Wes Mccauley Works Second Game 7 Of 2026 Playoffs

wes mccauley is working Canadiens vs. Sabres Game 7 on May 18, 2026, and it is his second Game 7 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Jean Hebert joins him on a crew that has not worked together earlier this postseason.

McCauley And Hebert

McCauley and Hebert are the referee pairing for the decisive game, while Scott Cherrey and Devin Berg handle the lines. That gives the matchup a crew built from officials with separate paths through the bracket, including Cherrey working Games 1 and 6 of the Canadiens-Sabres series and Berg on Game 3.

The assignment also puts McCauley back into a Game 7 after he already worked TBL/MTL Game 7 earlier in the playoffs. In a postseason where the league has rotated officials through different rounds, he is one of the few referees asked to handle the highest-pressure slot more than once.

McCauley’s Earlier Crews

His path to this point started with Brandon Blandina at OTT/CAR Game 1, MIN/DAL Game 2, TBL/MTL Game 4 and EDM/ANA Game 6. He later worked with Chris Rooney for TBL/MTL Game 7, then skated with Pierre Lambert in Round 2 for MTL/BUF Game 1, CAR/PHI Game 4 and ANA/VGK Game 5.

That trail shows a full postseason load before May 18, with McCauley moving across series and rounds rather than staying tied to one matchup. The Canadiens-Sabres Game 7 becomes the latest stop in that run, and the second time he has been trusted with a winner-take-all game in these playoffs.

Game 7 In Montreal

For the Canadiens and Sabres, the officiating crew is now set around the final game of their series. Garrett Rank and Jesse Marquis are listed as standby officials, with Kay Whitmore serving as series officiating supervisor.

The real marker in this assignment is the repeat Game 7 role for McCauley. He has already worked one this postseason, and on May 18 he gets another.