Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets – 7:00 EDT

REFEREES

Steve Kozari #40 Kelly Sutherland #11
Games 18-19 74 54
Career PO Games 82 159
Career RS Games 894 1206
First NHL Game 10/15/05 12/19/00
Birthplace Penticton, BC Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (19) 5.6 (41)
PP/Gm 3.2 (10) 2.7 (36)
Penl/Gm 3.9 (11) 3.2 (37)
PIM/Gm 9.1 (11) 6.9 (42)
% of Penl on Home 47.0% (32) 47.0% (32)
More Penl on Rd % 14.0% (5) 12.0% (9)
Home Win % 55.0% (17) 51.0% (27)
Home Rec. 41-34 28-27
OT/SO Games 11.0% (39) 25.0% (9)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2018-19 28% 39% 33% 36% 36% 28%
Team Records 18-19 17-18 16-17 18-19 17-18 16-17
BOS 4-2 4-1 3-2 2-2 3-1 4-3
CBJ 2-3 3-1 1-3 2-2 5-1 5-1

LINESMEN

Pierre Racicot #65 Trent Knorr #63
Games 18-19 73 74
Career PO Games 234 16
Career RS Games 1760 367
First NHL Game 10/12/93 11/13/13
Birthplace Verdun, QC Powell River, BC

 

Sutherland and Kozari were paired up starting in Round 2, where they worked COL/SJS Gm1, STL/DAL Gm3, and NYI/CAR Gm4.  Kozari officiated the opening round with Jean Hebert, handling TOR/BOS Gm1, CAR/WSH Gm2, CGY/COL Gm3, STL/WPG Gm5, and SJS/VGK Gm6.  Sutherland refereed alongside Chris Lee, working STL/WPG Gm1, VGK/SJS Gm2, and TBL/CBJ Gm4. He also worked TOR/BOS Gm7 with Wes McCauley.

Racicot and Knorr have worked the entire postseason together. In Round 1, they covered CBJ/TBL Gm1, CBJ/TBL Gm2, NYI/PIT Gm3, and WSH/CAR Gm4.

 

Standby Official: Jon Mclsaac #2, Steve Miller #89
Series Supervisor: Bill McCreary

 


 

San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche – 10:00 EDT

REFEREES

Brian Pochmara #16 Wes McCauley #4
Games 18-19 69 74
Career PO Games 37 136
Career RS Games 835 1031
First NHL Game 12/23/05 1/20/03
Birthplace Detroit, MI Georgetown, ON
Goals/Gm 6.1 (17) 6.0 (19)
PP/Gm 2.7 (34) 2.5 (41)
Penl/Gm 3.1 (39) 3.1 (39)
PIM/Gm 7.0 (38) 7.6 (33)
% of Penl on Home 51.0% (4) 51.0% (4)
More Penl on Rd % -3.0% (38) -2.0% (36)
Home Win % 43.0% (38) 49.0% (30)
Home Rec. 30-40 37-38
OT/SO Games 19.0% (28) 19.0% (28)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2018-19 31% 38% 31% 33% 36% 31%
Team Records 18-19 17-18 16-17 18-19 17-18 16-17
SJS 1-1 3-2 3-2 1-1 2-1 2-1
COL 4-0 0-4 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-2

LINESMEN

Matt MacPherson #83 Mark Shewchyk #92
Games 18-19 73 73
Career PO Games 42 43
Career RS Games 547 1076
First NHL Game 10/11/11 10/9/03
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Waterdown, ON

 

McCauley and Pochmara have paired throughout the playoffs.  This is the first time either referee has worked a game with the Sharks or Avs. In the opening round, they refereed PIT/NYI Gm 2, TBL/CBJ Gm3, BOS/TOR Gm4, and DAL/NSH Gm5.  McCauley also worked Gm7 of TOR/BOS with referee Kelly Sutherland.   The second round saw McCauley and Pochmara handle CAR/NYI Gm1, STL/DAL Gm4, and CBJ/BOS Gm5.

MacPherson and Shewchyk have worked together throughout the postseason. In Round 1, the duo handled COL/CGY Gm1, COL/CGY Gm2, NSH/DAL Gm3, WPG/STL Gm6, and CAR/WSH Gm7.  The second round of the playoffs saw MacPherson and Shewchyk handling CBJ/BOS Gm2, NYI/CAR Gm3, and DAL/STL Gm5.

Standby Official: Jean Hebert #15, Kiel Murchison #79
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 


 

 

Full lineup of NHL Referees and Linesmen
working Round 2
 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

 

Stats updated through 4/9/19; all stats are regular season totals. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.