New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 1 – Stanley Cup Semifinal
3:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Eric Furlatt #27 |
Kelly Sutherland #11 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 52 / 7 | 48 / 8 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 30 / 11 | 62 / 21 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1257 / 146 | 1316 / 197 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/8/01 | 12/19/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Trois-Rivieres, QC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.2 (8) | 5.9 (28) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (18) | 2.7 (38) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.2 (9) | 3.4 (37) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 9.7 (11) | 7.4 (38) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (5) | 50.0% (5) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | 2.0% (36) | 2.0% (36) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57.0% (12) | 63.0% (3) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 17-13 | 39-23 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 27.0% (12) | 26.0% (14) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 39% | 31% | 25% | 42% | 33% |
| Team Records | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 17-18 |
| NYI | 1-0 | 3-4 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 |
| TBL | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 4-2 |
LINESMEN |
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Jonny Murray #95 |
David Brisebois #96 |
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| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 57 / 9 | 48 / 8 | ||||
| Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO) | 47 / 17 | 62 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1314 / 145 | 1285 / 62 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/7/00 | 10/11/00 | ||||
| Birthplace | Beauport, QC | Sudbury, ON | ||||
The New York Islanders are 0-2 under Sutherland during this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning have gone 2-1.
Ref Kelly Sutherland previously worked NSH/CAR Game 1, PIT/NYI Game 3 (NYI L 4-5), and FLA/TBL Game 4 (TBL W 6-2) with Garrett Rank; he also handled FLA/TBL Game 5 (TBL L 1-4) with Francois St. Laurent. In the second round, he refereed alongside Brian Pochmara for VGK/COL Game 1, BOS/NYI Game 3 (NYI L 1-2 OT), CAR/TBL Game 4 (TBL W 6-4), and VGK/COL Game 5.
This is referee Eric Furlatt’s first game this postseason in the US; he previously officiated playoff games in Canada.
Standby Officials: Wes McCauley #4, Bryan Pancich #94
Series Supervisor: Paul Devorski
The NHL Officials for the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals:
NHL Announces 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinal Referees and Linesmen
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:
