Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals – 8:00 EST
REFEREES |
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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 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 2-4 |
| Washington Capitals | 4-2 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 3-1 |
LINESMEN |
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| Scott Cherrey #50 | Derek Amell #75 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 64 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games | 758 | 1370 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 10/11/97 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Port Colborne, ON | ||||
Standby Referee: Dan O’Halloran #13
Standby Linesman: Greg Devorski #54
Series Supervisor: Paul Devorski
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.
– Round 2: SJS/VGK Game 2, BOS/TBL Game 2, NSH/WPG Game 4, and WSH/PIT Game 6.
– Round 3: WPG/VGK Game 1
Sutherland also worked Game 7 between the Bruins and Leafs in the opening round alongside Wes McCauley.
Stats listed are for 2017-18 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
