Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins – 7:00 EST
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| Kelly Sutherland #11 | Eric Furlatt #27 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 71 | 74 | ||||
| Career Games | 1152 | 1100 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 10/8/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (11) | 6.0 (14) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (16) | 3.0 (25) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 (18) | 3.4 (34) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.7 (19) | 7.5 (39) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 52.0% (2) | 47.0% (23) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -8.0% (41) | 12.0% (18) | ||||
| Home Win % | 61.0% (7) | 57.0% (16) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-28 | 42-32 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (13) | 32.0% (3) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2017-18 | 30% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 40% | 27% |
| Team Records | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 |
| Washington Capitals | 4-2 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-2 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 3-4 |
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| Scott Cherrey #50 | Matt MacPherson #83 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 64 | 74 | ||||
| Career Games | 758 | 473 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/11/11 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Antigonish, NS | ||||
Standby Officials: Jean Hebert #15, Mark Shewchyk #92
Series Supervisor: Paul Devorski (Previously supervised PHI/PIT)
Sutherland and Furlatt have worked together the entire postseason, having also officiated:
– Round 1: LAK/VGK Game 1, MIN/WPG Game 2, NSH/COL Game 3, ANA/SJS Game 4, and PIT/PHI Game 6 (PIT W 8-5)
– Round 2: SJS/VGK Game 2, BOS/TBL Game 2, and NSH/WPG Game 4
Sutherland also worked Game 7 between the Bruins and Leafs in the opening round alongside Wes McCauley.
Cherrey and MacPherson have been paired up for the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During the opening round, Cherrey worked with Kiel Murchison while MacPherson was paired with Darren Gibbs.
Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets – 9:30 EST
REFEREES |
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| Wes McCauley #4 | Marc Joannette #25 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games | 958 | 1224 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 10/1/99 | ||||
| Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Verdun, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.0 (14) | 5.8 (27) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 2.6 (40) | 2.9 (29) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.3 (37) | 3.5 (26) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.2 (27) | 8.2 (31) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 46.0% (31) | 46.0% (31) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 19.0% (7) | 19.0% (7) | ||||
| Home Win % | 54.0% (26) | 57.0% (16) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 39-33 | 41-31 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 24.0% (16) | 24.0% (16) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2017-18 | 33% | 46% | 22% | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Team Records | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 |
| Nashville Predators | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-4 | 3-2 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 2-1 | 0-5 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 2-4 | 2-1 |
LINESMEN |
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| Jonny Murray #95 | Devin Berg #87 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 73 | 75 | ||||
| Career Games | 1138 | 199 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Kitchener, ON | ||||
Standby Officials: Brian Pochmara #16, Trent Knorr #63
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore (Previously supervised NSH/COL)
Wes McCauley and Marc Joannette were paired up for the second round, where they worked VGK/SJS Game 3, TBL/BOS Game 3, and PIT/WSH Game 5.
McCauley worked the opening round with Tim Peel for PHI/PIT Game 2, MIN/WPG Game 3 (MIN W 6-2), TBL/NJD Game 4, and NSH/COL Game 6 (NSH W 5-0). He also worked with Kelly Sutherland for BOS/TBL Game 7. Joannette’s Round 1 assignments were CBJ/WSH Game 1, TBL/BOS Game 2, NSH/COL Game 4 (NSH W 3-2), and TBL/NJD Game 5 – all with Trevor Hanson.
Murray worked most of the opening round with linesman Trent Knorr, also working one game with each of Ryan Gibbons (due to injury to Gibbons’ partner Steve Miller) and Scott Cherrey. Berg manned the lines with Steve Barton in Round 1.
Stats listed are for 2017-18 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
