Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins – 7:00 EST

REFEREES Kelly Sutherland #11 Eric Furlatt #27 Games 17-18 71 74 Career Games 1152 1100 First NHL Game 12/19/00 10/8/01 Birthplace Richmond, BC Trois-Rivieres, QC Goals/Gm 6.1 (11) 6.0 (14) PP/Gm 3.1 (16) 3.0 (25) Penl/Gm 3.8 (18) 3.4 (34) PIM/Gm 8.7 (19) 7.5 (39) % of Penl on Home 52.0% (2) 47.0% (23) More Penl on Rd % -8.0% (41) 12.0% (18) Home Win % 61.0% (7) 57.0% (16) Home Rec. 43-28 42-32 OT/SO Games 25.0% (13) 32.0% (3) Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2017-18 30% 36% 34% 33% 40% 27% Team Records 17-18 16-17 15-16 17-18 16-17 15-16 Washington Capitals 4-2 6-1 6-1 3-2 5-2 3-1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-2 2-1 5-1 3-2 5-0 3-4 LINESMEN Scott Cherrey #50 Matt MacPherson #83 Games 17-18 64 74 Career Games 758 473 First NHL Game 10/6/07 10/11/11 Birthplace Drayton, ON Antigonish, NS

Standby Officials: Jean Hebert #15, Mark Shewchyk #92

Series Supervisor: Paul Devorski (Previously supervised PHI/PIT)

Sutherland and Furlatt have worked together the entire postseason, having also officiated:

– Round 1: LAK/VGK Game 1, MIN/WPG Game 2, NSH/COL Game 3, ANA/SJS Game 4, and PIT/PHI Game 6 (PIT W 8-5)

– Round 2: SJS/VGK Game 2, BOS/TBL Game 2, and NSH/WPG Game 4

Sutherland also worked Game 7 between the Bruins and Leafs in the opening round alongside Wes McCauley.

Cherrey and MacPherson have been paired up for the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During the opening round, Cherrey worked with Kiel Murchison while MacPherson was paired with Darren Gibbs.

Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets – 9:30 EST

REFEREES Wes McCauley #4 Marc Joannette #25 Games 17-18 72 72 Career Games 958 1224 First NHL Game 1/20/03 10/1/99 Birthplace Georgetown, ON Verdun, QC Goals/Gm 6.0 (14) 5.8 (27) PP/Gm 2.6 (40) 2.9 (29) Penl/Gm 3.3 (37) 3.5 (26) PIM/Gm 8.2 (27) 8.2 (31) % of Penl on Home 46.0% (31) 46.0% (31) More Penl on Rd % 19.0% (7) 19.0% (7) Home Win % 54.0% (26) 57.0% (16) Home Rec. 39-33 41-31 OT/SO Games 24.0% (16) 24.0% (16) Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2017-18 33% 46% 22% 34% 32% 33% Team Records 17-18 16-17 15-16 17-18 16-17 15-16 Nashville Predators 4-2 5-2 3-1 3-0 1-4 3-2 Winnipeg Jets 2-1 0-5 4-2 3-1 2-4 2-1 LINESMEN Jonny Murray #95 Devin Berg #87 Games 17-18 73 75 Career Games 1138 199 First NHL Game 10/7/00 10/15/15 Birthplace Beauport, QC Kitchener, ON

Standby Officials: Brian Pochmara #16, Trent Knorr #63

Series Supervisor: Kay Whitmore (Previously supervised NSH/COL)

Wes McCauley and Marc Joannette were paired up for the second round, where they worked VGK/SJS Game 3, TBL/BOS Game 3, and PIT/WSH Game 5.

McCauley worked the opening round with Tim Peel for PHI/PIT Game 2, MIN/WPG Game 3 (MIN W 6-2), TBL/NJD Game 4, and NSH/COL Game 6 (NSH W 5-0). He also worked with Kelly Sutherland for BOS/TBL Game 7. Joannette’s Round 1 assignments were CBJ/WSH Game 1, TBL/BOS Game 2, NSH/COL Game 4 (NSH W 3-2), and TBL/NJD Game 5 – all with Trevor Hanson.

Murray worked most of the opening round with linesman Trent Knorr, also working one game with each of Ryan Gibbons (due to injury to Gibbons’ partner Steve Miller) and Scott Cherrey. Berg manned the lines with Steve Barton in Round 1.

Stats listed are for 2017-18 season. Number in parentheses indicates referee’s rank among active officials.