Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
7:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Kelly Sutherland #11
Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’21-22 74 67
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 46 / 16 49 / 13
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1389 / 203 423 / 19
First NHL Game 12/19/00 11/21/13
Birthplace Richmond, BC Truro, NS
Goals/Gm 5.5 (36) 4.8 (43)
PP/Gm 3.0 (16) 3.0 (16)
Penl/Gm 4.2 (3) 3.5 (23)
PIM/Gm 11.3 (1) 7.6 (32)
% of Penl on Home 50.0% (13) 51.0% (9)
More Penl on Rd % -2.0% (30) -6.0% (34)
Home Win % 57.0% (14) 53.0% (25)
Home Rec. 26-20 26-23
OT/SO Games 17.0% (33) 41.0% (2)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 30% 42% 28% 33% 38% 29%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
TBL 3-2 4-0 4-2 3-1 4-0 4-1
FLA 2-2 2-1 3-3 1-0 3-0 1-4
 

LINESMEN

David Brisebois #96
Matt MacPherson #83
Games ’21-22 78 78
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 48 / 13 54 / 10
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1365 / 67 743 / 74
First NHL Game 10/11/00 10/11/11
Birthplace Sudbury, ON Antigonish, NS

Sutherland and McIsaac are working together for the first time this postseason.

Kelly Sutherland skated with Jake Brenk in Round 1, working STL/MIN Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 2, COL/NSH Game 3, NYR/PIT Game 4, and TOR/TBL Game 6 (TBL W 4-3).  He also worked PIT/NYR Game 7 with Gord Dwyer.

Jon McIsaac was paired with Eric Furlatt for WSH/FLA Game 1 (FLA L 2-4), PIT/NYR Game 2, CGY/DAL Game 3, and BOS/CAR Game 5.

Sutherland and McIsaac, combined, average 21.6 PIM/game, handing out 7.2 power plays per game.  Under McIsaac, home teams get 56% of the power plays, third-highest among officials working Round 2.

Standby Official: Jean Hebert (#15)
Series Supervisor:  Rod Pasma


 

St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
9:30 PM EST

REFEREES

Steve Kozari #40
Chris Lee #28
Games ’21-22 77 50
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 44 / 5 48 / 13
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1087 / 114 1269 / 98
First NHL Game 10/15/05 4/2/01
Birthplace Penticton, BC St. John, NB
Goals/Gm 6.0 (12) 6.1 (8)
PP/Gm 3.4 (3) 2.7 (37)
Penl/Gm 4.2 (4) 3.2 (33)
PIM/Gm 10.0 (4) 7.7 (29)
% of Penl on Home 48.0% (30) 48.0% (30)
More Penl on Rd % 8.0% (10) 10.0% (7)
Home Win % 50.0% (33) 52.0% (29)
Home Rec. 22-22 25-23
OT/SO Games 27.0% (10) 35.0% (3)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 30% 38% 32% 34% 32% 33%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
STL 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-1 3-2 2-1
COL 2-2 3-3 1-5 2-2 2-3 1-1
 

LINESMEN

Bryan Pancich #94
Scott Cherrey #50
Games ’21-22 77 72
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 49 / 12 48 / 12
Career Games (Reg/PO) 815 / 50 1012 / 119
First NHL Game 10/3/09 10/6/07
Birthplace Great Falls, MT Drayton, ON

 

Kozari and Lee are reunited tonight; the pair worked Game 7 between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes.

Steve Kozari worked the opening round with Kyle Rehman, taking the ice for LAK/EDM Game 1, NSH/COL Game 2 (COL W 2-1 OT), NYR/PIT Game 3, FLA/WSH Game 4, and MIN/STL Game 6 (STL W 5-1).

Chris Lee handled PIT/NYR Game 1, TOR/TBL Game 3, CAR/BOS Game 4, EDM/LAK Game 6, all with referee Frederick L’Ecuyer.  This is his first time seeing Colorado or St. Louis this postseason.

Kozari and Lee, combined, average 17.5 PIM/game, handing out 7.5 power plays per game.  Lee has whistled the fewest penalties of the playoffs, with an average of 16 PIM in the games he’s worked.  Both hand out more power plays to the home team, with Kozari (0.7 more per game) and Lee (0.8 more per game).  Home teams get 54.9% of the power plays under Kozari and Lee.

Standby Official: Garrett Rank (#7), Brandon Gawryletz (#64)
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore


 

Here’s who’s working Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for Round 2 of 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs

 

How do referees and linesmen get paid in the postseason?  Pretty handsomely:

How Much Do NHL Refs Get Paid in the Playoffs?