Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers – 8:00 EST
Referees
Kelly Sutherland (#11)
Playoff Games 2015: 8
Career Playoff Games: 95
Reg Season Games: 940
9First NHL Game: Dec 19 2000
Birthplace: Richmond, BC
Playoffs
Regular Season
Goals/Gm
4.4
5.0
PP/Gm
2.7
3.1
Penl/Gm
3.8
4.3
PIM/Gm
7.7
11
% Penl on Home Team
46%
49%
More Penl on Rd Team
18%
2%
Home Win %
50%
51%
Home Rec.
4-4
36-34
OT Games
13%
24%
Calls by Period
1st
2nd
3rd
Reg Season
31%
38%
32%
Playoffs
34%
36%
30%
Team Records
’15 Playoffs
’14-15
’13-14
TBL
1-1
4-1
1-4
NYR
2-1
3-3
3-3
Calls By Team (Reg Season)
PP/gm
SH/gm
TBL
1.9
1.5
NYR
1.4
1.2
Chris Rooney (#5)
Playoff Games 2015: 9
Career Playoff Games: 53
Reg Season Games: 904
First NHL Game: Nov 22 2000
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Playoffs
Regular Season
Goals/Gm
6.7
5.4
PP/Gm
3.4
3.6
Penl/Gm
4.0
4.4
PIM/Gm
9.1
10.3
% Penl on Home Team
39%
49%
More Penl on Rd Team
54%
3%
Home Win %
44%
45%
Home Rec.
4-5
34-41
OT Games
22%
25%
Calls by Period
1st
2nd
3rd
Reg Season
33%
36%
31%
Playoffs
32%
32%
35%
Team Records
’15 Playoffs
’14-15
’13-14
TBL
1-1
2-4
5-0
NYR
1-2
3-1
4-1
Calls By Team (Reg Season)
PP/gm
SH/gm
TBL
2.0
1.4
NYR
1.4
1.8
Referees Sutherland & Rooney have worked 3 games together this postseason, including Game 6 of NYR/WSH and Game 6 of TBL/MTL Standby referee is Dan O’Halloran (#13). Series Supervisor is Kay Whitmore.
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik (#71)
Playoff Games 2015: 8
Career Playoff Games: 110
Reg Season Games: 1221
First NHL Game: Oct 10 1996
Birthplace: Woodstock, ON
Pierre Racicot (#65)
Playoff Games 2015: 9
Career Playoff Games: 178
Reg Season Games: 1462
First NHL Game: Oct 12 1993
Birthplace: Verdun, QC
Standby linesman is Greg Devorski (#54). Linesmen Kovachik & Racicot have worked 0 games together this postseason.