A bit of a shakeup in the official pairings for today’s games, as refs Wes McCauley and Kyle Rehman swap partners for today’s game. New pairings on lines as well, as Devorski and MacPherson get paired together for the decisive TOR/CBJ Game 5.
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
12:00 PM EDT
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Kyle Rehman #10![]() |
Chris Lee #28![]() |
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Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 56 / 3 | 62 / 4 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 735 / 12 | 1171 / 75 | ||||
First NHL Game | 1/22/08 | 4/2/01 | ||||
Birthplace | Red Deer, AB | St. John, NB | ||||
Goals/Gm | 6.1 (17) | 6.3 (5) | ||||
PP/Gm | 2.7 (38) | 2.8 (32) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 4.0 (13) | 3.9 (17) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 10.2 (9) | 9.5 (13) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 48.0% (18) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | 7.0% (24) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
Home Win % | 57.0% (12) | 48.0% (34) | ||||
Home Rec. | 32-24 | 30-32 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 29.0% (9) | 24.0% (21) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2019-20 | 35% | 39% | 26% | 33% | 35% | 32% |
Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
BOS | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 5-1 |
WSH | 2-2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 3-0 |
LINESMEN |
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Derek Nansen #70![]() |
Shandor Alphonso #52![]() |
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Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 4 | 63 / 4 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1123 / 55 | 382 / 4 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/11/02 | 10/17/14 | ||||
Birthplace | Ottawa, ON | Orangeville, ON |
Standby Officials: Eric Furlatt #27, Bryan Pancich #94
Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues
3:00 PM EDT
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Steve Kozari #40![]() |
Brian Pochmara #16![]() |
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Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 4 | 64 / 4 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 958 / 93 | 899 / 42 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 12/23/05 | ||||
Birthplace | Penticton, BC | Detroit, MI | ||||
Goals/Gm | 6.0 (22) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
PP/Gm | 3.5 (2) | 3.0 (16) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 4.9 (1) | 4.2 (9) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 11.7 (1) | 10.5 (7) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 49.0% (9) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | 3.0% (31) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
Home Win % | 59.0% (9) | 42.0% (39) | ||||
Home Rec. | 38-26 | 27-37 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 20.0% (35) | 22.0% (30) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2019-20 | 32% | 37% | 31% | 27% | 40% | 33% |
Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
DAL | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 0-3 |
STL | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Mark Shewchyk #92![]() |
Ryan Gibbons #58![]() |
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Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 4 | 66 / 4 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1139 / 48 | 360 / 26 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/9/03 | 10/8/15 | ||||
Birthplace | Waterdown, ON | Vancouver, BC |
Standby Officials: Marc Joannette #25, Pierre Racicot #65
Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs
8:00 PM EDT
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Wes McCauley #4![]() |
Kevin Pollock #33![]() |
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Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 61 / 4 | 62 / 3 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1094 / 145 | 1366 / 201 | ||||
First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 3/28/00 | ||||
Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | Kincardine, ON | ||||
Goals/Gm | 6.4 (3) | 6.3 (5) | ||||
PP/Gm | 2.9 (27) | 2.8 (34) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 3.4 (36) | 3.6 (32) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 7.9 (36) | 8.9 (21) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 51.0% (4) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | -4.0% (40) | 9.0% (17) | ||||
Home Win % | 40.0% (40) | 56.0% (15) | ||||
Home Rec. | 25-37 | 35-27 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 26.0% (14) | 32.0% (6) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2019-20 | 33% | 44% | 23% | 32% | 39% | 29% |
Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
CBJ | 1-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 2-1 |
TOR | 2-3 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3-4 | 2-4 |
LINESMEN |
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Greg Devorski #54![]() |
Matt MacPherson #83![]() |
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Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 40 / 4 | 64 / 4 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1755 / 214 | 611 / 49 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/9/93 | 10/11/11 | ||||
Birthplace | Guelph, ON | Antigonish, NS |
McCauley was previously paired with Frederick L’Ecuyer, while Pollock was working with Kyle Rehman. McCauley worked Game 3 of this series (CBJ W 4-3OT), while Pollock handled Game 1 (CBJ W 2-0).
On lines, Devorski has worked with Shandor Alphonso, while MacPherson partnered up with Derek Nansen.
Standby Officials: Jean Hebert #15, Steve Barton #59
Series Supervisor: Rob Shick
Here’s the full lineup of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Referees and Linesmen
NHL Names Referees and Linesmen for Play-In and 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Stats updated for 2019-20 through the end of the regular season; all stats are regular season totals. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.