{"id":640659,"date":"2026-05-13T13:44:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/640659\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:44:37","slug":"todays-nhl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-5-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/640659\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s NHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons \u2013 5\/12\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today\u2019s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:
BUF vs. MTL<\/a> \u2013 ANA vs. VGK<\/a><\/p>\n

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REFEREES<\/p>\n

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\nKelly Sutherland #11

\nTJ Luxmore #21
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Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n76 \/ 6
\n76 \/ 7<\/p>\n

Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n1680 \/ 258
\n803 \/ 44<\/p>\n

First NHL Game
\n12\/19\/00
\n11\/19\/13<\/p>\n

First Playoff Game
\n4\/9\/03
\n8\/2\/20<\/p>\n

Birthplace
\nRichmond, BC
\nTimmins, ON<\/p>\n

Goals\/Gm
\n6.0 (28) | 5.9 (28)
\n6.0 (27) | 5.9 (26)<\/p>\n

PP Opp\/Gm
\n5.7 (21) | 5.4 (18)
\n5.8 (16) | 4.8 (43)<\/p>\n

PPG\/Gm
\n1.2 (24) | 1.0 (40)
\n1.3 (15) | 0.9 (43)<\/p>\n

Penl\/Gm
\n8.1 (3) | 6.8 (20)
\n7.6 (14) | 6.2 (39)<\/p>\n

PIM\/Gm
\n21.1 (2) | 6.8 (21)
\n19.1 (10) | 14.6 (38)<\/p>\n

% of Penl on Home
\n49.7% (7) | 50.0% (9)
\n50.7% (3) | 50.0% (19)<\/p>\n

% PP Opp for Home
\n48.8% (36) | 50.0% (34)
\n48.1% (37) | 50.0% (18)<\/p>\n

Penl Diff.*
\n1.2 (29) | 1.2 (27)
\n1.3 (22) | 1.4 (11)<\/p>\n

Home Win %
\n64% (8) | 60% (27)
\n56% (25) | 62% (23)<\/p>\n

Home Rec.
\n44-24-7 | 42-27-5
\n34-27-9 | 42-26-6<\/p>\n

OT\/SO Games
\n21.3% (30) | 10.0% (39)
\n28.9% (9) | 20.0% (26)<\/p>\n

Team Records
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24<\/p>\n

BUF
\n3-2-1
\n1-2-0
\n3-3-0
\n3-0-1
\n6-1-1
\n2-2-0<\/p>\n

MTL
\n2-4-0
\n2-2-0
\n2-4-0
\n4-1-1
\n1-2-0
\n0-3-0<\/p>\n

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LINESPERSONS<\/p>\n

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\nMatt MacPherson #83

\nJulien Fournier #56
<\/p>\n

Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n77 \/ 7
\n78 \/ 6<\/p>\n

Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n1039 \/ 131
\n452 \/ 11<\/p>\n

First NHL Game
\n10\/11\/11
\n10\/14\/19<\/p>\n

First Playoff Game
\n4\/17\/14
\n4\/20\/25<\/p>\n

Birthplace
\nAntigonish, NS
\nGatineau, QC<\/p>\n

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Refs Kelly Sutherland and TJ Luxmore were paired up starting in Round 2; they officiated PHI\/CAR Game 1, ANA\/VGK Game 2, and COL\/MIN Game 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sutherland previously worked with Corey Syvret in Round 1, handling UTA\/VGK Game 2, LAK\/COL Game 3, and BOS\/BUF Game 5 (BUF L 2-1).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Luxmore skated alongside Trevor Hanson at UTA\/VGK Game 1, LAK\/COL Game 2, BOS\/BUF Game 4 (BUF W 6-1), and MIN\/DAL Game 5.<\/p>\n

The last time Sutherland or Luxmore last worked a Habs game? March 19, when they were coincidentally paired up for MTL\/DET. The Habs lost that one 3-1.<\/p>\n

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Standby Official: Garrett Rank (#7)Series Officiating Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
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REFEREES<\/p>\n

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\nPierre Lambert #25

\nWes McCauley #4
<\/p>\n

Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n75 \/ 7
\n77 \/ 7<\/p>\n

Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n582 \/ 15
\n1517 \/ 227<\/p>\n

First NHL Game
\n11\/17\/16
\n1\/20\/03<\/p>\n

First Playoff Game
\n4\/21\/24
\n4\/12\/07<\/p>\n

Birthplace
\nSt-Hubert, QC
\nGeorgetown, ON<\/p>\n

Goals\/Gm
\n6.1 (21) | 5.8 (37)
\n6.1 (22) | 6.2 (10)<\/p>\n

PP Opp\/Gm
\n5.5 (28) | 5.5 (15)
\n5.4 (33) | 5.4 (16)<\/p>\n

PPG\/Gm
\n1.0 (34) | 1.3 (11)
\n1.1 (32) | 1.2 (19)<\/p>\n

Penl\/Gm
\n7.0 (28) | 6.7 (23)
\n7.1 (27) | 7.0 (16)<\/p>\n

PIM\/Gm
\n15.9 (33) | 6.7 (24)
\n17.7 (26) | 16.7 (14)<\/p>\n

% of Penl on Home
\n49.7% (17) | 50.0% (14)
\n47.2% (19) | 50.0% (16)<\/p>\n

% PP Opp for Home
\n51.1% (27) | 50.0% (32)
\n51.1% (27) | 50.0% (24)<\/p>\n

Penl Diff.*
\n1.0 (40) | 1.3 (15)
\n1.4 (9) | 1.4 (10)<\/p>\n

Home Win %
\n52% (30) | 67% (5)
\n50% (37) | 68% (4)<\/p>\n

Home Rec.
\n12-11-0 | 44-20-9
\n13-14-4 | 45-19-10<\/p>\n

OT\/SO Games
\n20.3% (32) | 20.0% (14)
\n32.9% (4) | 20.0% (29)<\/p>\n

Team Records
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24
\n25-26
\n24-25
\n23-24<\/p>\n

ANA
\n2-3-0
\n1-2-0
\n1-5-0
\n4-0-1
\n1-1-0
\n2-1-1<\/p>\n

VGK
\n3-1-0
\n3-0-2
\n2-2-1
\n2-1-2
\n3-3-0
\n2-3-1<\/p>\n

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LINESPERSONS<\/p>\n

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\nScott Cherrey #50

\nJesse Marquis #86
<\/p>\n

Games \u201925-26 (RS\/PO)
\n42 \/ 7
\n76 \/ 6<\/p>\n

Career Games (RS\/PO)
\n1275 \/ 179
\n476 \/ 25<\/p>\n

First NHL Game
\n10\/6\/07
\n10\/11\/18<\/p>\n

First Playoff Game
\n4\/15\/11
\n4\/18\/23<\/p>\n

Birthplace
\nDrayton, ON
\nBouctouche, NB<\/p>\n

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Referees Wes McCauley and Pierre Lambert are paired up for the third time this postseason, having come together in Round 2 to work MTL\/BUF Game 1 and CAR\/PHI Game 4.<\/p>\n

McCauley was paired with Brandon Blandina in the opening round for OTT\/CAR Game 1, MIN\/DAL Game 2, TBL\/MTL Game 4, and EDM\/ANA Game 6 (ANA W 5-2, series winner; no penalties called on ANA).\u00a0 He also worked with Chris Rooney at MTL\/TBL Game 7. McCauley\u2019s last Vegas game came March 26 vs. Edmonton; the Golden Knights lost 4-3 in OT.<\/p>\n

Lambert skated alongside Gord Dwyer in the opening round at ANA\/EDM Game 1 (ANA L 4-3), MIN\/DAL Game 3, UTA\/VGK Game 3 (VGK L 4-2), PHI\/PIT Game 6, and BOS\/BUF Game 6.<\/p>\n

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Standby Official: Corey Syvret (#23)Series Officiating Supervisor: Don VanMassenhoven\u00a0<\/p>\n

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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

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The NHL officials working the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs:<\/p>\n

NHL Officials Advancing to Round 2 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Today\u2019s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games:BUF vs. MTL \u2013 ANA vs. VGK \u00a0 REFEREES \u00a0 Kelly Sutherland…\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-640659","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\/640659","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=640659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640659\/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=640659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}