Stanley Cup Final
Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights
Game 3 – 8:00 PM ET

REFEREES

  Wes McCauley #4
Chris Rooney #5
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) 77 / 12 38 / 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 1517 / 232 1571 / 194
First NHL Game 1/20/03 11/22/00
First Playoff Game 4/12/07 4/14/03
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.1 (22) | 6.2 (10) 5.5 (40) | 6.4 (5)
PP Opp/Gm 5.4 (33) | 5.4 (16) 6.3 (5) | 5.6 (12)
PPG/Gm 1.1 (32) | 1.2 (19) 1.4 (4) | 1.3 (10)
Penl/Gm 7.1 (27) | 7.0 (16) 7.7 (10) | 6.8 (22)
PIM/Gm 17.7 (26) | 7.0 (14) 19.1 (11) | 16.5 (15)
% of Penl on Home 47.2% (19) | 50.0% (16) 46.5% (32) | 50.0% (35)
% PP Opp for Home 51.1% (27) | 50.0% (24) 52.1% (19) | 50.0% (13)
Penl Diff.* 1.4 (9) | 1.4 (10) 1.3 (24) | 1.3 (22)
Home Win % 50% (37) | 68% (4) 55% (27) | 66% (9)
Home Rec. 13-14-4 | 45-19-10 17-13-8 | 43-22-6
OT/SO Games 32.9% (4) | 20.0% (29) 26.3% (14) | 20.0% (34)
Team Records 25-26 24-25 23-24 25-26 24-25 23-24
CAR 4-0-1 5-2-0 3-0-0 2-0-1 2-2-1 3-2-0
VGK 2-1-2 3-3-0 2-3-1 2-1-0 2-2-0 0-3-0
 

 
LINESPERSONS

  Devin Berg #87
Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO) 76 / 12 77 / 11
Career Games (RS/PO) 746 / 101 1039 / 135
First NHL Game 10/15/15 10/11/11
First Playoff Game 4/11/18 4/17/14
Birthplace Kitchener, ON Antigonish, NS

  

Standby Officials: Jean Hebert (#15) Scott Cherrey (#50)
Series Officiating Supervisor: Kris King

  


 

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 Conference Finals of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs:

NHL Officials Named for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals