Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets – 7:00 EDT
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Steve Kozari #40 | Kelly Sutherland #11 | |||||
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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 |
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Pierre Racicot #65 | Trent Knorr #63 | |||||
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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
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Brian Pochmara #16 | Wes McCauley #4 | |||||
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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 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 | Mark Shewchyk #92 | |||||
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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
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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.