For Stars/Avs, it’s the same crew from Games 1, 4, and 5 back for Game 7,
Over at Vegas/Vancouver, the Game 6 officials are back for an encore!

 

Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
4:00 PM EDT

REFEREES
Steve Kozari #40
 Kelly Sutherland #11
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 64 / 13 62 / 13
Career Games (Reg/PO) 958 / 102 1269 / 180
First NHL Game 10/15/05 12/19/00
Birthplace Penticton, BC Richmond, BC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (22) 5.9 (28)
PP/Gm 3.5 (2) 2.7 (38)
Penl/Gm 4.9 (1) 3.4 (37)
PIM/Gm 11.7 (1) 7.4 (38)
% of Penl on Home 49.0% (9) 50.0% (5)
More Penl on Rd % 3.0% (31) 2.0% (36)
Home Win % 59.0% (9) 63.0% (3)
Home Rec. 38-26 39-23
OT/SO Games 20.0% (35) 26.0% (14)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 32% 37% 31% 25% 42% 33%
Team Records 19-20 18-19 17-18 19-20 18-19 17-18
DAL 1-5 2-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 2-2
COL 2-2 3-3 1-5 2-0 2-0 3-2
 

LINESMEN
Scott Cherrey #50
 Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 63 / 13 64 / 13
Career Games (Reg/PO) 891 / 101 540 / 29
First NHL Game 10/6/07 1/21/13
Birthplace Drayton, ON Cloverdale, BC

 

Kozari and Sutherland handled Game 1, Game 4, and Game 5 of Stars vs. Avs. This duo came together for Round 2; Kozari worked prior rounds with Brian Pochmara, while Sutherland reffed alongside TJ Luxmore.

Kozari/Sutherland
Round 2: DAL/STL Gm1, VAN/VGK Gm2, COL/DAL Gm4, VAN/VGK Gm5

Kozari (with Pochmara)
Round-Robin: DAL/STL
Qual: ARI/NSH Gm1, WPG/CGY Gm2, VAN/MIN Gm3, EDM/CHI Gm4
Round 1: CGY/DAL Gm2, VGK/CHI Gm3, COL/ARI Gm4

Sutherland (with Luxmore)
Round-Robin: COL/DAL
Qual: MIN/VAN Gm1, CGY/WPG Gm3, NSH/ARI Gm4
Round 1: CGY/DAL Gm1, CHI/VGK Gm2, COL/ARI Gm3, STL/VAN Gm4, DAL/CGY Gm6

Standby Officials: Brad Meier #34, Pierre Racicot #65
Series Supervisor: Bill McCreary

 

 

Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights
9:00 PM EDT

REFEREES
Dan O’Rourke #9
 Chris Rooney #5
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 61 / 13 61 / 14
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1077 / 141 1223 / 124
First NHL Game 10/2/99 11/22/00
Birthplace Calgary, AB Boston, MA
Goals/Gm 6.0 (22) 5.7 (36)
PP/Gm 2.9 (24) 3.5 (4)
Penl/Gm 3.5 (33) 4.7 (2)
PIM/Gm 7.9 (35) 11.7 (1)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (18) 49.0% (9)
More Penl on Rd % 8.0% (21) 3.0% (31)
Home Win % 54.0% (24) 54.0% (24)
Home Rec. 33-28 33-28
OT/SO Games 18.0% (40) 25.0% (16)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 30% 36% 34% 33% 34% 33%
Team Records 19-20 18-19 17-18 19-20 18-19 17-18
VAN
Playoffs		 2-1
4-1		 2-4
–		 1-4
–		 0-2
4-1		 4-1
–		 1-2
–
VGK
Playoffs		 4-1
1-1		 1-3
–		 2-1
–		 1-2
3-2		 2-3
–		 2-2
–
 

LINESMEN
Jonny Murray #95
 Brad Kovachik #71
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 47 / 13 62 / 12
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1258 / 131 1580 / 164
First NHL Game 10/7/00 10/10/96
Birthplace Beauport, QC Woodstock, ON

 

Refs Dan O’Rourke and Chris Rooney are back from Game 6.  They’ve worked the entire second round together, including Games 2 and 6 of this series. O’Rourke previously worked with Marc Joannette, while Rooney was with Jon McIsaac.

O’Rourke/Rooney
Round 1: STL/VAN Gm6 (VAN W 6-2)
Round 2: DAL/COL Gm2, VGK/VAN Gm3 (VGK W 3-0), DAL/COL Gm5, VGK/VAN Gm6 (VAN W 4-0)

O’Rourke (with Joannette)
Round-Robin: STL/COL
Qual: ARI/NSH Gm2, EDM/CHI Gm3, VAN/MIN Gm4 (VAN W 5-4OT)
Round 1: ARI/COL Gm1 , VAN/STL Gm2 (VAN W 4-3OT), DAL/CGY Gm4

Rooney (with McIsaac)
Round-Robin: VGK/STL (VGK W 6-4), VGK/COL (VGK W 4-3OT)
Qual: WPG/CGY Gm1, CHI/EDM Gm2, MIN/VAN Gm2 (VAN W 4-3)
Round 1: VAN/STL Gm1 (VAN W 5-2), CGY/DAL Gm3, VGK/CHI Gm4 (VGK L 1-3)

The only change from Game 6 is on the lines. Jonny Murray replaces Mark Shewchyk alongside Brad Kovachik.

Standby Officials: Francois St. Laurent #8, Mark Shewchyk #92
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

 

 

 

The full lineup of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Referees and Linesmen and the officials chosen for the Second Round of the Playoffs:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for Round 2 of 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.