Today’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
OTT vs. CAR – MIN vs. DAL – PHI vs. PIT
REFEREES
Brandon Blandina #39
Wes McCauley #4
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
75 / 0
77 / 0
Career Games (RS/PO)
373 / 0
1517 / 220
First NHL Game
3/19/19
1/20/03
First Playoff Game
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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
OTT
1-1-1
1-2-0
4-2-0
1-1-0
2-3-0
1-2-0
CAR
5-3-0
4-3-0
5-1-0
4-0-1
5-2-0
3-0-0
LINESPERSONS
Ryan Daisy #81
Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
60 / 0
77 / 0
Career Games (RS/PO)
625 / 49
452 / 14
First NHL Game
10/13/16
10/18/19
First Playoff Game
4/12/19
4/17/23
Birthplace
Mansfield, MA
Parkhill, ON
Referee Brandon Blandina is making is Stanley Cup Playoff debut.
Standby Official: Frederick L’Ecuyer (#17)
Series Officiating Supervisor: Rob Shick
REFEREES
Furman South #13
Jean Hebert #15
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
76 / 0
63 / 0
Career Games (RS/PO)
486 / 3
887 / 115
First NHL Game
4/6/17
3/30/11
First Playoff Game
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4/16/15
Birthplace
Sewickley, PA
Bouctouche, NB
Goals/Gm
6.1 (22) | 5.4 (42)
6.6 (4) | 6.0 (23)
PP Opp/Gm
5.5 (29) | 4.8 (42)
5.9 (14) | 5.5 (14)
PPG/Gm
1.2 (23) | 1.0 (41)
1.4 (6) | 1.2 (13)
Penl/Gm
6.8 (34) | 6.2 (38)
8.0 (4) | 7.6 (6)
PIM/Gm
17.3 (29) | 6.2 (33)
19.3 (8) | 18.7 (5)
% of Penl on Home
50.4% (8) | 50.0% (8)
50.1% (11) | 50.0% (4)
% PP Opp for Home
49.5% (33) | 50.0% (36)
52.3% (17) | 50.0% (39)
Penl Diff.*
1.2 (31) | 1.1 (39)
1.3 (21) | 1.2 (34)
Home Win %
59% (21) | 60% (30)
58% (23) | 67% (7)
Home Rec.
40-26-10 | 40-26-8
39-27-9 | 46-21-7
OT/SO Games
23.7% (24) | 20.0% (20)
15.9% (37) | 20.0% (29)
Team Records
25-26
24-25
23-24
25-26
24-25
23-24
MIN
3-0-1
5-1-0
4-3-0
3-1-1
3-3-0
1-1-0
DAL
1-2-0
2-1-0
4-1-0
2-0-1
0-2-0
4-2-0
LINESPERSONS
Jonny Murray #95
CJ Murray #68
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
64 / 0
78 / 0
Career Games (RS/PO)
1617 / 204
355 / 4
First NHL Game
10/7/00
10/14/21
First Playoff Game
4/16/09
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Birthplace
Beauport, QC
Pittsburgh, PA
Standby Official: Gord Dwyer (#19) Ben O’Quinn (#91)
Series Officiating Supervisor: Don VanMassenhoven
REFEREES
Chris Rooney #5
Peter MacDougall #38
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
38 / 0
66 / 0
Career Games (RS/PO)
1571 / 183
516 / 7
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
PHI
3-3-0
5-1-0
2-3-1
2-1-1
0-4-0
3-2-0
PIT
2-2-1
3-2-0
3-2-1
2-3-0
0-3-2
4-3-0
LINESPERSONS
Devin Berg #87
James Tobias #61
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
76 / 0
78 / 0
Career Games (RS/PO)
746 / 90
551 / 21
First NHL Game
10/15/15
11/22/17
First Playoff Game
4/11/18
4/17/23
Birthplace
Kitchener, ON
Buffalo, NY
Standby Official: Garrett Rank (#7)
Series Officiating Supervisor: Shane Heyer
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.
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