REFEREES
Francis Charron #6
Gord Dwyer #19
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
76 / 7
70 / 8
Career Games (RS/PO)
882 / 111
1383 / 135
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
BUF
1-3-0
1-0-1
4-1-0
1-0-0
2-0-0
1-3-0
MTL
3-2-0
2-2-1
1-1-2
2-0-1
3-2-0
1-2-0
LINESPERSONS
Scott Cherrey #50
Jesse Marquis #86
Games ’25-26 (RS/PO)
42 / 8
76 / 7
Career Games (RS/PO)
1275 / 179
476 / 26
First NHL Game
10/6/07
10/11/18
First Playoff Game
4/15/11
4/18/23
Birthplace
Drayton, ON
Bouctouche, NB
Refs Francis Charron and Gord Dwyer were paired up starting in Round 2, officiating PHI/CAR Game 2, ANA/VGK Game 4, and MIN/COL Game 5.
Charron worked the opening round with Jon McIsaac, refereeing BOS/BUF Game 1 (BUF W 4-3), OTT/CAR Game 3, PHI/PIT Game 5, and MTL/TBL Game 6 (MTL L 1-0).
Dwyer skated with Pierre Lambert at MIN/DAL Game 3, UTA/VGK Game 3, PHI/PIT Game 6, and BOS/BUF Game 6 (BUF W 4-1). He last officiated a Canadiens game on March 29 vs. Carolina (MTL W 3-1).
Scott Cherrey and Jesse Marquis have been together on the lines throughougt Round 2, working at MTL/BUF Game 1, COL/MIN Game 3, and ANA/VGK Game 5. Cherrey worked the opening round with Kilian McNamara; he was also paired with Matt MacPherson for TBL/MTL Game 7. Marquis skated alongside Andrew Smith in Round 1.
Standby Official: Pierre Lambert (#25) Ryan Daisy (#81)Series Officiating Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
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