St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks – 9:00 EDT
Referees
Dan O’Rourke (#9)
- Playoff Gms 2016: 12
- RS Games 2015-16: 63
- Career Games: 990
- First NHL Game: Oct 2 1999
- Birthplace: Calgary, AB
| Playoffs | PO Rank |
Reg Season |
RS Rank |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals/Gm | 5.3 | 10 | 5.1 | 32 |
| PP/Gm | 3.0 | 16 | 3.0 | 28 |
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 | 18 | 3.8 | 34 |
| PIM/Gm | 7.6 | 19 | 9 | 36 |
| % of Penl on Home | 48% | 11 | 48% | 17 |
| More Penl on Road | 9% | 9 | 9% | 15 |
| Home Win % | 58% | 4 | 54% | 22 |
| Home Rec. | 7-5 | 34-29 | ||
| Games to OT/SO | 33% | 5 | 30% | 3 |
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Playoffs | 30% | 48% | 23% |
| Reg Seas. | 34% | 37% | 29% |
| Team Records | ’16 PO | ’15-16 | ’14-15 | ’13-14 |
| STL | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| SJS | 4-0 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 4-1 |
Brad Watson (#23)
- Playoff Gms 2016: 12
- RS Games 2015-16: 74
- Career Games: 1190
- First NHL Game: Mar 7 1996
- Birthplace: Regina, SK
| Playoffs | PO Rank |
Reg Season |
RS Rank |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals/Gm | 5.0 | 15 | 5.7 | 4 |
| PP/Gm | 3.8 | 7 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Penl/Gm | 4.5 | 10 | 4.3 | 10 |
| PIM/Gm | 9.7 | 10 | 10.2 | 12 |
| % of Penl on Home | 46% | 16 | 47% | 29 |
| More Penl on Road | 16% | 5 | 13% | 6 |
| Home Win % | 50% | 6 | 57% | 15 |
| Home Rec. | 6-6 | 42-32 | ||
| Games to OT/SO | 17% | 13 | 23% | 16 |
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Playoffs | 32% | 31% | 36% |
| Reg Seas. | 33% | 40% | 28% |
| Team Records | ’16 PO | ’15-16 | ’14-15 | ’13-14 |
| STL | 1-1 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 4-2 |
| SJS | 4-0 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 3-3 |
O’Rourke & Watson also worked Game 2 of the series, a 4-0 Sharks win.
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik (#71)
- Playoff Gms 2016: 11
- RS Games 2015-16: 74
- Career Games: 1295
- First NHL Game: Oct 10 1996
- Birthplace: Woodstock, ON
Brian Murphy (#93)
- Playoff Gms 2016: 11
- RS Games 2015-16: 73
- Career Games: 1786
- First NHL Game: Oct 7 1988
- Birthplace: Dover, NH
Standby referee is Eric Furlatt (#27)
