Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators – 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 |
| PIT | 3-3/ 3-2 |
3-2 | 2-4 | 4-2/ 2-2 |
4-1 | 3-2 |
| NSH | 5-2/ 3-1 |
3-1 | 3-4 | 3-2/ 1-2 |
3-2 | 3-1 |
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 | ||||
This is the fourth playoff game for the pairing of Wes McCauley and Brad Meier, who officiated Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. They also worked Games 1 and 5 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as Western Conference Final Game 3 between the Ducks and Predators. McCauley was paired with Dan O’Halloran for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.
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.
McCauley is working his fifth Cup Final (2013-2016). After being drafted in 1990 by the Detroit Red Wings, McCauley finally made his NHL debut as an official in 2003. The 44-year-old Georgetown, Ontario, native had worked 886 regular season games.
This is the first Cup Final for Meier. He’s worked 1,151 regular season games since making his NHL debut in 1999.
Standby: Dan O’Halloran (#13)
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.
