret #23 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 2 | 77 / 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1680 / 254 | 455 / 2 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 4/4/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/9/03 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Millgrove, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (28) | 5.9 (28) | 5.9 (29) | 5.8 (34) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (21) | 5.4 (18) | 5.5 (27) | 5.7 (10) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (24) | 1.0 (40) | 1.0 (35) | 1.3 (7) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.1 (3) | 6.8 (20) | 6.6 (36) | 6.6 (27) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 21.1 (2) | 6.8 (21) | 15.0 (37) | 14.6 (37) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (7) | 50.0% (9) | 48.9% (14) | 50.0% (10) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 48.8% (36) | 50.0% (34) | 51.5% (24) | 50.0% (35) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (29) | 1.2 (27) | 1.4 (15) | 1.3 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (8) | 60% (27) | 64% (9) | 64% (12) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 44-24-7 | 42-27-5 | 45-25-7 | 44-23-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 21.3% (30) | 10.0% (39) | 19.7% (33) | 30.0% (1) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| BOS | 5-1-0 | 3-5-0 | 2-1-2 | 1-1-0 | 0-1-2 | 4-0-0 |
| BUF | 3-2-1 | 1-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-1 | 0-4-0 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Julien Fournier #56 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 75 / 2 | 78 / 2 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 811 / 39 | 452 / 7 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/14/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Gatineau, QC | ||||
Sutherland and Syvret have also worked UTA/VGK Game 2 and LAK/COL Game 3.
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Game 5 – 8:00 PM ET
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Trevor Hanson #14 |
TJ Luxmore #21 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 3 | 76 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 811 / 50 | 803 / 40 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/24/13 | 11/19/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Timmins, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (12) | 5.8 (32) | 6.0 (27) | 5.9 (26) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (31) | 5.7 (9) | 5.8 (16) | 4.8 (43) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (26) | 1.2 (19) | 1.3 (15) | 0.9 (43) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.3 (24) | 7.7 (5) | 7.6 (14) | 6.2 (39) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.4 (6) | 7.7 (7) | 19.1 (10) | 14.6 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.2% (39) | 50.0% (42) | 50.7% (3) | 50.0% (19) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 56.2% (2) | 60.0% (2) | 48.1% (37) | 50.0% (18) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (14) | 1.6 (2) | 1.3 (22) | 1.4 (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 52% (31) | 59% (33) | 56% (25) | 62% (23) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 33-30-11 | 41-28-5 | 34-27-9 | 42-26-6 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 16.0% (36) | 20.0% (22) | 28.9% (9) | 20.0% (26) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| MIN | 4-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-3-1 |
| DAL | 2-2-0 | 4-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 6-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-1-1 |
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Bevan Mills #53 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 77 / 3 | 77 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 592 / 40 | 1635 / 98 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/29/16 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/16/21 | 4/16/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Surrey, BC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
Hanson and Luxmore were previously paired for UTA/VGK Game 1, LAK/COL Game 2, and BOS/BUF Game 3.
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers
Game 5 – 10:00 PM ET
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Kendrick Nicholson #30 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 69 / 3 | 76 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1606 / 194 | 741 / 16 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 1/17/15 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/03 | 4/18/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Milverton, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (14) | 5.7 (41) | 6.3 (12) | 6.3 (6) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (13) | 5.4 (17) | 5.5 (30) | 5.1 (36) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (12) | 1.1 (31) | 1.2 (16) | 1.2 (17) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.9 (7) | 6.7 (24) | 6.9 (33) | 7.4 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.6 (14) | 6.7 (28) | 16.0 (32) | 18.4 (9) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.0% (30) | 50.0% (13) | 48.7% (13) | 50.0% (15) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.0% (10) | 50.0% (33) | 51.7% (22) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.5 (6) | 1.4 (9) | 1.2 (32) | 1.3 (20) | ||||
| Home Win % | 65% (7) | 62% (20) | 52% (31) | 56% (38) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 38-19-12 | 42-24-7 | 34-32-10 | 38-31-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 30.9% (8) | 20.0% (15) | 25.3% (18) | 20.0% (32) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| ANA | 2-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-2-0 |
| EDM | 2-2-2 | 0-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-2-0 |
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Kiel Murchison #79 |
Travis Toomey #90 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 77 / 3 | 76 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 962 / 93 | 420 / 4 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/21/13 | 10/3/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/15 | 4/25/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Cloverdale, BC | Leduc, AB | ||||
Furlatt and Nicholson handled LAK/COL Game 1, BOS/BUF Game 2, and OTT/CAR Game 4.
The NHL officials selected to work the opening round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
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.
