Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals – 7:00 EST
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Dan O’Halloran #13 | Brad Meier #34 | |||||
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Games 17-18 | 73 | 72 | ||||
Career Games | 1376 | 1223 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/1/95 | 10/23/99 | ||||
Birthplace | Essex, ON | Dayton, OH | ||||
Goals/Gm | 6.2 (7) | 5.9 (22) | ||||
PP/Gm | 3.0 (25) | 3.0 (25) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 3.5 (26) | 3.5 (26) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 7.9 (36) | 8.2 (27) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 44.0% (39) | 45.0% (37) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | 26.0% (3) | 21.0% (6) | ||||
Home Win % | 56.0% (19) | 56.0% (19) | ||||
Home Rec. | 41-32 | 40-32 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 30.0% (5) | 19.0% (31) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2017-18 | 34% | 37% | 29% | 29% | 42% | 29% |
Team Records | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 3-2 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 4-1 |
Washington Capitals | 4-2 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 3-1 |
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Brian Murphy #93 | Michel Cormier #76 | |||||
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Games 17-18 | 72 | 73 | ||||
Career Games | 1935 | 1010 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/7/88 | 10/10/03 | ||||
Birthplace | Dover, NH | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
Standby Official: Jean Hebert #15
Series Supervisor: Paul Devorski (Previously PHI/PIT)
New round, new pairings! O’Halloran and Meier are working together for the first time this postseason. This veteran pair has officiated over 2500 NHL regular season games combined.
O’Halloran, previously partnered with Kyle Rehman, worked TOR/BOS Game 1, VGK/LAK Game 3, WSH/CBJ Game 3, and PHI/PIT Game 5. Meier, working with Ian Walsh, reffed COL/NSH Game 1, NJD/TBL Game 2, BOS/TOR Game 3, and PHI/PIT Game 4.
Murphy and Cormier worked together in Round 1.
San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights – 10:00 EST
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Francis Charron #6 | Brad Watson #23 | |||||
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Games 17-18 | 73 | 73 | ||||
Career Games | 405 | 1325 | ||||
First NHL Game | 4/5/10 | 3/7/96 | ||||
Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Regina, SK | ||||
Goals/Gm | 6.0 (14) | 5.9 (22) | ||||
PP/Gm | 3.6 (1) | 2.9 (29) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 4.2 (3) | 3.5 (26) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 9.4 (6) | 8.2 (31) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 49.0% (4) | 49.0% (4) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | 6.0% (27) | 5.0% (30) | ||||
Home Win % | 60.0% (8) | 56.0% (19) | ||||
Home Rec. | 44-29 | 41-32 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 21.0% (26) | 27.0% (8) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2017-18 | 29% | 39% | 32% | 33% | 39% | 28% |
Team Records | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 |
San Jose Sharks | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 3-2 |
Vegas Golden Knights | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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Greg Devorski #54 | Ryan Gibbons #58 | |||||
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Games 17-18 | 73 | 73 | ||||
Career Games | 1643 | 222 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/9/93 | 10/8/15 | ||||
Birthplace | Guelph, ON | Vancouver, BC | ||||
Standby Official: Trevor Hanson #14
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven (Previously VGK/LAK)
Charron and Watson were paired up for the opening round and continue into Round 2 together. The duo worked SJS/ANA Game 2, VGK/LAK Game 4, WSH/CBJ Game 4, and TOR/BOS Game 5.
Devorski worked Round 1 with Derek Nansen. Gibbons was paired with Steve Miller, but also worked one game with each of Jonny Murray and Pierre Racicot while Miller was sidelined with an injury.
Stats listed are for 2017-18 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.