Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings – 7:30 EST

Referees

Kevin Pollock (#33)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 5
  • Career Playoff Games: 141
  • Reg Season Games: 1007
  • First NHL Game: Mar 28 2000
  • Birthplace: Kincardine, ON
  Playoffs Regular Season
Goals/Gm 5 5.2
PP/Gm 2.9 3.2
Penl/Gm 3.9 4.2
PIM/Gm 10.4 10.7
% Penl on Home Team 49% 48%
More Penl on Rd Team 5% 7%
Home Win % 40% 51%
Home Rec. 2-3 38-37
OT Games 40% 29%
Calls by Period
  1st 2nd 3rd
Reg Season 30% 40% 30%
Playoffs 38% 36% 26%
Team Records
  ’15 Playoffs ’14-15 ’13-14
TBL 0-0 3-2 1-2
DET 0-0 3-2 2-4
Calls By Team (Reg Season)
  PP/gm SH/gm
TBL 2.0 1.5
DET 0.8 1.0

Wes McCauley (#4)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 4
  • Career Playoff Games: 63
  • Reg Season Games: 738
  • First NHL Game: Jan 20 2003
  • Birthplace: Georgetown, ON
  Playoffs Regular Season
Goals/Gm 5 5.3
PP/Gm 3.4 2.8
Penl/Gm 4.3 3.7
PIM/Gm 9.5 9.4
% Penl on Home Team 53% 52%
More Penl on Rd Team -11% -6%
Home Win % 75% 42%
Home Rec. 3-1 32-45
OT Games 50% 31%
Calls by Period
  1st 2nd 3rd
Reg Season 36% 38% 27%
Playoffs 42% 29% 29%
Team Records
  ’15 Playoffs ’14-15 ’13-14
TBL 1-0 2-4 3-1
DET 0-1 3-4 1-2
Calls By Team (Reg Season)
  PP/gm SH/gm
TBL 1.3 1.2
DET 1.6 1.8

Referees Pollock & McCauley have worked 0 games together this postseason.
McCauley was previously paired with St. Pierre; the duo worked Game 2 of this series.
Pollock worked with Francois St. Laurent; this is his first Lightning/Wings playoff game.
Standby referee is Jean Hebert (#15).
Series Supervisor is Bill McCreary.

Linesmen

Derek Amell (#75)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 4
  • Career Playoff Games: 123
  • Reg Season Games: 1148
  • First NHL Game: Oct 11 1997
  • Birthplace: Port Colborne, ON

Derek Nansen (#70)

  • Playoff Games 2015: 4
  • Career Playoff Games: 34
  • Reg Season Games: 1148
  • First NHL Game: Oct 11 2002
  • Birthplace: Ottawa, ON

Standby linesman is Pierre Racicot (#65).
Linesmen Amell & Nansen have worked 4 games together this postseason.