Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights – 8:00 EST
REFEREES |
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| Kelly Sutherland #11 | Chris Rooney #5 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 71 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games | 1152 | 1087 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 11/22/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Boston, MA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (11) | 5.9 (22) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (16) | 3.1 (18) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 (18) | 4.0 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.7 (19) | 10.1 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 52.0% (2) | 47.0% (23) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -8.0% (41) | 14.0% (14) | ||||
| Home Win % | 61.0% (7) | 58.0% (14) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-28 | 42-31 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (13) | 21.0% (26) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2017-18 | 30% | 36% | 34% | 29% | 36% | 35% |
| Team Records | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 |
| Washington Capitals | 4-2 3-1 PO |
6-1 | 6-1 | 2-3 3-1 PO |
1-0 | 3-2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 4-1 2-2 PO |
0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 2-1 PO |
0-0 | 0-0 |
LINESMEN |
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| Derek Amell #75 | Greg Devorski #54 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games | 1370 | 1643 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/97 | 10/9/93 | ||||
| Birthplace | Port Colborne, ON | Guelph, ON | ||||
Standby Referee: Marc Joannette #25
Standby Linesman: Matt MacPherson #83
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
Sutherland and Rooney are working their second game together this postseason. They previously officiated the Caps’ 3-2 win in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
- Sutherland has worked nearly all of the postseason alongside Eric Furlatt, having officiated:
- Round 1:
- LAK/VGK Game 1 (VGK W 1-0)
- MIN/WPG Game 2
- NSH/COL Game 3
- ANA/SJS Game 4
- PIT/PHI Game 6
- TOR/BOS Game 7 (with Wes McCauley).
- Round 2:
- SJS/VGK Game 2 (VGK W 7-0)
- BOS/TBL Game 2
- NSH/WPG Game 4
- WSH/PIT Game 6 (WSH W 2-1 OT)
- Round 3:
- WPG/VGK Game 1 (VGK L 2-4)
- WSH/TBL Game 3 (WSH L 2-4)
- WSH/TBL Game 7 with Wes McCauley (WSH W 4-0)
- Stanley Cup Final:
- WSH/VGK Game 2 (WSH W 3-2)
- Round 1:
- Rooney worked the first three rounds with Gord Dwyer. Together, they handled:
- Round 1:
- NJD/TBL Game 1
- PIT/PHI Game 3
- BOS/TOR Game 4
- CBJ/WSH Game 5 (WSH W 4-3 OT)
- Round 2:
- WPG/NSH Game 1
- PIT/WSH Game 2 (WSH W 4-1)
- SJS/VGK Game 5 (VGK W 5-3)
- Round 3:
- VGK/WPG Game 2 (VGK W 3-1)
- TBL/WSH Game 4 (WSH L 2-4)
- Stanley Cup Final:
- WSH/VGK Game 2 (WSH W 3-2)
- Round 1:
Amell and Devorski are also paired up for the second time in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs; the duo worked Game 2 of the Cup Final. Amell was previously paired with linesman Scott Cherry, while Devorski worked alongside Ryan Gibbons.
Stats listed are for 2017-18 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
