New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
3:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’21-22 | 78 | 74 | ||||
| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 46 / 16 | 49 / 17 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1393 / 203 | 1130 / 89 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 11/19/05 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Sackville, NS | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.5 (36) | 6.1 (8) | ||||
| PP/Gm | 3.0 (16) | 3.0 (20) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 4.2 (3) | 3.5 (23) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 11.3 (1) | 7.9 (26) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (13) | 48.0% (30) | ||||
| More Penl on Rd % | -2.0% (30) | 8.0% (10) | ||||
| Home Win % | 57.0% (14) | 53.0% (25) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 26-20 | 26-23 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 17.0% (33) | 18.0% (31) | ||||
| Calls by Period | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 42% | 28% | 30% | 39% | 31% |
| Team Records | 20-21 | 19-20 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 19-20 | 18-19 |
| NYR | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-6 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 3-3 |
| TBL | 3-2 | 4-0 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 0-7 | 3-1 |
LINESMEN |
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Brad Kovachik #71 |
Devin Berg #87 |
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| Games ’21-22 | 77 | 81 | ||||
| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 46 / 2 | 38 / 9 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1704 / 175 | 455 / 40 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/10/96 | 10/15/15 | ||||
| Birthplace | Woodstock, ON | Kitchener, ON | ||||
This quartet of Sutherland, Dwyer, Kovachik, and Berg officiated Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche, an 8-6 Avs win that saw only 3 called penalties, plus one for an unsuccessful challenge.
Sutherland and Dwyer are paired up for the third time in these playoffs, having also combined forces for NYR/PIT Game 7 (NYR W 6-2).
The Rangers are 1-2 under Sutherland and 2-0 under Dwyer; Tampa has gone 1-0 under Sutherland and 1-0 under Dwyer.
Kelly Sutherland officiated Round 2 with Jon McIsaac, refereeing TBL/FLA Game 1, NYR/CAR Game 2 (NYR L 0-2), and STL/COL Game 4. He 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 (TBL W 4-3).
Gord Dwyer worked most of the postseason along referee Francois St. Laurent. In Round 1, the duo handled TBL/TOR Game 2 (TBL W 5-3), CAR/BOS Game 3, MIN/STL Game 4, LAK/EDM Game 5, and FLA/WSH Game 6. Round 2 saw them take the ice for STL/COL Game 2, CGY/EDM Game 3, and CAR/NYR Game 6 (NYR W 5-2).
Also of note, referee Gord Dwyer is not former NHL player Gordie Dwyer who played 78 games with the Lightning and 17 with the Rangers from 1999-2003.
Linesmen Brad Kovachik and Devin Berg have been paired up since the second round, working EDM/CGY Game 1 and 2, CAR/NYR Game 4 (NYR W 4-1), and EDM/COL Game 1 in the Conference Finals.
Kovachik worked Round 1 with Ryan Gibbons at WSH/FLA Game 1, PIT/NYR Game 2 (NYR W 5-2), COL/NSH Game 3, BOS/CAR Game 5, and TOR/TBL Game 6 (TBL W 4-3). Kovachik returned for TOR/TBL Game 7 (TBL W 2-1) with linesman Scott Cherrey.
Berg was partnered with Trent Knorr in the opening round for LAK/EDM Game 1, DAL/CGY Game 2, and NYR/PIT Game 3 (NYR L 4-7). He switched to working alongside Steve Barton for FLA/WSH Game 6 and PIT/NYR Game 7 (NYR W 6-2).
Standby Officials: Dan O’Rourke (#9), Steve Barton (#59)
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:
