Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights – 8:00 EST
REFEREES |
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| Kelly Sutherland #11 | Chris Rooney #5 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 71 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games | 1152 | 1087 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 11/22/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Boston, MA | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (11) | 5.9 (22) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.1 (16) | 3.1 (18) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 3.8 (18) | 4.0 (6) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 8.7 (19) | 10.1 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 52.0% (2) | 47.0% (23) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -8.0% (41) | 14.0% (14) | ||||
| Home Win % | 61.0% (7) | 58.0% (14) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 43-28 | 42-31 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 25.0% (13) | 21.0% (26) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2017-18 | 30% | 36% | 34% | 29% | 36% | 35% |
| Team Records | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 16-17 | 15-16 |
| Washington Capitals | 4-2 2-1 PO |
6-1 | 6-1 | 2-3 2-1 PO |
1-0 | 3-2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 4-1 2-1 PO |
0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 2-0 PO |
0-0 | 0-0 |
LINESMEN |
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| Derek Amell #75 | Greg Devorski #54 | |||||
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| Games 17-18 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Career Games | 1370 | 1643 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/97 | 10/9/93 | ||||
| Birthplace | Port Colborne, ON | Guelph, ON | ||||
Standby Referee: Marc Joannette #25
Standby Linesman: Matt MacPherson #83
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
Sutherland and Rooney are working their first game together this postseason.
- Sutherland has worked nearly all of the postseason alongside Eric Furlatt, having officiated:
- Round 1:
- LAK/VGK Game 1 (VGK W 1-0)
- MIN/WPG Game 2
- NSH/COL Game 3
- ANA/SJS Game 4
- PIT/PHI Game 6
- TOR/BOS Game 7 (with Wes McCauley).
- Round 2:
- SJS/VGK Game 2 (VGK W 7-0)
- BOS/TBL Game 2
- NSH/WPG Game 4
- WSH/PIT Game 6 (WSH W 2-1 OT)
- Round 3:
- WPG/VGK Game 1 (VGK L 2-4)
- WSH/TBL Game 3 (WSH L 2-4)
- WSH/TBL Game 7 with Wes McCauley (WSH W 4-0)
- Round 1:
- Rooney worked the first three rounds with Gord Dwyer. Together, they handled:
- Round 1:
- NJD/TBL Game 1
- PIT/PHI Game 3
- BOS/TOR Game 4
- CBJ/WSH Game 5 (WSH W 4-3 OT)
- Round 2:
- WPG/NSH Game 1
- PIT/WSH Game 2 (WSH W 4-1)
- SJS/VGK Game 5 (VGK W 5-3)
- Round 3:
- VGK/WPG Game 2 (VGK W 3-1)
- TBL/WSH Game 4 (WSH L 2-4)
- Round 1:
Amell and Devorski are also paired up for the first time in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Amell was previously paired with linesman Scott Cherry, while Devorski worked alongside Ryan Gibbons.
Stats listed are for 2017-18 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.
