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.
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The NHL officials working the Conference Finals of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
NHL Officials Named for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals