Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs – 7:00 EST

REFEREES

Kevin Pollock #33 Francois St. Laurent #38
Games 17-18 72 73
Career Games 1228 675
First NHL Game 3/28/00 11/10/05
Birthplace Kincardine, ON Greenfield Park, QC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (14) 6.4 (4)
PP/Gm 2.8 (34) 3.1 (18)
Penl/Gm 3.5 (26) 3.9 (10)
PIM/Gm 8.4 (25) 9.4 (6)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (4) 47.0% (23)
More Penl on Rd % 3.0% (35) 11.0% (19)
Home Win % 42.0% (39) 68.0% (2)
Home Rec. 30-42 50-23
OT/SO Games 15.0% (34) 15.0% (34)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2017-18 27% 36% 37% 35% 33% 32%
Team Records 17-18 16-17 15-16 17-18 16-17 15-16
Boston Bruins 2-1 3-0 4-1 4-0 2-3 2-2
Toronto Maple Leafs 2-4 4-3 2-4 3-2 1-3 2-2

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Ryan Gibbons #58 Steve Miller #89
Games 17-18 73 73
Career Games 222 1197
First NHL Game 10/8/15 10/11/00
Birthplace Vancouver, BC Stratford, ON

 

Standby Officials: Francis Charron #6, Devin Berg #87
Series Supervisor:  Mick McGeough

Pollock and St. Laurent previously officiated Game 1 between the Wild and Jets, Game 2 between the Kings and Golden Knights, Game 3 between the Sharks and Ducks, and Game 4 between the Avs and Preds. 

Gibbons and Miller are reunited on the lines. They started the playoffs together before Miller was sidelined by an undisclosed injury. During Miller’s absence, Gibbons worked one game with Jonny Murray and one with Pierre Racicot.

 


 

Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets – 7:30 EST

REFEREES

Dan O’Rourke #9 Jean Hebert #15
Games 17-18 73 73
Career Games 1062 398
First NHL Game 10/2/99 3/30/11
Birthplace Calgary, AB Moncton, NB
Goals/Gm 5.6 (37) 6.0 (14)
PP/Gm 3.0 (22) 3.4 (4)
Penl/Gm 3.7 (21) 4.1 (5)
PIM/Gm 8.8 (16) 9.3 (8)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (16) 46.0% (31)
More Penl on Rd % 9.0% (23) 18.0% (9)
Home Win % 63.0% (6) 66.0% (4)
Home Rec. 46-27 48-25
OT/SO Games 26.0% (12) 21.0% (26)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2017-18 35% 40% 25% 29% 35% 35%
Team Records 17-18 16-17 15-16 17-18 16-17 15-16
Washington Capitals 4-2 5-1 4-0 3-2 3-1 3-1
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-3 4-2 1-3 2-1 4-1 2-2

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David Brisebois #96 Pierre Racicot #65
Games 17-18 74 72
Career Games 1110 1685
First NHL Game 10/11/99 10/12/93
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Verdun, QC

 

Standby Officials: Kyle Rehman #10, Tony Sericolo #84
Series Supervisor:  Paul Devorski

O’Rourke and Hebert worked Sharks/Ducks Game 1, Avs/Preds Game 2, Lightning/Devils Game 3, and Wild/Jets Game 5.  The duo handed out a playoff-high 132 penalty minutes in last Monday’s NJD/TBL game. 

 


 

Stats listed are for 2017-18 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.