Refs Steve Kozari and Kelly Sutherland are getting their first playoff looks at Eastern Conference teams.
New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
8:00 PM EDT
REFEREES |
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 64 / 15 | 62 / 15 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 958 / 104 | 1269 / 182 | ||||
| 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 |
| NYI Playoffs |
1-2 0-0 |
2-2 – |
0-5 – |
2-2 0-0 |
1-2 – |
3-0 – |
| TBL Playoffs |
3-2 0-0 |
3-3 – |
3-1 – |
3-2 0-0 |
4-0 – |
4-2 – |
LINESMEN |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 63 / 15 | 64 / 15 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 891 / 103 | 540 / 31 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/6/07 | 1/21/13 | ||||
| Birthplace | Drayton, ON | Cloverdale, BC | ||||
Kozari and Sutherland came together for Round 2; Kozari worked prior rounds with Brian Pochmara, while Sutherland officiated alongside TJ Luxmore.
Kozari/Sutherland
Round 2: DAL/COL Gm1, VAN/VGK Gm2, COL/DAL Gm4, VAN/VGK Gm5, DAL/COL Gm7
Conf. Finals: DAL/VGK Gm 1
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: Dan O’Rourke #9, Brad Kovachik #71
The full lineup of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Referees and Linesmen and the officials chosen for the Conference Finals:
NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2020 Stanley Cup Conference Finals
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.
