New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 1 – Stanley Cup Semifinal
3:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Eric Furlatt #27
Kelly Sutherland #11
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

Jonny Murray #95
David Brisebois #96
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:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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