Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
MTL vs. TBL – PIT vs. PHI – UTA vs. VGK
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 5 – 7:00 PM ET
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Furman South #13 |
Jean Hebert #15 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 3 | 63 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 486 / 6 | 887 / 118 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/6/17 | 3/30/11 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/18/26 | 4/16/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sewickley, PA | Bouctouche, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (22) | 5.4 (42) | 6.6 (4) | 6.0 (23) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.5 (29) | 4.8 (42) | 5.9 (14) | 5.5 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (23) | 1.0 (41) | 1.4 (6) | 1.2 (13) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (34) | 6.2 (38) | 8.0 (4) | 7.6 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.3 (29) | 6.2 (33) | 19.3 (8) | 18.7 (5) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.4% (8) | 50.0% (8) | 50.1% (11) | 50.0% (4) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.5% (33) | 50.0% (36) | 52.3% (17) | 50.0% (39) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (31) | 1.1 (39) | 1.3 (21) | 1.2 (34) | ||||
| Home Win % | 59% (21) | 60% (30) | 58% (23) | 67% (7) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 40-26-10 | 40-26-8 | 39-27-9 | 46-21-7 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.7% (24) | 20.0% (20) | 15.9% (37) | 20.0% (29) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| MTL | 3-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-2 | 3-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-1 |
| TBL | 3-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 1-0-1 | 4-3-0 | 4-2-1 | 6-0-1 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Kilian McNamara #93 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 42 / 3 | 76 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1275 / 174 | 352 / 3 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/25/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/15/11 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Lake Worth, FL | ||||
South and Hebert worked MIN/DAL Game 1, OTT/CAR Game 2, and PHI/PIT Game 4.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Game 6 – 7:30 PM ET
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Gord Dwyer #19 |
Pierre Lambert #25 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 70 / 3 | 75 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1383 / 130 | 582 / 11 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/19/05 | 11/17/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/14 | 4/21/24 | ||||
| Birthplace | Lower Sackville, NS | St-Hubert, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (15) | 5.9 (27) | 6.1 (21) | 5.8 (37) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.2 (9) | 5.3 (28) | 5.5 (28) | 5.5 (15) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (32) | 1.0 (34) | 1.3 (11) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.5 (17) | 6.6 (29) | 7.0 (28) | 6.7 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.1 (9) | 6.6 (26) | 15.9 (33) | 15.8 (24) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.3% (36) | 50.0% (29) | 49.7% (17) | 50.0% (14) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.2% (6) | 50.0% (14) | 51.1% (27) | 50.0% (32) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.6 (1) | 1.4 (13) | 1.0 (40) | 1.3 (15) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (34) | 64% (14) | 52% (30) | 67% (5) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 31-30-9 | 44-25-4 | 12-11-0 | 44-20-9 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.4% (34) | 20.0% (35) | 20.3% (32) | 20.0% (14) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| PIT | 2-2-1 | 3-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 2-1-0 |
| PHI | 3-1-0 | 2-3-1 | 1-1-1 | 3-0-1 | 3-2-1 | 3-3-1 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Travis Gawryletz #67 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 77 / 3 | 78 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1039 / 128 | 584 / 16 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 11/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Trail, BC | ||||
Dwyer and Lambert also refereed ANA/EDM Game 1, MIN/DAL Game 3, and UTA/VGK Game 3.
Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights
Game 5 – 10:00 PM ET
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Jake Brenk #26 |
Francois St. Laurent #8 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 3 | 59 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 662 / 16 | 1147 / 98 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/12/15 | 11/10/05 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 5/2/22 | 4/13/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Detroit Lakes, MN | Greenfield Park, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (16) | 6.1 (18) | 6.8 (1) | 5.8 (35) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (7) | 5.6 (13) | 5.8 (15) | 5.9 (7) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.6 (1) | 1.2 (16) | 1.4 (7) | 1.2 (21) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (12) | 7.5 (7) | 7.6 (15) | 7.2 (12) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.8 (25) | 7.5 (13) | 18.5 (16) | 16.4 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.4% (35) | 50.0% (31) | 49.3% (10) | 50.0% (17) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.1% (8) | 50.0% (11) | 50.1% (32) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (13) | 1.3 (14) | 1.5 (5) | 1.4 (4) | ||||
| Home Win % | 62% (13) | 62% (20) | 63% (11) | 63% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 37-22-4 | 43-25-5 | 35-20-4 | 36-21-2 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 23.7% (24) | 20.0% (9) | 20.3% (31) | 10.0% (40) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| UTA | 2-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-3-0 |
| VGK | 3-3-1 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-0-1 | 2-0-0 | 0-2-1 |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
CJ Murray #68 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 64 / 3 | 78 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1617 / 207 | 355 / 7 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/14/21 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/09 | — | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Refs Brenk and St-Laurent also worked MTL/TBL Game 1, PHI/PIT Game 3, and ANA/EDM 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.
