Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Game 5 – 8:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Francis Charron #6 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 6 | 70 / 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 882 / 110 | 1383 / 134 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/18/14 | 4/16/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Lower Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.3 (11) | 6.1 (17) | 6.2 (15) | 5.9 (27) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 6.3 (4) | 5.1 (38) | 6.2 (9) | 5.3 (28) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.5 (3) | 1.1 (27) | 1.2 (19) | 1.1 (32) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.7 (9) | 6.3 (35) | 7.5 (17) | 6.6 (29) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 17.9 (22) | 6.3 (30) | 19.1 (9) | 15.7 (26) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (5) | 50.0% (5) | 47.3% (36) | 50.0% (29) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.3% (34) | 50.0% (37) | 54.2% (6) | 50.0% (14) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (35) | 1.2 (30) | 1.6 (1) | 1.4 (13) | ||||
| Home Win % | 51% (35) | 63% (17) | 51% (34) | 64% (14) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 30-28-17 | 41-22-10 | 31-30-9 | 44-25-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 36.0% (2) | 20.0% (15) | 17.4% (34) | 20.0% (35) | ||||
| Team Records | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 25-26 | 24-25 | 23-24 |
| MIN | 1-0-3 | 3-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-1 | 2-1-2 | 0-1-1 |
| COL | 2-0-1 | 2-1-1 | 1-3-1 | 6-0-0 | 4-3-0 | 2-1-0 |
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Devin Berg #87 |
Shandor Alphonso #52 |
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| Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) | 76 / 7 | 75 / 7 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 746 / 96 | 811 / 44 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/15 | 10/17/14 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/18 | 8/2/20 | ||||
| Birthplace | Kitchener, ON | Orangeville, ON | ||||
Refs Francis Charron and Gord Dwyer were paired up starting in Round 2, officiating PHI/CAR Game 2 and ANA/VGK Game 4.
Charron worked the opening round with Jon McIsaac, refereeing BOS/BUF Game 1, OTT/CAR Game 3, PHI/PIT Game 5, and MTL/TBL Game 6. His last Avs game was April 11 vs. VGK (COL L 3-2 OT); he last worked a Wild game on January 19 – a 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Dwyer skated with Pierre Lambert at MIN/DAL Game 3 (MIN L 4-3 2OT), UTA/VGK Game 3, PHI/PIT Game 6, and BOS/BUF Game 6. His last Colorado assignment came on April 4 vs. the Dallas Stars (COL W 2-0).
We’ve got a a new pairing on the lines. Devin Berg has worked with different partners for the second round – James Tobias (ANA/VGK Game 2) and Ryan Daisy (MTL/BUF Game 3) – after partnering up with Tobias throughout the opening round. Shandor Alphonso worked alongside Ryan Daisy (MTL/BUF Game 2) and Ryan Gibbons (MIN/COL Game 4) for Round 2; he previously worked with Julien Fournier in the opening round.
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.
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
