MTL vs. TBL<\/a> \u2013 MIN vs. COL<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n
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REFEREES<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\nWes McCauley #4![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777869972_263_wm04.png\")
\nChris Rooney #5![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777869973_381_cr05.png\")
<\/p>\n
Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n77 \/ 4
\n38 \/ 4<\/p>\n
Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n1517 \/ 224
\n1571 \/ 187<\/p>\n
First NHL Game
\n1\/20\/03
\n11\/22\/00<\/p>\n
First Playoff Game
\n4\/12\/07
\n4\/14\/03<\/p>\n
Birthplace
\nGeorgetown, ON
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n
Goals\/Gm
\n6.1 (22) | 6.2 (10)
\n5.5 (40) | 6.4 (5)<\/p>\n
PP Opp\/Gm
\n5.4 (33) | 5.4 (16)
\n6.3 (5) | 5.6 (12)<\/p>\n
PPG\/Gm
\n1.1 (32) | 1.2 (19)
\n1.4 (4) | 1.3 (10)<\/p>\n
Penl\/Gm
\n7.1 (27) | 7.0 (16)
\n7.7 (10) | 6.8 (22)<\/p>\n
PIM\/Gm
\n17.7 (26) | 7.0 (14)
\n19.1 (11) | 16.5 (15)<\/p>\n
% of Penl on Home
\n47.2% (19) | 50.0% (16)
\n46.5% (32) | 50.0% (35)<\/p>\n
% PP Opp for Home
\n51.1% (27) | 50.0% (24)
\n52.1% (19) | 50.0% (13)<\/p>\n
Penl Diff.*
\n1.4 (9) | 1.4 (10)
\n1.3 (24) | 1.3 (22)<\/p>\n
Home Win %
\n50% (37) | 68% (4)
\n55% (27) | 66% (9)<\/p>\n
Home Rec.
\n13-14-4 | 45-19-10
\n17-13-8 | 43-22-6<\/p>\n
OT\/SO Games
\n32.9% (4) | 20.0% (29)
\n26.3% (14) | 20.0% (34)<\/p>\n
Team Records
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24<\/p>\n
MTL
\n3-0-1
\n2-1-1
\n2-0-1
\n2-0-0
\n2-1-0
\n2-2-2<\/p>\n
TBL
\n3-3-0
\n3-3-1
\n5-1-1
\n2-1-0
\n2-2-1
\n2-3-0<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\n\u00a0
LINESPERSONS<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\nScott Cherrey #50![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sc50.png\")
\nMatt MacPherson #83![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mm83.png\")
<\/p>\n
Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n42 \/ 4
\n77 \/ 4<\/p>\n
Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n1275 \/ 175
\n1039 \/ 128<\/p>\n
First NHL Game
\n10\/6\/07
\n10\/11\/11<\/p>\n
First Playoff Game
\n4\/15\/11
\n4\/17\/14<\/p>\n
Birthplace
\nDrayton, ON
\nAntigonish, NS<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Refs Wes McCauley and Chris Rooney are paired up for the first time this postseason for today\u2019s Game 7.<\/p>\n
McCauley was paired with Brandon Blandina for OTT\/CAR Game 1, MIN\/DAL Game 2, TBL\/MTL Game 4 (TBL W 3-2) and EDM\/ANA Game 6.<\/p>\n
Rooney worked with Peter MacDougall at PHI\/PIT Game 1, ANA\/EDM Game 2, TBL\/MTL Game 3 (MTL W 3-2), and DAL\/MIN Game 6.<\/p>\n
Standby Official: Furman South (#13) CJ Murray (#68)Series Officiating Supervisor: Brad Meier
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
REFEREES<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\nGarrett Rank #7![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gr07.png\")
\nKyle Rehman #10![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kr10.png\")
<\/p>\n
Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n76 \/ 4
\n76 \/ 4<\/p>\n
Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n749 \/ 39
\n1159 \/ 51<\/p>\n
First NHL Game
\n1\/15\/15
\n1\/22\/08<\/p>\n
First Playoff Game
\n5\/17\/21
\n4\/12\/18<\/p>\n
Birthplace
\nElmira, ON
\nRed Deer, AB<\/p>\n
Goals\/Gm
\n6.4 (7) | 5.7 (39)
\n6.4 (5) | 5.8 (36)<\/p>\n
PP Opp\/Gm
\n6.1 (10) | 5.3 (25)
\n6.1 (12) | 5.8 (8)<\/p>\n
PPG\/Gm
\n1.3 (9) | 1.0 (38)
\n1.3 (14) | 1.4 (4)<\/p>\n
Penl\/Gm
\n8.4 (2) | 7.0 (18)
\n7.6 (13) | 7.3 (10)<\/p>\n
PIM\/Gm
\n21.3 (1) | 7.0 (21)
\n17.6 (28) | 17.8 (12)<\/p>\n
% of Penl on Home
\n48.2% (18) | 50.0% (36)
\n47.2% (31) | 50.0% (7)<\/p>\n
% PP Opp for Home
\n51.2% (26) | 60.0% (5)
\n53.7% (11) | 50.0% (37)<\/p>\n
Penl Diff.*
\n1.5 (2) | 1.3 (18)
\n1.5 (4) | 1.3 (17)<\/p>\n
Home Win %
\n47% (38) | 60% (30)
\n56% (26) | 55% (39)<\/p>\n
Home Rec.
\n32-37-7 | 40-26-8
\n27-21-6 | 36-30-8<\/p>\n
OT\/SO Games
\n26.7% (12) | 20.0% (12)
\n22.7% (29) | 30.0% (3)<\/p>\n
Team Records
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24<\/p>\n
MIN
\n1-2-1
\n1-1-1
\n4-3-0
\n3-1-0
\n1-0-1
\n0-3-1<\/p>\n
COL
\n2-0-1
\n4-2-0
\n2-0-0
\n6-0-1
\n4-3-0
\n7-0-1<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\n\u00a0
LINESPERSONS<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\nRyan Gibbons #58![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777869975_216_rg58.png\")
\nTrent Knorr #74![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tk74.png\")
<\/p>\n
Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n77 \/ 4
\n78 \/ 4<\/p>\n
Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n790 \/ 89
\n850 \/ 46<\/p>\n
First NHL Game
\n10\/8\/15
\n11\/13\/13<\/p>\n
First Playoff Game
\n4\/12\/17
\n4\/12\/17<\/p>\n
Birthplace
\nVancouver, BC
\nPowell River, BC<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rank and Rehman worked together in the opening round, handling. PHI\/PIT Game 2, BUF\/BOS Game 3, DAL\/MIN Game 4, and VGK\/UTA Game 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Standby Official: Corey Syvret (#23)Series Officiating Supervisor: Rod Pasma\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
The NHL officials selected to work the opening round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs:<\/p>\n
NHL Officials Selected for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stats\/Numbers<\/a>: \u201925-26 avg. (\u201925-26 rank) | \u201924-25 avg. (\u201924-25 rank)<\/p>\n Number in orange\/parentheses indicated referee\u2019s rank among active officials.<\/p>\n * 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.\u00a0 Lower numbers indicate less variance between total penalties in a game \u2013 that is, a closer number of calls for both teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n We\u2019ve also got new rules<\/a>, new refs, promoted officials<\/a>, and an updated pronunciation guide<\/a> for 2025-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re wrapping up Round 1 and kicking off the second series in Round 2 today in the Stanley…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-622300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}