Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators – 8:00 EDT
REFEREES |
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| Chris Rooney (#5) | Kelly Sutherland (#11) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 38 / 9 | 74 / 10 | ||||
| Career Games | 1014 | 1081 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/22/00 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Boston, MA | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.8 (5) / 5.2 (11) | 5.3 (31) / 5.2 (12) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (18) / 2.9 (13) | 2.9 (28) / 3.1 (11) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.7 (30) / 4.4 (6) | 3.9 (19) / 4.4 (10) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.7 (33) / 12.3 (2) | 9.6 (15) / 10.6 (8) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 51% (3) / 51% (4) | 47% (25) / 46% (14) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -30% (40) / –3% (16) | 13% (10) / 18% (8) | ||||
| Home Win % | 58% (26) / 67% (2) | 69% (6) / 70% (1) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 22-16 / 6-3 | 51-23 / 7-3 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 11% (40) / 11% (21) | 26% (15) / 20% (18) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 32%/ 27% |
41%/ 40% |
27%/ 33% |
35%/ 34% |
33%/ 40% |
31%/ 26% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| ANA | 2-2/ 1-0 |
3-3 | 3-0 | 2-3/ 2-0 |
2-1 | 3-2 |
| NSH | 1-0/ 2-0 |
2-2 | 1-3 | 2-3/ 0-1 |
2-3 | 3-0 |
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 | ||||
Standby: Wes McCauley (#4)
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
This is the second game this postseason for the pairing of Chris Rooney and Kelly Sutherland, who also worked Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Rooney worked the first two rounds with Francois St. Laurent. In Round 1, the duo handled PIT/CBJ Game 1, CHI/NSH Game 2, EDM/SJS Game 4, and MTL/NYR Game 6. The second round saw them referee STL/NSH Game 1, OTT/NYR Game 3, EDM/ANA Game 5, and WSH/PIT Game 6.
Sutherland was paired with Chris Lee for the opening round, working EDM/SJS Game 2, MIN/STL Game 3, WSH/TOR Game 4, and OTT/BOS Game 5. He officiated Round 2 with referee Steve Kozari, seeing action for NSH/STL Game 2, EDM/ANA Game 3, WSH/PIT Game 4, and OTT/NYR Game 5. Sutherland also worked Game 7 between the Ducks and Oilers with referee Wes McCauley.
The full list of NHL Refs and Linesmen for the 2017 Conference Finals
Playoff stats are in orange. Stats in black are for the 2016-17 season.
Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
