The NHL has announced the 8 referees and 8 linesmen working the 2019 Conference Finals. Here’s tonight’s crew:
San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues
Game 1 – 8:00 EDT
REFEREES |
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Steve Kozari #40 | Kelly Sutherland #11 | |||||
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Games 18-19 | 74 | 54 | ||||
Career PO Games | 83 | 161 | ||||
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 |
SJS | 0-4 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-3 |
STL | 3-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-0 |
LINESMEN |
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Pierre Racicot #65 | Trent Knorr #63 | |||||
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Games 18-19 | 73 | 74 | ||||
Career PO Games | 235 | 17 | ||||
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 (SJS W 5-2), STL/DAL Gm3 (STL W 4-3), NYI/CAR Gm4, and BOS/CBJ Gm6. Kozari officiated the opening round with Jean Hebert, handling TOR/BOS Gm1, CAR/WSH Gm2, CGY/COL Gm3, STL/WPG Gm5 (STL W 3-2), and SJS/VGK Gm6 (SJS W 2-1). Sutherland refereed alongside Chris Lee for Round 1, working STL/WPG Gm1 (STL W 2-1), VGK/SJS Gm2 (VGK W 5-3), and TBL/CBJ Gm4.
Sutherland also worked with Wes McCauley for TOR/BOS Gm7 in Round 1 and COL/SJS Gm7 (SJS W 3-2) in Round 2.
Racicot and Knorr have worked the entire postseason together. In Round 1, they covered CBJ/TBL Gm1, CBJ/TBL Gm2, NYI/PIT Gm3, WSH/CAR Gm4, and BOS/CBJ Gm6.
Standby Official: Tim Peel #20, Ryan Gibbons #58
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore
Full lineup of NHL Referees and Linesmen
working the Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals.
Stats updated through 4/9/19; all stats are regular season totals. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.