Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning – 8:00 EST

REFEREES

Wes McCauley #4 Kelly Sutherland #11
Games 17-18 72 71
Career Games 958 1152
First NHL Game 1/20/03 12/19/00
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (14) 6.1 (11)
PP/Gm 2.6 (40) 3.1 (16)
Penl/Gm 3.3 (37) 3.8 (18)
PIM/Gm 8.2 (27) 8.7 (19)
% of Penl on Home 46.0% (31) 52.0% (2)
More Penl on Rd % 19.0% (7) -8.0% (41)
Home Win % 54.0% (26) 61.0% (7)
Home Rec. 39-33 43-28
OT/SO Games 24.0% (16) 25.0% (13)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2017-18 33% 46% 22% 30% 36% 34%
Team Records 17-18 16-17 15-16 17-18 16-17 15-16
Washington Capitals 2-4
1-1 PO
4-1 3-3 4-2
1-1 PO
6-1 6-1
Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1
3-1 PO
3-4 2-1 4-2
2-0 PO
3-4 3-4

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Derek Amell #75 Jonny Murray #95
Games 17-18 73 73
Career Games 1370 1138
First NHL Game 10/11/97 10/7/00
Birthplace Port Colborne, ON Beauport, QC

 

Standby Referee: Marc Joannette #25
Standby Linesman: Matt MacPherson #83
Series Supervisor:  Paul Devorski

If you’ve got a Game 7, it’s gotta be Wes and Kelly.  Refs Wes McCauley and Kelly Sutherland are taking the ice this postseason for just the second time together. Their previous outing was Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

McCauley worked alongside Marc Joannette for Games 1 and 5 of the Eastern Conference Final, while Sutherland handled Game 3 with Eric Furlatt. 

McCauley’s been partnered up with Tim Peel (Round 1) and Marc Joannette (Rounds 2 and 3) this postseason, outside of the aforementioned Game 7 appearance. He’s worked:
 – Round 1 (with Tim Peel):  PHI/PIT Game 2, MIN/WPG Game 3, TBL/NJD Game 4 (TBL W 3-1), NSH/COL Game 6, BOS/TOR Game 7 (with Kelly Sutherland)
 – Round 2 (with Marc Joannette):  VGK/SJS Game 3, TBL/BOS Game 3 (TBL W 4-1), PIT/WSH Game 5
 – Round 3:  WSH/TBL Game 1 (WSH W 4-2), WPG/VGK Game 3, WSH/TBL Game 5 (TBL W 3-2)

Sutherland has worked nearly all of the postseason alongside Eric Furlatt, having officiated:
 – Round 1: LAK/VGK Game 1, MIN/WPG Game 2, NSH/COL Game 3, ANA/SJS Game 4, PIT/PHI Game 6, and TOR/BOS (with Wes McCauley).
 – Round 2: SJS/VGK Game 2, BOS/TBL Game 2 (TBL W 4-2), NSH/WPG Game 4, and WSH/PIT Game 6 (WSH W 2-1 OT).
 – Round 3: WPG/VGK Game 1, WSH/TBL Game 3 (TBL W 4-2)

 

 

 


 

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