Tonight’s crew for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final!
Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
8:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Gord Dwyer #19 |
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| Games ’21-22 | 79 | 75 | ||||
| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 46 / 16 | 49 / 17 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1394 / 203 | 1131 / 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 |
| TBL | 3-2 | 4-0 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 0-7 | 3-1 |
| COL | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 1-4 |
LINESMEN |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Ryan Daisy #81 |
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| Games ’21-22 | 80 | 83 | ||||
| Games ’20-21 (Reg/PO) | 49 / 8 | 51 / 4 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1398 / 115 | 396 / 9 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/13/16 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Mansfield, MA | ||||
Tonight’s referee pairing of Kelly Sutherland and Gord Dwyer 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. They also worked Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final between the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning, a 4-1 Bolts win with 24 penalty minutes and five power plays.
Sutherland and Dwyer are paired up for the fourth 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, 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, 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.
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.
Standby Officials: Jean Hebert (#15), Kiel Murchison (#79)
Series Supervisor: TBD
The full lineup of NHL Referees and Linesmen for the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals:
Here’s how much the officials are getting paid in the postseason:
