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

REFEREES

Kyle Rehman #10
Chris Lee #28
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

Derek Nansen #70
Shandor Alphonso #52
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

REFEREES

Steve Kozari #40
Brian Pochmara #16
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

Mark Shewchyk #92
Ryan Gibbons #58
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

REFEREES

Wes McCauley #4
Kevin Pollock #33
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

Greg Devorski #54
Matt MacPherson #83
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.