Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
TBL vs. MTL – BUF vs. BOS – VGK vs. UTA
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Game 6 – 7:00 PM ET
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Francis Charron #6 |
Jon Mclsaac #2 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 3 | 75 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 882 / 107 | 702 / 44 | ||||
| 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 |
| TBL | 5-0-1 | 2-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-1-1 |
| MTL | 3-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 1-1-2 | 3-2-1 | 4-1-0 | 2-1-2 |
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Jesse Marquis #86 |
Andrew Smith #51 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 3 | 77 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 476 / 22 | 632 / 46 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/18 | 10/4/17 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/18/23 | 4/10/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Charron and McIsaac worked BOS/BUF Game 1, OTT/CAR Game 3, and PHI/PIT Game 5.
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
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 / 4 | 75 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1383 / 131 | 582 / 12 | ||||
| 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 |
| BUF | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-2-0 |
| BOS | 4-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 2-3-0 | 1-1-1 |
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Trent Knorr #74 |
Tyson Baker #88 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 78 / 3 | 78 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 850 / 46 | 509 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/13/13 | 10/10/18 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 5/24/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Powell River, BC | St. Mary’s, ON | ||||
Dwyer and Lambert previously reffed ANA/EDM Game 1, MIN/DAL Game 3, UTA/VGK Game 3, and PHI/PIT Game 6 (series-winner).
Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth
Game 6 – 10:00 PM ET
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Frederick L’Ecuyer #17 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 75 / 3 | 76 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1180 / 51 | 887 / 34 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/13/07 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/15 | 5/19/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | St-Tite, QC | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (33) | 6.1 (21) | 5.9 (31) | 6.2 (14) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.6 (24) | 5.3 (23) | 5.6 (22) | 5.2 (32) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.1 (33) | 1.3 (6) | 1.1 (28) | 1.1 (28) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.4 (20) | 6.8 (21) | 7.2 (26) | 6.2 (41) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.0 (12) | 6.8 (10) | 17.0 (30) | 14.8 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 48.6% (15) | 50.0% (25) | 49.8% (23) | 50.0% (11) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 51.1% (29) | 50.0% (15) | 52.0% (20) | 50.0% (30) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.4 (7) | 1.3 (24) | 1.0 (39) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 65% (5) | 64% (12) | 61% (17) | 57% (35) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 47-24-4 | 44-24-6 | 43-27-6 | 37-27-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.0% (21) | 20.0% (26) | 17.1% (35) | 20.0% (7) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| VGK | 2-0-1 | 5-1-2 | 0-3-1 | 2-4-3 | 2-3-0 | 1-4-0 |
| UTA | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 0-3-1 | 0-3-0 | 4-3-1 | 2-1-1 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Julien Fournier #56 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 75 / 3 | 78 / 3 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 811 / 41 | 452 / 8 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/14/19 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/20/25 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Gatineau, QC | ||||
L’Ecuyer and Skilliter also handled TBL/MTL Game 2, ANA/EDM Game 3, and LAK/COL 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.
