Tonight’s crew for Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers:

 

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
8:00 PM EST

REFEREES

Wes McCauley #4
Eric Furlatt #27
Games ’21-22 81 76
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 48 / 11 51 / 16
Career Games (Reg/PO) 1223 / 173 1332 / 151
First NHL Game 1/20/03 10/8/01
Birthplace Georgetown, ON Trois-Rivieres, QC
Goals/Gm 6.0 (12) 5.5 (36)
PP/Gm 2.6 (40) 2.9 (26)
Penl/Gm 3.2 (38) 3.4 (28)
PIM/Gm 7.6 (31) 8.0 (25)
% of Penl on Home 47.0% (38) 52.0% (2)
More Penl on Rd % 13.0% (5) -9.0% (41)
Home Win % 52.0% (29) 41.0% (42)
Home Rec. 25-23 21-30
OT/SO Games 21.0% (23) 20.0% (28)
Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
2019-20 32% 41% 27% 30% 37% 34%
Team Records 20-21 19-20 18-19 20-21 19-20 18-19
TBL 2-1 5-1 2-1 0-0 2-0 4-0
NYR 2-5 2-2 4-3 0-0 0-0 1-4
 

LINESMEN

Matt MacPherson #83
Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’21-22 83 81
Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) 54 / 10 51 / 12
Career Games (Reg/PO) 748 / 74 672 / 46
First NHL Game 10/11/11 1/21/13
Birthplace Antigonish, NS Cloverdale, BC

 

McCauley and Furlatt previously partnered up in Round 1 for TBL/TOR Game 7 (TBL W 2-1), then continued in Round 2 at EDM/CGY Game 1, STL/COL Game 3, and CAR/NYR Game 4 (NYR W 4-1).  McCauley also worked NYR/CAR Game 7 (NYR W 6-2) with referee Chris Rooney.

Wes McCauley worked alongside Garrett Rank for Round 1, handling DAL/CGY Game 1, MIN/STL Game 3, COL/NSH Game 4, and PIT/NYR Game 5 (NYR W 5-3).

Eric Furlatt, skating with ref Jon McIsaac in the opening round, refereed WSH/FLA Game 1, PIT/NYR Game 2 (NYR W 5-2), CGY/DAL Game 3, and BOS/CAR Game 5.

 

Tonight’s refs average 21.0 PIM/gm, right near the average.  They’re lowest in the league, though, in power plays handed out, combining for just 6.4 power plays per game.   McCauley’s called ’em right down the middle, with an even 50/50 split on power plays between home and road teams.  Furlatt’s favored home teams slightly, handing them 12% more power plays than the visitors.

 

 

Standby Officials: Jean Hebert (#15), Ryan Gibbons (#58)
Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore

 

 

 


 

The full lineup of NHL Referees and Linesmen for the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Finals:

NHL Referees and Linesmen for 2022 Stanley Cup Conference Finals

 

Here’s how much the officials are getting paid in the postseason:

How Much Do NHL Refs Get Paid in the Playoffs?