Tonight’s NHL Playoff Referees - 5/1/14

Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins – Game 1 – 7:30pm

Marc Joannette #25

3.4 minor penalties per game
10.0 PIM per game
Record: BOS 3-3, MTL 2-4
Favors home team (10.9% more minors on road team)
Home win %: 54.7%
Average minors by team:
- MTL 1.5, Opponents 1.8
  - (16.7% more calls on Opp)
- BOS 1.6, Opponents 1.6
  - (Calls even BOS/Opp)
Last MTL/BOS game – 3/12/14, BOS W 4-1
2013 Playoff Record: MTL 0-0, BOS 1-0
From Verdun, Quebec

Kevin Pollock #33

3.1 minor penalties per game
9.9 PIM per game
Record: BOS 3-1, MTL 2-4
Favors home team (11.4% more minors on road team)
Home win %: 54.1%
Average minors by team:
- MTL 1.8, Opponents 1.7
  - (4.8% fewer calls on Opp)
- BOS 1.5, Opponents 0.8
  - (50.0% fewer calls on Opp)
Last MTL/BOS game – 2/6/13, BOS W 2-1
2013 Playoff Record: MTL 1-0, BOS 1-0
From Kincardine, Ontario
Worked the 2014 Sochi Olympics

Joannette/Pollock Playoff Stats (Combined)
- 8.6 minor penalties per game (combined)
- 22.0 PIM per game (combined)
- Record: BOS 1-0, MTL 0-0
- Home win %: 40.0% (Home teams are 2-3)
- Power plays awarded: 40 – 50.0% to home team
- Calls by period – 13-14-12-1-2-0 (They worked one 3OT game)
- Previous games: STL/CHI Gm1, COL/MIN Gm2, BOS/DET Gm3, SJ/LAK Gm5, PIT/CBJ Gm6
- Most frequent playoff calls: Roughing (8), Interference (7), Tripping (5)
Linesmen: Steve Barton #59, Pierre Racicot #65
Standby Referee: Chris Rooney #5