EDMONTON – Game 1 ended up the way that the Edmonton Oilers wanted.
On Friday night, the hockey world waits to see how Game 2 will pan out.
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The Florida Panthers let a 3-1 lead slip away, resulting in a 4-3 overtime victory for the home team. Leon Draisaitl scored the dagger while Stuart Skinner played out of his mind to earn the victory.
A massive part of the game is the special-teams battle. This battle is often dictated by the referees who are working the game.
With that in mind, here are the referees for Friday night’s Game 2.
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Jean Hebert & Chris Rooney Are The Game 2 Referees
Jean Hebert and Chris Rooney will be the referees for Game 2 on Friday night. Both have worked over 100 playoff games in their career.
Here are the details for each referee that you need to know.
2025 Team Records:
Hebert: Panthers (4-3-2) Oilers (2-2-0)
Rooney: Panthers (3-1-1) Oilers (2-1-1)
Hebert and Rooney have been the referee team for one game this postseason. They were holding the whistles for the Panthers Game 7 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Team Results Apart From Each Other
Here are the results of Herbert's previous games with other referee partners:
Game 2 of Dallas Stars/Oilers (3-0 Oilers win)
Game 4 of Carolina Hurricanes/Panthers (3-0 Hurricanes)
Game 3 of Vegas Golden Knights/Oilers (4-3 Vegas)
Game 6 of Panthers/Maple Leafs (2-0 Maple Leafs)
Here are the results from Rooney’s previous games with other referee partners:
Game 4 of Stars/Oilers (4-1 Oilers)
Game 5 of Stars/Oilers (6-3 Oilers)
Game 1 of Maple Leafs/Panthers (5-4 Toronto)
Game 4 of Panthers/Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2 Florida)
Game 6 of Oilers/Los Angeles Kings (6-4 Oilers)
Playoff Record With Each Referee
Oilers are 3-0 with Rooney
Florida is 2-1 with Rooney
Florida is 1-2 with Hebert
Oilers are 1-1 with Hebert
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