Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
MTL vs. BUF – VGK vs. ANA
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Game 2 – 7:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Jean Hebert #15 |
Trevor Hanson #14 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 63 / 5 | 76 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 887 / 120 | 811 / 52 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 3/30/11 | 10/24/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/15 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Bouctouche, NB | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.6 (4) | 6.0 (23) | 6.3 (12) | 5.8 (32) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (14) | 5.5 (14) | 5.5 (31) | 5.7 (9) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (6) | 1.2 (13) | 1.2 (26) | 1.2 (19) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 8.0 (4) | 7.6 (6) | 7.3 (24) | 7.7 (5) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.3 (8) | 7.6 (5) | 19.4 (6) | 18.5 (7) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.1% (11) | 50.0% (4) | 46.2% (39) | 50.0% (42) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.3% (17) | 50.0% (39) | 56.2% (2) | 60.0% (2) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (21) | 1.2 (34) | 1.4 (14) | 1.6 (2) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (23) | 67% (7) | 52% (31) | 59% (33) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-27-9 | 46-21-7 | 33-30-11 | 41-28-5 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 15.9% (37) | 20.0% (29) | 16.0% (36) | 20.0% (22) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| MTL | 3-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 5-2-1 | 0-2-3 | 3-0-0 |
| BUF | 3-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 4-1-1 | 1-1-1 | 2-3-1 |
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Shandor Alphonso #52 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 75 / 5 | 60 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 811 / 42 | 625 / 54 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/17/14 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 8/2/20 | 4/12/19 | ||||
| Birthplace | Orangeville, ON | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Referees Jean Hebert and Trevor Hanson were paired up at the start of Round 2, having worked ANA/VGK Game 1.
Hebert worked alongside Furman South in Round 1, handling MIN/DAL Game 1, OTT/CAR Game 2, PHI/PIT Game 4, and MTL/TBL Game 5 (MTL W 3-2).
Hanson partnered up with TJ Luxmore at UTA/VGK Game 1, LAK/COL Game 2, BOS/BUF Game 4 (BUF W 6-1, Zadorov major penalty), and MIN/DAL Game 5.
Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks
Game 3 – 9:30 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Chris Rooney #5 |
Graham Skilliter #24 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 38 / 6 | 76 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1571 / 189 | 887 / 36 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 1/28/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/03 | 5/19/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | La Ronge, SK | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.5 (40) | 6.4 (5) | 5.9 (31) | 6.2 (14) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (5) | 5.6 (12) | 5.6 (22) | 5.2 (32) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.4 (4) | 1.3 (10) | 1.1 (28) | 1.1 (28) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (10) | 6.8 (22) | 7.2 (26) | 6.2 (41) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 19.1 (11) | 6.8 (15) | 17.0 (30) | 14.8 (35) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.5% (32) | 50.0% (35) | 49.8% (23) | 50.0% (11) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 52.1% (19) | 50.0% (13) | 52.0% (20) | 50.0% (30) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (22) | 1.0 (39) | 1.3 (23) | ||||
| Home Win % | 55% (27) | 66% (9) | 61% (17) | 57% (35) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 17-13-8 | 43-22-6 | 43-27-6 | 37-27-10 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.3% (14) | 20.0% (34) | 17.1% (35) | 20.0% (7) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| VGK | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-4-3 | 2-3-0 | 1-4-0 |
| ANA | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 4-3-0 | 3-4-0 |
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Ryan Gibbons #58 |
Trent Knorr #74 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 77 / 5 | 78 / 5 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 790 / 90 | 850 / 47 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/15 | 11/13/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/12/17 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vancouver, BC | Powell River, BC | ||||
Refs Chris Rooney and Graham Skilliter joined forces in the second round of the postseason, skating at MIN/COL Game 2.
Rooney worked Round 1 with Peter MacDougall at PHI/PIT Game 1, ANA/EDM Game 2 (ANA W 6-4), TBL/MTL Game 3, and DAL/MIN Game 6. He also officiated MTL/TBL Game 7 with Wes McCauley.
Skilliter skated with Frederick L’Ecuyer in the opening round, handling MTL/TBL Game 2, ANA/EDM Game 3 (ANA 7-4), LAK/COL Game 4, and UTA/VGK Game 6 (VGK W 5-1).
The NHL officials working the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
NHL Officials Advancing to Round 2 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.
NHL Officials Advancing to Round 2 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
