Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning – 8:00 EST
REFEREES |
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| Wes McCauley #4 | Kelly Sutherland #11 | |||||
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| 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 |
LINESMEN |
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| Derek Amell #75 | Jonny Murray #95 | |||||
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| 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.
