Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals – 7:00 EST

REFEREES

Dan O’Halloran #13 Brad Meier #34
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

LINESMEN

Brian Murphy #93 Michel Cormier #76
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

REFEREES

Francis Charron #6 Brad Watson #23
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

LINESMEN

Greg Devorski #54 Ryan Gibbons #58
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.