New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Kelly Sutherland #11
Jon Mclsaac #2
Games ’21-22 75 68
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 46 / 16 49 / 13
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1390 / 203 424 / 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
NYR 3-1 5-1 0-6 5-2 4-1 3-1
CAR 5-0 2-2 0-4 2-2 1-2 5-2
 

LINESMEN

Jonny Murray #95
Ryan Gibbons #58
Games ’21-22 46 76
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 54 / 14 56 / 10
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1358 / 150 492 / 43
First NHL Game 10/7/00 10/8/15
Birthplace Beauport, QC Vancouver, BC

 

Sudsy and Mac are back for their second game together this postseason, having officiated Lightning/Panthers Game 1, which saw 22 PIM and 9 power plays.

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 (NYR L 2-7), and TOR/TBL Game 6. He also worked PIT/NYR Game 7 (NYR W 4-3) with Gord Dwyer.

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

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: Chris Rooney (#5)
Series Supervisor:  Paul Devorski

 


 

Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames
10:30 PM EST

REFEREES

Steve Kozari #40
Chris Lee #28
Games ’21-22 78 51
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 44 / 5 48 / 13
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1088 / 114 1270 / 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
EDM 2-4 3-3 1-4 0-0 3-2 0-2
CGY 4-1 2-1 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-1
 

LINESMEN

Brad Kovachik #71
Devin Berg #87
Games ’21-22 74 78
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 46 / 2 38 / 9
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1701 / 175 452 / 40
First NHL Game 10/10/96 10/15/15
Birthplace Woodstock, ON Kitchener, ON

 

Kozari and Lee are reunited tonight; the pair worked Game 7 between the Bruins and Hurricanes and Game 1 of Blues/Avalanche in Round 2, which saw just four penalties called.  This is the first time either official has seen the Calgary Flames this postseason.

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

Chris Lee handled PIT/NYR Game 1, TOR/TBL Game 3, CAR/BOS Game 4, EDM/LAK Game 6 (EDM W 4-2), all with referee Frederick L’Ecuyer.

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.

Linesmen Brad Kovachik and Devin Berg are returning from Game 1 of this series.

Standby Official: Gord Dwyer (#19)
Series Supervisor:  Don Van Massenhoven

 


 

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 well, actually:

How Much Do NHL Refs Get Paid in the Playoffs?