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 |
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| 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 |
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Scott Cherrey #50 |
Kiel Murchison #79 |
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| 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.
