Ahead of the puck drop between the New York Rangers and Seattle Kraken tonight at 7 PM, get to know the officiating crew. The referees are Chris Schlenker (No. 3) and Wes McCauley (No. 4).

Referee Chris Rooney, of South Boston, officiated his 1,500 th NHL game between the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers ...

The Athletic’s senior NHL writer, Mark Lazerus ... the team could come up with,” Lazerus wrote. “Imagine referee Wes McCauley pausing right before the opening puck drop and saying into ...