Tonight’s Officials – 1/15/14

Just three games on the schedule tonight:

Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs – 7:30pm

• Referees:
  • Brian Pochmara (#16)
    • 40 games officiated
    • 4.3 minor penalties per game
    • 13.9 total PIM per game
    • Favors home team (48.7% minors called vs. home)
    • Sabres are 1-0. Average 2.5 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 2.0 minors/gm*
    • Leafs are 2-1. Average 2.5 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 1.5 minors/gm*
  • Eric Furlatt (#27)
    • 41 games officiated
    • 4.1 minor penalties per game
    • 12.9 total PIM per game
    • Favors home team (48.2% minors called vs. home)
    • Sabres are 0-2. Average 2.8 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 3.0 minors/gm*
    • Leafs are 1-1. Average 2.3 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 2.3 minors/gm*
• Linesmen :Kiel Murchison (#79), Don Henderson (#91)
• Officiating Manager : Bill McCreary

Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins – 8:00pm

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• Referees:
  • Kevin Pollock (#33)
    • 41 games officiated
    • 3.2 minor penalties per game
    • 10.2 total PIM per game
    • Favors home team (47.3% minors called vs. home)
    • Caps are 0-2. Average 1.5 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 1.5 minors/gm*
    • Pens are 3-0. Average 1.8 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 2.5 minors/gm*
    • Pens are on a 9-0 winning streak when Kevin Pollock is refereeing, dating back to 4/22/12.
  • Kelly Sutherland (#11)
    • 42 games officiated
    • 3.6 minor penalties per game
    • 11.4 total PIM per game
    • Calls even home/road (49.8% minors called vs. home)
    • Caps are 2-1. Average 1.7 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 2.0 minors/gm*
    • Pens are 1-1. Average 0.8 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 0.8 minors/gm*
• Linesmen :Derek Amell (#75); Mike Cvik (#88)

Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks – 10:30pm

• Referees:
  • Paul Devorski (#10)
    • 42 games officiated
    • 3.3 minor penalties per game
    • 11.0 total PIM per game
    • Favors road team (51.6% minors called vs. home)
    • Canucks are 1-1. Average 2.0 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 1.8 minors/gm*
    • Ducks are 3-0. Average 1.2 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 1.5 minors/gm*
  • Dan O’Rourke (#9)
    • 39 games officiated
    • 3.6 minor penalties per game
    • 10.2 total PIM per game
    • Favors home team (47.5% minors called vs. home)
    • Canucks are 1-1. Average 1.0 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 1.0 minors/gm*
    • Ducks are 1-2. Average 1.8 minors/gm. Opponents avg. 1.6 minors/gm*This is O’Rourke’s first trip to the Honda Center this season
• Linesmen :Andy McElman (#90), Jonny Murray (#95)

* Team average penalty calls are by referee. i.e. Canucks average 2 minors per game called by Paul Devorksi and 1 minor per game called by Dan O’Rourke, so it would be reasonable to expect a total of 3 minors against them.