Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues – 8:00 EDT
REFEREES |
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| Kelly Sutherland (#11) | Steve Kozari (#40) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 74 | 57 | ||||
| Career Games | 1081 | 745 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 10/15/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Penticton, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.3 (31) | 5.5 (18) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.9 (28) | 3.4 (3) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.9 (19) | 4.2 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.6 (15) | 9.9 (10) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (25) | 47.0% (25) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 13.0% (10) | 12.0% (12) | ||||
| Home Win % | 69.0% (6) | 61.0% (16) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 51-23 | 35-22 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 26.0% (15) | 18.0% (36) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 35% | 33% | 31% | 39% | 33% | 29% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| NSH | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 4-0 |
| STL | 3-0 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 5-2 |
LINESMEN |
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| Pierre Racicot (#65) | Matt MacPherson (#83) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 77 | 77 | ||||
| Career Games | 1613 | 399 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/12/93 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Verdun, QC | Antigonish, NS | ||||
During the first round, Sutherland was paired with Chris Lee while Kozari worked with Francis Charron.
Sutherland covered EDM/SJS G2, MIN/STL G3, WSH/TOR G4, and OTT/BOS G5. Kozari handled ANA/CGY G1, PIT/CBJ G3, and MTL/NYR G4. Neither has referees a Preds game during this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Standby: Chris Lee (#28)
Series Supervisor: TBD
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks – 10:30 EDT
REFEREES |
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| Wes McCauley (#4) | Francis Charron (#6) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 75 | 40 | ||||
| Career Games | 886 | 332 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 4/5/10 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Ottawa, ON | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.2 (37) | 5.4 (23) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (14) | 3.2 (8) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.3 (5) | 4.1 (13) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 10.9 (5) | 9.3 (18) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47.0% (25) | 48.0% (14) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 12.0% (12) | 8.0% (27) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64.0% (10) | 55.0% (35) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 48-27 | 22-18 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.0% (37) | 20.0% (30) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 30% | 38% | 33% | 32% | 40% | 27% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| EDM | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 0-6 |
| ANA | 3-1 | 4-2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 |
LINESMEN |
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| Steve Barton (#59) | Jonny Murray (#95) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 76 | 77 | ||||
| Career Games | 1071 | 1065 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Beauport, QC | ||||
Charron worked the opening round with Steve Kozari, while McCauley officiated with Brian Pochmara.
Charron refereed ANA/CGY G1, PIT/CBJ G3, and MTL/NYR G4. McCauley handled CHI/NSH G1, ANA/CGY G2, MIN/STL G4, and WSH/TOR G5. Neither has seen Edmonton this postseason. Charron’s two playoff Ducks games were his only Anaheim matches of the season. He missed time with an injury and, upon his return, never worked a Ducks game during the 2016-17 regular season.
Standby: Brad Watson (#23)
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
Stats listed are for 2016-17 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
