Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers – 8:00 EST

Referees

Wes McCauley (#4)

Playoff Games 2015: 12
Career Playoff Games: 71
Reg Season Games: 750
First NHL Game: Jan 20 2003
Birthplace: Georgetown, ON

	Playoffs	Regular Season
Goals/Gm	4.4	5.3
PP/Gm	3.4	2.8
Penl/Gm	4.3	3.7
PIM/Gm	9.9	9.4
% Penl on Home Team	50%	52%
More Penl on Rd Team	2%	-6%
Home Win %	75%	42%
Home Rec.	9-3	32-45
OT Games	42%	31%

Calls by Period
	1st	2nd	3rd
Reg Season	36%	38%	27%
Playoffs	36%	28%	37%

Team Records
	’15 Playoffs	’14-15	’13-14
TBL	3-1	2-4	3-1
NYR	4-0	4-1	4-3

Calls By Team (Reg Season)
	PP/gm	SH/gm
TBL	1.5	1.4
NYR	1.1	1.2

Kevin Pollock (#33)

Playoff Games 2015: 13
Career Playoff Games: 149
Reg Season Games: 1002
First NHL Game: Mar 28 2000
Birthplace: Kincardine, ON

	Playoffs	Regular Season
Goals/Gm	4.3	5.2
PP/Gm	3.2	3.2
Penl/Gm	4.2	4.2
PIM/Gm	10.3	10.7
% Penl on Home Team	48%	48%
More Penl on Rd Team	8%	7%
Home Win %	69%	51%
Home Rec.	9-4	38-37
OT Games	38%	29%

Calls by Period
	1st	2nd	3rd
Reg Season	30%	40%	30%
Playoffs	35%	30%	35%

Team Records
	’15 Playoffs	’14-15	’13-14
TBL	2-1	3-2	1-2
NYR	4-0	3-3	2-1

Calls By Team (Reg Season)
	PP/gm	SH/gm
TBL	1.4	1.6
NYR	1.8	1.2

Referees McCauley & Pollock have worked 8 games together this postseason.
McCauley/Pollock worked Game 4 of TBL/NYR.
In Rd 2, they worked Game 7 of NYR/WSH.
In Rd 1, they worked Game 7 of TBL/DET
Standby referee is Chris Rooney (#5).
Series Supervisor is Kay Whitmore.

Linesmen

Derek Amell (#75)

Playoff Games 2015: 12
Career Playoff Games: 131
Reg Season Games: 1148
First NHL Game: Oct 11 1997
Birthplace: Port Colborne, ON

Brian Murphy (#93)

Playoff Games 2015: 12
Career Playoff Games: 256
Reg Season Games: 1713
First NHL Game: Oct 7 1988
Birthplace: Dover, NH

Standby linesman is Michel Cormier (#76).
Linesmen Amell & Murphy have worked 3 games together this postseason.

6 Comments

DaveW on 5.29.15 at 11:33

No surprise. Best pair in the game right now.

Thetimesacoming on 5.30.15 at 15:22

Best Pair? How do explain the weak call on Morrow and the obvious highsticking Missed call on Kucherov? Theres a reason Pollock workss Rangers elimination games……his kids need new shoes!!
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JBS on 5.29.15 at 12:43

Could this mean that the NHL’s going to go with Dan O’Halloran and Brad Watson for Blackhawks/Ducks tomorrow? McCauley/Pollock are the league’s best pair right now & definitely deserve their game 7 assignment , but IMHO, I still think that O’Halloran and Watson are the 2 best refs in the league, and a series like Blackhawks/Ducks deserves the best refs for their game 7.

scoutingtherefs on 5.29.15 at 14:59

I think O’Halloran/Watson would also be a fine G7 choice. I’m thinking either those 2 or possibly Rooney/Sutherland, who’ve seen a bit of action
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Johan Verhoef on 5.29.15 at 18:24

It will be O´Halloran and Kozari to work game 7, these 2 refs have done there games in this round as a crew. It wouldn´t surprise to see this 2 refs in the finals like last year.

Kozari has been the best ref in the playoffs starting in his first game called 5 minute slashing and a game misconduct for PK Subban and he was right.

And the most important thing you can ask of refs is calling the game consistant and Kozari did with Jackson in the 1st round, and with Joannette in the 2nd round. That Jackson and Joannette are out is something surprising, but maybe the see in Kozari a long time referee and looking at his number of playoff games in just a few year it must be clear that he is seen as one of the better refs.
It is also a fact that the NHL doesn´t have longtime refs with a lot of playoff games behind there name in the last 3 years.

I would guess Kozari, O´Halloran, Watson, Furlatt and Sutherland will fight for the 4 finals spots and the first 4 i believe have the biggest change. And for the linesmen i expect 4 man of these guys, Devorski, Murphy, Heyer, Racicot and Amell. And maybe Miller we be a surprise after getting back in the playoffs after Kovachik got injured.

But after the season ends the NHL should think about hiring European refs. The have so many guys with a lot of experience where the NHL has lost a lot the last years and after seing Russian Evgeny Romasko work 3 games in march with Paul Devorski is for me a sign that the NHL is looking for some help. And Romasko as a extra plus, he is still young and could be for years a referee in the NHL while in Europe the look more at age.

I hope the last games will be officiated at his best and hopefully not only the best players will play in the NHL and it has become time to think the same about officiating, more competition under refs will for sure make the level higher and the NHL should look in how to get the level higher in officiating.
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- Colin on 5.30.15 at 05:43
  
  Johan Verhoef I believe and I think the Referees for Blackhawks-Ducks Game 7 are going to be Dan O’Halloran and Brad Watson
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DaveW on 5.29.15 at 11:33

No surprise. Best pair in the game right now.
- Thetimesacoming on 5.30.15 at 15:22
  
  Best Pair? How do explain the weak call on Morrow and the obvious highsticking Missed call on Kucherov? Theres a reason Pollock workss Rangers elimination games……his kids need new shoes!!
JBS on 5.29.15 at 12:43

Could this mean that the NHL’s going to go with Dan O’Halloran and Brad Watson for Blackhawks/Ducks tomorrow? McCauley/Pollock are the league’s best pair right now & definitely deserve their game 7 assignment , but IMHO, I still think that O’Halloran and Watson are the 2 best refs in the league, and a series like Blackhawks/Ducks deserves the best refs for their game 7.
- scoutingtherefs on 5.29.15 at 14:59
  
  I think O’Halloran/Watson would also be a fine G7 choice. I’m thinking either those 2 or possibly Rooney/Sutherland, who’ve seen a bit of action
- Johan Verhoef on 5.29.15 at 18:24
  
  It will be O´Halloran and Kozari to work game 7, these 2 refs have done there games in this round as a crew. It wouldn´t surprise to see this 2 refs in the finals like last year.
  
  Kozari has been the best ref in the playoffs starting in his first game called 5 minute slashing and a game misconduct for PK Subban and he was right.
  
  And the most important thing you can ask of refs is calling the game consistant and Kozari did with Jackson in the 1st round, and with Joannette in the 2nd round. That Jackson and Joannette are out is something surprising, but maybe the see in Kozari a long time referee and looking at his number of playoff games in just a few year it must be clear that he is seen as one of the better refs.
  It is also a fact that the NHL doesn´t have longtime refs with a lot of playoff games behind there name in the last 3 years.
  
  I would guess Kozari, O´Halloran, Watson, Furlatt and Sutherland will fight for the 4 finals spots and the first 4 i believe have the biggest change. And for the linesmen i expect 4 man of these guys, Devorski, Murphy, Heyer, Racicot and Amell. And maybe Miller we be a surprise after getting back in the playoffs after Kovachik got injured.
  
  But after the season ends the NHL should think about hiring European refs. The have so many guys with a lot of experience where the NHL has lost a lot the last years and after seing Russian Evgeny Romasko work 3 games in march with Paul Devorski is for me a sign that the NHL is looking for some help. And Romasko as a extra plus, he is still young and could be for years a referee in the NHL while in Europe the look more at age.
  
  I hope the last games will be officiated at his best and hopefully not only the best players will play in the NHL and it has become time to think the same about officiating, more competition under refs will for sure make the level higher and the NHL should look in how to get the level higher in officiating.
  - Colin on 5.30.15 at 05:43
    
    Johan Verhoef I believe and I think the Referees for Blackhawks-Ducks Game 7 are going to be Dan O’Halloran and Brad Watson