Your Game 1 officials are back! Tonight’s crew previously worked the opening game of the Western Conference Final – a 1-0 Dallas Stars win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
8:00 PM EDT

REFEREES

Steve Kozari #40
Kelly Sutherland #11
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 64 / 16 62 / 16
Career Games (Reg/PO) 958 / 105 1269 / 183
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
Playoffs
1-5
6-0
2-2
2-2
1-3
5-2
3-1
2-2
VGK
Playoffs
3-5
1-3
3-1
1-3
2-2
1-3
1-3
4-1
 

LINESMEN

Scott Cherrey #50
Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) 63 / 16 64 / 16
Career Games (Reg/PO) 891 / 104 540 / 32
First NHL Game 10/6/07 1/21/13
Birthplace Drayton, ON Cloverdale, BC

 

Kozari and Sutherland came together for Round 2; Kozari worked the previous rounds with Brian Pochmara, while Sutherland reffed alongside TJ Luxmore.

Dallas is undefeated (6-0) under Kozari this postseason.

Vegas went 0-2 vs. Vancouver under Kozari/Sutherland in Round 2.

Kozari/Sutherland
Round 2: DAL/COL Gm1 (DAL W 5-3), VAN/VGK Gm2 (VGK L 2-5), COL/DAL Gm4 (DAL W 5-4), VAN/VGK Gm5 (VGK L 1-2), DAL/COL Gm7 (DAL W 5-4OT)
Conf. Final: DAL/VGK Gm1 (DAL W 1-0)
, NYI/TBL Gm 2

Kozari (with Pochmara)
Round-Robin: DAL/STL (DAL W 2-1SO)

Qual: ARI/NSH Gm1, WPG/CGY Gm2, VAN/MIN Gm3, EDM/CHI Gm4
Round 1:
 CGY/DAL Gm2 (DAL W 5-4)VGK/CHI Gm3 (VGK W 4-3OT), COL/ARI Gm4

Sutherland (with Luxmore)
Round-Robin: COL/DAL (DAL L 0-4)

Qual: MIN/VAN Gm1, CGY/WPG Gm3, NSH/ARI Gm4
Round 1:
 CGY/DAL Gm1 (DAL L 2-3)CHI/VGK Gm2 (VGK W 2-1), COL/ARI Gm3, STL/VAN Gm4, DAL/CGY Gm6 (DAL W 7-3)

 

Standby Officials: Francis Charron #6, Matt MacPherson #83
Series Supervisor: TBD

 


 

 

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.