Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins – 8:00 EDT
REFEREES |
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| Wes McCauley (#4) | Brad Meier (#34) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 75 / 12 | 75 / 11 | ||||
| Career Games | 886 | 1151 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 10/23/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Dayton, OH | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.2 (37) / 3.7 (20) | 5.6 (11) / 3.9 (19) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (14) / 2.8 (14) | 2.8 (36) / 3.1 (11) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.3 (5) / 4.6 (6) | 3.8 (24) / 3.8 (16) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 10.9 (5) / 11.6 (5) | 9.1 (24) / 8.9 (15) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 47% (25) / 45% (14) | 46% (38) / 49% (9) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 12% (12) / 24% (4) | 15% (6) / 2% (12) | ||||
| Home Win % | 64% (10) / 67% (1) | 64% (10) / 27% (18) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 48-27 / 8-4 | 48-27 / 3-8 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17% (37) / 17% (20) | 29% (8) / 27% (11) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 | 30%/ 25% |
38%/ 37% |
33%/ 37% |
35%/ 33% |
37%/ 35% |
28%/ 32% |
| Team Records | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 14-15 |
| NSH | 5-2 | 3-1 | 3-4 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 |
| PIT | 3-3 | 3-2 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 3-2 |
LINESMEN |
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| Scott Cherrey (#50) | Brian Murphy (#93) | |||||
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| Games 16-17 | 77 / 9 | 77 / 10 | ||||
| Career Games | 694 | 1863 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/7/88 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Dover, NH | ||||
Standby: Kevin Pollock (#33), Shane Heyer (#55)
Series Supervisor: TBD
Wes McCauley #4 – 5th Cup Final (2013-2016). NHL debut in 2003. 886 regular season games. Age 44, from Georgetown, Ontario. Drafted in 1990 by the Detroit Red Wings.
Brad Meier #34 – 1st Cup Final. NHL debut in 1999. 1,151 regular season games. Age 49, from Dayton, Ohio.
Scott Cherrey #50 – 1st Cup Final. 2 Conference Finals (2015, 2017). NHL debut in 2007. 694 regular season games. Age 40, from Drayton, Ontario. Drafted in 1994 by the Washington Capitals.
Brian Murphy #93 – 9th Cup Final. (1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2015, 2016). NHL debut in 1988. 1,775 regular season games as a linesman, plus 88 as a referee. Age 51, from Dover, New Hampshire.
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.
