Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
6:30 PM EST

REFEREES

Wes McCauley #4
Chris Lee #28
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

Jonny Murray #95
Mark Shewchyk #92
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

REFEREES

Kelly Sutherland #11
Brian Pochmara #16
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

Michel Cormier #76
Matt MacPherson #83
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:

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Referees and Linesmen for Round 2

 

Here’s the full lineup of NHL referees and linesmen selected to officiate the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Here’s the full lineup of referees and linesmen for the 2020-21 season:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2020-21 Season

 

 

Stats updated through the end of the 2019-20 regular season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.