San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues – 8:00 EDT

Referees

Eric Furlatt (#27)

Playoff Gms 2016: 10
RS Games 2015-16: 75
Career Games: 1026
First NHL Game: Oct 8 2001
Birthplace: Trois-Rivieres, QC

	Playoffs	PO Rank	Reg Season	RS Rank
Goals/Gm	5.2	11	5	37
PP/Gm	4.2	3	3.3	14
Penl/Gm	4.9	8	4.2	13
PIM/Gm	11.4	7	9.9	17
% of Penl on Home	47%	13	47%	29
More Penl on Road	11%	7	13%	6
Home Win %	60%	4	51%	31
Home Rec.	6-4		38-37
Games to OT/SO	30%	7	15%	36

Calls by Period	1st	2nd	3rd
Playoffs	26%	32%	42%
Reg Seas.	31%	39%	30%

Team Records	’16 PO	’15-16	’14-15	’13-14
SJS	0-2	1-3	0-4	3-0
STL	3-0	4-2	3-3	4-2

Kelly Sutherland (#11)

Playoff Gms 2016: 12
RS Games 2015-16: 75
Career Games: 1019
First NHL Game: Dec 19 2000
Birthplace: Richmond, BC

	Playoffs	PO Rank	Reg Season	RS Rank
Goals/Gm	5.3	8	5.3	26
PP/Gm	2.9	16	2.8	35
Penl/Gm	3.8	16	3.9	33
PIM/Gm	7.6	17	9.6	23
% of Penl on Home	48%	9	49%	8
More Penl on Road	9%	9	4%	29
Home Win %	50%	8	56%	16
Home Rec.	6-6		42-33
Games to OT/SO	25%	9	23%	16

Calls by Period	1st	2nd	3rd
Playoffs	45%	33%	22%
Reg Seas.	33%	41%	25%

Team Records	’16 PO	’15-16	’14-15	’13-14
SJS	0-2	4-2	1-2	2-5
STL	2-2	3-2	3-0	1-1

Linesmen

Derek Amell (#75)

Playoff Gms 2016: 10
RS Games 2015-16: 73
Career Games: 1221
First NHL Game: Oct 11 1997
Birthplace: Port Colborne, ON

Pierre Racicot (#65)

Playoff Gms 2016: 10
RS Games 2015-16: 74
Career Games: 1536
First NHL Game: Oct 12 1993
Birthplace: Verdun, QC

Standby referee is Dan O’Rourke (#9)

2 Comments

Bruce G on 5.23.16 at 22:22

A this is why you don’t let Furlatt ref in the playoffs. Show the video evidence of Shattenkirk hook at the end of the second!

Gregory E Felton on 5.24.16 at 17:21

I would like an explanation of the Polak vs. Jasken interaction / penalty sequence. Here is what a replay shows . . .

1- Polak grabs Jasken’s leg and pulls him down to the ice — this is holding or interference, 2 minute minor.

2- Polak then punches Jasken 3 times from behind; twice to the lower back, once to the back of the head — this is roughing or instigating, 2 minute minor.

3- After both players stand, Polak continues to punch at Jasken, who clearly wants nothing to do with the fight — this is instigating, 2 minute minor.

4- The linesman and officials stand around watching, doing nothing to break up the fight, leaving Jasken with no choice but to get his hands on Polak to try to avoid getting punched — this is a 5-minute major on Polak for fighting, and arguably a two minute minor on Jasken . . . though his only other option was to stand there, do nothing, and get punched in the face.

The conclusion of the whole interaction was both players receiving a 5-minute major fighting penalty.

The officiating has been awful this entire series; the Sharks get away with crashing our goalie, interference, holds, knee-on-knee hits, and slew-foots . . . then the Blues get called for things like Ott’s push-off the hip of a Sharks player (something so non-violent you wouldn’t normally see called in the playoffs), or Shattenkirk called for a “hook” for tapping a Sharks player on his hand (like any defenseman is supposed to do).

it really seems like the refs are in the Blues head, the Blues seem terrified to keep playing their physical game as every little thing is called against them and everything major is being ignored in favor of the Sharks.

Bruce G on 5.23.16 at 22:22

A this is why you don’t let Furlatt ref in the playoffs. Show the video evidence of Shattenkirk hook at the end of the second!
Gregory E Felton on 5.24.16 at 17:21

I would like an explanation of the Polak vs. Jasken interaction / penalty sequence. Here is what a replay shows . . .

1- Polak grabs Jasken’s leg and pulls him down to the ice — this is holding or interference, 2 minute minor.

2- Polak then punches Jasken 3 times from behind; twice to the lower back, once to the back of the head — this is roughing or instigating, 2 minute minor.

3- After both players stand, Polak continues to punch at Jasken, who clearly wants nothing to do with the fight — this is instigating, 2 minute minor.

4- The linesman and officials stand around watching, doing nothing to break up the fight, leaving Jasken with no choice but to get his hands on Polak to try to avoid getting punched — this is a 5-minute major on Polak for fighting, and arguably a two minute minor on Jasken . . . though his only other option was to stand there, do nothing, and get punched in the face.

The conclusion of the whole interaction was both players receiving a 5-minute major fighting penalty.

The officiating has been awful this entire series; the Sharks get away with crashing our goalie, interference, holds, knee-on-knee hits, and slew-foots . . . then the Blues get called for things like Ott’s push-off the hip of a Sharks player (something so non-violent you wouldn’t normally see called in the playoffs), or Shattenkirk called for a “hook” for tapping a Sharks player on his hand (like any defenseman is supposed to do).

it really seems like the refs are in the Blues head, the Blues seem terrified to keep playing their physical game as every little thing is called against them and everything major is being ignored in favor of the Sharks.