Referee Kelly Sutherland is back, though Chris Rooney is still on the sidelines for the Conference Finals. The four-man officiating crew from Game 1 of Panthers vs. Hurricanes – which saw ref Kelly Sutherland leave with an injury – have moved west for today’s Game 3:
Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers
Western Conference Final
Game 3 – 3:00 PM ET
REFEREES |
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Kelly Sutherland #11 |
Eric Furlatt #27 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 73 | 72 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 1603 / 251 | 1536 / 191 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 12/19/00 | 10/8/01 | ||||
| Birthplace | Richmond, BC | Trois-Rivieres, QC | ||||
| Goals/Gm | 5.9 (28) | 5.7 (15) | 5.7 (41) | 6.6 (7) | ||||
| PP Opp/Gm | 5.4 (18) | 3.3 (16) | 5.4 (17) | 3.4 (14) | ||||
| PPG/Gm | 1.0 (40) | 0.6 (8) | 1.1 (31) | 0.8 (2) | ||||
| Penl/Gm | 6.8 (20) | 10.4 (5) | 6.7 (24) | 8.5 (9) | ||||
| PIM/Gm | 16.2 (21) | 25.1 (9) | 15.4 (28) | 20.5 (13) | ||||
| % of Penl on Home | 50.0% (9) | 47.9% (9) | 48.5% (13) | 47.1% (12) | ||||
| % PP Opp for Home | 50.9% (34) | 13.0% (19) | 51.1% (33) | 22.2% (13) | ||||
| Penl Diff.* | 1.2 (27) | 0.7 (19) | 1.4 (9) | 0.5 (21) | ||||
| Home Win % | 60% (27) | 57% (15) | 62% (20) | 63% (12) | ||||
| Home Rec. | 42-27-5 | 4-4 | 42-24-7 | 5-4 | ||||
| OT/SO Games | 13.5% (39) | 10.0% (38) | 21.9% (15) | 20.0% (15) | ||||
| Team Records | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 | 24-25 | 23-24 | 22-23 |
| DAL | 3-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-3-1 | 2-2-0 | 0-1-1 |
| EDM | 0-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 1-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 1-2-1 |
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Matt MacPherson #83 |
Jonny Murray #95 |
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| Games ’24-25 | 72 | 48 | ||||
| Career Games (RS/PO) | 960 / 124 | 1552 / 203 | ||||
| First NHL Game | 10/11/11 | 10/7/00 | ||||
| First Playoff Game | 4/17/14 | 4/16/09 | ||||
| Birthplace | Antigonish, NS | Beauport, QC | ||||
Referees Kelly Sutherland and Eric Furlatt were paired up starting in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The duo has officiated EDM/VGK Game 1 (EDM W 4-2), DAL/WPG Game 2 (DAL L 4-0), and FLA/TOR Game 5, before moving on to the Conference Finals to work FLA/CAR Game 1.
Furlatt skated with ref TJ Luxmore in Round 1 at NJD/CAR Game 1, FLA/TBL Game 1, LAK/EDM Game 4 (EDM W 4-3), MIN/VGK Game 5 , and DAL/COL Game 6 (DAL L 7-4).
Sutherland worked alongside ref Jake Brenk at COL/DAL Game 1 (DAL L 5-1), MTL/WSH Game 2, CAR/NJD Game 3, and STL/WPG Game 5.
The Edmonton Oilers are 2-0 this postseason under either of tonight’s refs, while the Dallas Stars are 0-3.
Series Supervisor: Don VanMassenhoven
Stats have been updated through two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Data in blue shows current playoff stats and ranks.
Games: RS (Regular Season) / PO (Playoffs)
Stats/Numbers: ’24-25 avg. (’24-25 rank) | ’25 Playoffs (’25 Playoff rank)
Number in orange/parentheses indicated referee’s rank 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.
The full line-up of playoff officials for the Conference Finals of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
NHL Officials Moving on to Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Finals
We’ve got referee stats, new rules, new refs, promoted officials, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2024-25.
Here is the NHL’s officating roster for the 2024-25 season:
