New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers – Game 6 – 7:30pm
Steve Kozari #14- 4.0 minor penalties per game
- 11.6 PIM per game
- Record: NYR 1-3, PHI 3-2
- Favors home team (15.4% more minors on road team)
- Home win %: 46.5%
- Average minors by team:
- NYR 2.3, Opponents 2.1
- (5.6% fewer calls on Opp)
- PHI 2.3, Opponents 2.3
- (Calls even between PHI/Opp)
- NYR 2.3, Opponents 2.1
- Kozari’s last Flyers/Rangers game was 4/16/13.
- Home team has won the last 3 Flyers/Rangers games Kozari has worked
- Kozari can take a shot with a puck
Dean Morton #36- 3.6 minor penalties per game
- 11.6 PIM per game
- Record: NYR 1-3, PHI 2-3
- Favors home team (4.3% more minors on road team)
- Home win %: 51.5%
- Average minors by team:
- NYR 1.9, Opponents 1.8
- (6.7% fewer calls on Opp)
- PHI 1.7, Opponents 1.5
- (11.8% fewer calls on Opp)
- NYR 1.9, Opponents 1.8
- Morton hasn’t worked Rangers/Flyers in over 2 years
- Flyer fans might remember Morton’s long distance whistle that cost them a goal in an eventual OT Loss
- Morton played 1 game as an NHL player, scoring a goal in his only game with the Detroit Red Wings in 1989.
- Kozari/Morton together in the playoffs:
- Also worked Wild/Avs Game 1, Pens/Jackets Game 3, Ducks/Stars Game 4, and Bruins/Wings Game 5
- 5.4 minor penalties per game (combined)
- 18.8 PIM per game (combined)
- Favor road team (15.0% more minors on home team)
- Home team record: 3-1
- Penalties by period (excluding matching): 9 – 16- 10
- Penalties called in last 10 min (excl. matching): 4
- Penalties called in last 5 min (excl. matching): 1
- Call Breakdown (playoffs)
- Roughing – 7
- Interference – 4
- Hooking – 4
- Cross-checking – 3
- Goaltender interference – 2
- High-sticking – 2
- Boarding – 2
- Others tied at 1
- Linesmen: Michel Cormier #76, Steve Miller #89
- Supervisor: Bill McCreary
- Anthem: Lauren Hart
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