Today’s NHL games:
CARvsNJD – DALvsSEA
Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
7:00 PM EST
REFEREES |
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Steve Kozari #40 |
Chris Lee #28 |
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| Last Game | SEA/DAL Game 2 | SEA/DAL Game 2 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 73 | 7 | 74 | 7 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1158 | 130 | 1341 | 113 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/15/05 | 4/2/01 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/14/10 | 4/15/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penticton, BC | St. John, NB | ||||
| Goals/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.5 (9) | 5.7 (11) | 6.2 (28) | 5.7 (11) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm (Reg/PO) | 6.0 (25) | 6.0 (11) | 5.5 (39) | 6.0 (11) | ||||
| PPG/Gm (Reg/PO) | 1.4 (17) | 1.4 (10) | 1.1 (39) | 1.4 (10) | ||||
| Penl/Gm (Reg/PO) | 7.7 (21) | 8.3 (14) | 6.9 (37) | 8.3 (14) | ||||
| PIM/Gm (Reg/PO) | 20.0 (8) | 18.1 (14) | 16.1 (38) | 18.1 (14) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 49.7% (8) | 42.5% (12) | 47.9% (35) | 42.5% (12) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.6% (32) | 57.1% (5) | 53.1% (6) | 57.1% (5) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* (Reg/PO) | 1.6 (3) | 1.1 (14) | 1.4 (14) | 1.1 (14) | ||||
| Home Win % (Reg/PO) | 51% (37) | 43% (8) | 55% (31) | 43% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. (Reg/PO) | 33-32-8 | 3-4 | 38-31-5 | 3-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 20.5% (24) | 20.3% (27) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| CAR | 1-2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| NJD | 2-0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-1-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
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Steve Barton #59 |
Bryan Pancich #94 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 75 / 7 | 72 / 7 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1466 / 136 | 884 / 66 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 11/1/00 | 10/3/09 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/11/07 | 4/17/14 | ||||
| Birthplace | Vankleek Hill, ON | Great Falls, MT | ||||
Referees Steve Kozari and Chris Lee worked together in Round 1, taking the ice for SEA/COL Game 1, WPG/VGK Game 2, EDM/LAK Game 4, MIN/DAL Game 5, CAR/NYI Game 6 (CAR W 2-1 OT – Series Win), and FLA/BOS Game 7.
This duo ranks in the lower half of official pairings in penalties per game and power plays per game, shifting the focus away from special teams a bit. While neither team is particularly dangerous with the man advantage, the Canes’ top-ranked postseason penalty kill (92.5%) may have less of an impact.
Linesmen Steve Barton and Bryan Pancich are back for their second straight game in this series. Barton and Pancich were paired up together for the first time in Conference Semi-Finals, taking the ice at FLA/TOR Game 1 and NJD/CAR Game 2. In the opening round, Barton was paired on the lines with James Tobias for LAK/EDM Game 1, SEA/COL Game 2, VGK/WPG Games 3 and 4, and CAR/NYI Game 6. Pancich skated Round 1 with Andrew Smith, manning the lines for LAK/EDM Game 2, DAL/MIN Game 3, NJD/NYR Game 4, FLA/BOS Game 5, and TOR/TBL Game 6.
Standby Official: Jake Brenk
Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken
9:30 PM EST
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Trevor Hanson #14 |
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| Last Game | EDM/VGK Game 2 | EDM/VGK Game 2 | ||||
| Games ’22-23 (Reg/PO) | 68 / 7 | 74 / 7 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1457 / 223 | 585 / 33 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 10/24/13 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/9/03 | 4/12/17 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Richmond, BC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 6.1 (35) | 5.1 (19) | 5.6 (44) | 7.7 (3) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.9 (30) | 6.1 (10) | 6.0 (23) | 8.1 (3) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.3 (21) | 0.7 (17) | 1.3 (28) | 2.7 (3) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 7.8 (18) | 10.0 (6) | 8.0 (12) | 14.4 (1) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 21.0 (5) | 32.3 (7) | 21.3 (4) | 44.6 (2) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.2% (11) | 50.4% (7) | 45.6% (43) | 47.4% (8) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 49.9% (38) | 53.5% (13) | 54.7% (1) | 50.9% (16) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.3 (32) | 1.4 (9) | 1.7 (2) | 2.7 (1) | ||||
| Home Win % | 56% (30) | 14% (19) | 58% (22) | 43% (8) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 34-26-8 | 1-6 | 38-26-10 | 3-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 19.1% (31) | 28.4% (9) | ||||
| Team Records | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
| DAL | 1-1-1 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 2-4-0 | 3-1 | 0-3 |
| SEA | 2-1-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
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David Brisebois #96 |
Bevan Mills #53 |
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| Games ’22-23 | 75 / 7 | 74 / 8 | ||||
| Career Games (Reg/PO) | 1437 / 84 | 368 / 18 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/00 | 11/29/16 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/16/10 | 5/16/21 | ||||
| Birthplace | Sudbury, ON | Surrey, BC | ||||
Sutherland and Hanson were paired up in the second round, taking the ice for FLA/TOR Game 1 and EDM/VGK Game 2. Sutherland previously worked Round 1 alongside referee Kendrick Nicholson, handling WPG/VGK G1, SEA/COL G2 (SEA L 2-3), NJD/NYR G3, NYI/CAR G5, and DAL/MIN G6 (DAL W 4-1 – Series Win). Hanson, paired with ref Eric Furlatt, officiated LAK/EDM G1, TBL/TOR G2, VGK/WPG G3, COL/SEA G4 (SEA W 3-2 OT), and BOS/FLA G6.
During the opening round, Hanson/Furlatt were near the top of penalty calls, while Sutherland/Nicholson ranked near the bottom.
Linesmen David Brisebois and Bevan Mills are back from Game 3 of this series, working both games in Seattle. They were put together for the first time in the Conference Semifinals, having worked EDM/VGK Game 1 and DAL/SEA Game 2. Brisebois worked the opening round with Ryan Gibbons, switching to skate alongside Jonny Murray for Panthers/Bruins Game 7. Mills suited up with Shandor Alphonso in Round 1, also picking up Rangers/Devils Game 7 with Scott Cherrey.
Standby Official: Kendrick Nicholson
* Numbers in orange represent ref’s ranking among active officials.
* Penalty Differential represents the absolute value of the variance of penalty calls by team per game. If Team A takes two more penalties (or two fewer) than Team B, this is a 2 Lower numbers indicate less variance between total penalties in a game – that is, a closer number of calls for both teams.
Playoff stats updated through May 9. Regular season stats have been updated through the end of the 2022-23 regular season.
The officials working Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:
NHL Referees and Linesmen for Round 2 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
