Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
DAL vs. MIN – EDM vs. ANA
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Game 6 – 7:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Peter MacDougall #38 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 38 / 3 | 66 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1571 / 186 | 516 / 10 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 4/8/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/03 | 4/24/24 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Regina, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.5 (40) | 6.4 (5) | 6.6 (3) | 5.8 (32) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (5) | 5.6 (12) | 5.7 (19) | 5.4 (21) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (4) | 1.3 (10) | 1.3 (10) | 1.1 (25) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (10) | 6.8 (22) | 7.4 (19) | 7.0 (15) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.1 (11) | 6.8 (15) | 18.6 (15) | 16.2 (20) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.5% (32) | 50.0% (35) | 49.9% (6) | 50.0% (28) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (19) | 50.0% (13) | 49.2% (35) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (22) | 1.1 (37) | 1.1 (41) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (27) | 66% (9) | 52% (31) | 65% (11) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 17-13-8 | 43-22-6 | 37-35-4 | 43-21-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.3% (14) | 20.0% (34) | 25.8% (17) | 20.0% (12) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| DAL | 2-2-0 | 5-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 3-2-0 | 2-1-1 |
| MIN | 0-0-1 | 1-6-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 |
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Ryan Daisy #81 |
Kyle Flemington #55 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 60 / 3 | 77 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 625 / 52 | 452 / 17 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/16 | 10/18/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/19 | 4/17/23 | ||||
| Birthplace | Mansfield, MA | Parkhill, ON | ||||
Rooney and MacDougall worked PHI/PIT Game 1, ANA/EDM Game 2, and MTL/TBL Game 3.
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks
Game 6 – 10:00 PM ET
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Brandon Blandina #39 |
Wes McCauley #4 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 75 / 3 | 77 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 373 / 3 | 1517 / 223 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/19/19 | 1/20/03 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/18/26 | 4/12/07 | ||||
| Birthplace | Centennial, CO | Georgetown, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (8) | 5.7 (40) | 6.1 (22) | 6.2 (10) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.7 (18) | 5.3 (22) | 5.4 (33) | 5.4 (16) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.2 (24) | 1.3 (11) | 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (19) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (18) | 7.1 (14) | 7.1 (27) | 7.0 (16) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 18.5 (17) | 7.1 (11) | 17.7 (26) | 16.7 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.2% (28) | 50.0% (24) | 47.2% (19) | 50.0% (16) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 54.2% (7) | 50.0% (23) | 51.1% (27) | 50.0% (24) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (29) | 1.4 (6) | 1.4 (9) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Home Win % | 63% (10) | 54% (40) | 50% (37) | 68% (4) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-22-11 | 35-31-7 | 13-14-4 | 45-19-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.3% (18) | 20.0% (23) | 32.9% (4) | 20.0% (29) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| EDM | 2-2-0 | 4-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 2-1-1 | 2-3-0 | 2-1-1 |
| ANA | 1-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 4-0-1 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-1 |
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Libor Suchanek #60 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 77 / 3 | 78 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 790 / 88 | 606 / 32 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 11/16/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Stod, Czechia | ||||
Refs Wes McCauley and Brandon Blandina previously worked OTT/CAR Game 1, MIN/DAL Game 2, and MTL/TBL 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.
