Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
6:30 PM EST
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Wes McCauley #4![]() |
Chris Lee #28![]() |
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Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 51 / 7 | 49 / 8 | ||||
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 20 | 62 / 14 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1144 / 172 | 1219 / 94 | ||||
First NHL Game | 1/20/03 | 4/2/01 | ||||
Birthplace | Georgetown, ON | St. John, NB | ||||
Goals/Gm | 6.4 (3) | 6.3 (5) | ||||
PP/Gm | 2.9 (27) | 2.8 (32) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 3.4 (36) | 3.9 (17) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 7.9 (36) | 9.5 (13) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 51.0% (4) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | -4.0% (40) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
Home Win % | 40.0% (40) | 48.0% (34) | ||||
Home Rec. | 25-37 | 30-32 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 26.0% (14) | 24.0% (21) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2019-20 | 33% | 44% | 23% | 33% | 35% | 32% |
Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
TBL | 2-1 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-3 |
CAR | 3-2 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Jonny Murray #95![]() |
Mark Shewchyk #92![]() |
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Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 57 / 8 | 51 / 7 | ||||
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 47 / 17 | 63 / 14 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1314 / 144 | 1189 / 66 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/9/03 | ||||
Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Waterdown, ON |
In the second round, McCauley handled TBL/CAR Game 2 (TBL W 2-1) with Francis Charron, and COL/VGK Game 3 with Francois St. Laurent.
McCauley previously refereed VGK/MIN Game 1, COL/STL Game 4, and CAR/NSH Game 5 (CAR W 3-2 OT) — all with Frederick L’Ecuyer — VGK/MIN Game 3 with Francois St. Laurent, and VGK/MIN Game 7 with Gord Dwyer.
Lee has been paired with referee Jean Hebert, officiating TBL/CAR Game 1 (TBL W 2-1), VGK/COL Game 2, and BOS/NYI Game 4 in Round 2. The pairing handled BOS/WSH Game 2 and Game 5, NSH/CAR Game 2 (CAR W 3-0), and COL/STL Game 3 in the opening round. Lee also worked alongside Francois St. Laurent for PIT/NYI Game 6.
Standby Officials: Jon Mclsaac #2, Libor Suchanek #60
Series Supervisor: Rob Shick
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
9:00 PM EST
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Kelly Sutherland #11![]() |
Brian Pochmara #16![]() |
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Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 48 / 7 | 52 / 8 | ||||
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 62 / 21 | 63 / 9 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1316 / 196 | 950 / 56 | ||||
First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 12/23/05 | ||||
Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Detroit, MI | ||||
Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 6.0 (22) | ||||
PP/Gm | 2.7 (38) | 3.0 (16) | ||||
Penl/Gm | 3.4 (37) | 4.2 (9) | ||||
PIM/Gm | 7.4 (38) | 10.5 (7) | ||||
% of Penl on Home | 50.0% (5) | 48.0% (18) | ||||
More Penl on Rd % | 2.0% (36) | 10.0% (13) | ||||
Home Win % | 63.0% (3) | 42.0% (39) | ||||
Home Rec. | 39-23 | 27-37 | ||||
OT/SO Games | 26.0% (14) | 22.0% (30) | ||||
Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2019-20 | 25% | 42% | 33% | 27% | 40% | 33% |
Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
VGK | 2-2 | 1-3 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 2-4 |
COL | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 4-0 | 0-4 |
LINESMEN |
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Michel Cormier #76![]() |
Matt MacPherson #83![]() |
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Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 50 / 8 | 57 / 9 | ||||
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 31 / 12 | 64 / 18 | ||||
Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1150 / 82 | 667 / 73 | ||||
First NHL Game | 10/10/03 | 10/11/11 | ||||
Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Antigonish, NS |
Refs Kelly Sutherland and Brian Pochmara are back from Game 1 of Vegas/Colorado (COL W 7-1). The duo also worked BOS/NYI Game 3 and CAR/TBL Game 4.
Sutherland previously worked NSH/CAR Game 1, PIT/NYI Game 3, and FLA/TBL Game 4 with Garrett Rank; he also handled FLA/TBL Game 5 with Francois St. Laurent.
Pochmara was partnered with referee Steve Kozari for NYI/PIT Game 1 and Game 4, TBL/FLA Games 2 and 3, and CAR/NSH Game 6
Standby Officials: TJ Luxmore #21
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven
The NHL Officials for Round 2:
Here’s the full lineup of NHL referees and linesmen selected to officiate the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Here’s the full lineup of referees and linesmen for the 2020-21 season:
Stats updated through the end of the 2019-20 regular season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.