Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins – 3:00 EDT
REFEREES |
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| Wes McCauley (#4) | Brad Meier (#34) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 75 / 11 | 75 / 10 | ||||
| Career Games | 886 | 1151 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 10/23/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Dayton, OH | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.2 (37) / 3.5 (20) | 5.6 (11) / 3.6 (19) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (14) / 2.8 (15) | 2.8 (36) / 3.0 (12) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.3 (5) / 4.6 (4) | 3.8 (24) / 3.6 (17) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 10.9 (5) / 11.4 (5) | 9.1 (24) / 8.1 (17) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47% (25) / 43% (19) | 46% (38) / 49% (11) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 12% (12) / 30% (3) | 15% (6) / 3% (11) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (10) / 64% (3) | 64% (10) / 20% (20) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 48-27 / 7-4 | 48-27 / 2-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17% (37) / 20% (18) | 29% (8) / 33% (10) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 30%/ 27% |
38%/ 36% |
33%/ 37% |
35%/ 38% |
37%/ 33% |
28%/ 30% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| OTT | 2-3/ 1-1 |
2-4 | 3-5 | 1-3/ 3-0 |
0-4 | 0-4 |
| PIT | 3-3/ 0-2 |
3-2 | 2-4 | 4-2/ 0-2 |
4-1 | 3-2 |
LINESMEN |
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| Scott Cherrey (#50) | Brian Murphy (#93) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 77 | 77 | ||||
| Career Games | 694 | 1863 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/7/88 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Dover, NH | ||||
The Game 1 crew is back! This is the third playoff game for the pairing of Wes McCauley and Brad Meier, who officiated Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins and Western Conference Final Game 2 between the Ducks and Predators.
Wes McCauley worked the opening round with Brian Pochmara, taking the ice for CHI/NSH Game 1, ANA/CGY Game 2, MIN/STL Game 4, and WSH/TOR Game 5. In Round 2, he was paired with Francis Charron for EDM/ANA Game 2, STL/NSH Game 3, OTT/NYR Game 4, WSH/PIT Game 5, and – with referee Kelly Sutherland – EDM/ANA Game 7.
Brad Meier was paired with Kevin Pollock in Round 1 for MIN/STL Game 2, EDM/SJS Game 3, OTT/BOS Game 4, and WSH/TOR Game 6. He worked alongside Brad Watson in the second round, officiating ANA/EDM Game 1, WSH/PIT Game 3, STL/NSH Game 5, and OTT/NYR Game 6.
Standby: Kelly Sutherland (#11), Matt MacPherson (#83)
Series Supervisor: Bill McCreary
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.
