Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens – 7:00 EST

Referees

Steve Kozari (#40)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 6
  • Career Playoff Games: 60
  • Reg Season Games: 617
  • First NHL Game: Oct 15 2005
  • Birthplace: Penticton, BC
  Playoffs Regular Season
Goals/Gm 6.0 5.2
PP/Gm 2.5 3.3
Penl/Gm 3.9 4.5
PIM/Gm 10.6 10.4
% Penl on Home Team 41% 48%
More Penl on Rd Team 42% 7%
Home Win % 50% 45%
Home Rec. 3-3 34-42
OT Games 0% 21%
Calls by Period
  1st 2nd 3rd
Reg Season 38% 36% 26%
Playoffs 15% 46% 39%
Team Records
  ’15 Playoffs ’14-15 ’13-14
TBL 1-0 4-1 1-6
MTL 1-0 4-2 2-1
Calls By Team (Reg Season)
  PP/gm SH/gm
TBL 2.0 1.5
MTL 1.4 2.1

Marc Joannette (#25)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 6
  • Career Playoff Games: 115
  • Reg Season Games: 1003
  • First NHL Game: Oct 1 1999
  • Birthplace: Verdun, QC
  Playoffs Regular Season
Goals/Gm 3.4 5.3
PP/Gm 2.6 2.7
Penl/Gm 2.8 3.6
PIM/Gm 6.2 9.1
% Penl on Home Team 36% 47%
More Penl on Rd Team 75% 13%
Home Win % 83% 54%
Home Rec. 5-1 41-35
OT Games 0% 29%
Calls by Period
  1st 2nd 3rd
Reg Season 29% 38% 32%
Playoffs 39% 27% 33%
Team Records
  ’15 Playoffs ’14-15 ’13-14
TBL 0-0 2-2 3-3
MTL 0-0 6-3 2-4
Calls By Team (Reg Season)
  PP/gm SH/gm
TBL 1.4 1.7
MTL 1.6 1.5

Referees Kozari & Joannette have worked 1 game together this postseason.
Standby referee is Wes McCauley (#4).
Series Supervisor is Kay Whitmore.

Linesmen

Shane Heyer (#55)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 6
  • Career Playoff Games: 166
  • Reg Season Games: 1797
  • First NHL Game: Oct 6 1988
  • Birthplace: Summerland, BC

Scott Cherrey (#50)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 7
  • Career Playoff Games: 25
  • Reg Season Games: 544
  • First NHL Game: Oct 6 2007
  • Birthplace: Drayton, ON

Standby linesman is Mark Shewchyk (#92).
Linesmen Heyer & Cherrey have worked 1 game together this postseason.