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Referee profile

Kelly Sutherland#11

NHL Referee · 2025-26 · all · 298 games tracked

From
Richmond, BC
NHL Debut
12/19/00
Career Games
1,604
Playoff Games
252
Cup Finals
10
Stripe Score
42.3
Below avg
Consistency Index
1.32
Lower = more consistent
Home Cooking
0.08
League ≈ 0
Leverage
D
OT/playoff vs base
Games
76
635 calls
Pen / 60
8.28
League 7.50
Gap Rhythm
262.6
Avg 5:10 / STDDEV s
Discipline
0.53
Misconducts + bench minors / 60
Make-Up Window
93%
Cross-team penalty within 10m
First Penalty
7:46
Avg time of first P1 call

In-game patterns

Methodology →
P1
8.88
P2
8.29
P3
7.82
OT
2.90
Calls per game in each period.
Late-period suppression
-121%
Calls 121% MORE penalties in final 2 min than proportional.
Power play chain rate
18%
18% of his power-play-creating penalties are followed by another call before the first PP expires.
Opening 5 vs closing 5
-0.30
Calls 0.30 more penalties per minute in P3's closing 5 than P1's opening 5 — finishes hot.

Score-state calling

Methodology →
Tied
2.55
1-goal
3.47
Blowout
0.96
Calls per game when the score margin is tied / 1-goal / 3+ goals.

Player-context calling

Methodology →
High-TOI vs Low-TOI ratio
0.23
Calls 77% fewer penalties on STAR / Top-6 players than ice time would predict — leniency to top forwards.

Call type breakdown

Methodology →
ROUGHING
1.59
Per game
122
Calls
100.0
League pct
ok
Sample
TRIPPING
1.12
Per game
86
Calls
17.1
League pct
ok
Sample
SLASHING
0.81
Per game

Teams under this referee

Methodology →
Sabres-7
8
Games
-0.88
Diff / game
32
Pens drawn
39
Pens taken
Drill in →
Panthers+1
8
Games
+0.13
Diff / game
55
Pens drawn

Most frequent partners

Partner data is navigation-only per launch stats catalog v2 §9. Pair-level rate stats carry small-sample warnings.

PartnerGames togetherSample
Jordan Samuels-Thomas11ok
Corey Syvret7ok
Thomas John Luxmore5ok
Jon McIsaac4small
Carter Sandlak4small
Justin Kea4small
Graham Skilliter3small

Nationality splits

calls per 60 min of nationality TOI

Penalties on players of each nationality, normalized by that nationality's on-ice time in games this ref worked. Joint attribution: every penalty in a game credits both refs in the crew, so individual-call noise washes out at volume. Δ is the rate vs league baseline for the same nationality and scope. Rows under 60 minutes of nationality TOI are marked small; pattern language only — no intent claims.

NationalityTOICalls/ 60Lg baseΔSample
CAN250h 20m3181.271.10+0.17ok
USA167h 52m2061.230.95+0.28ok
SWE67h 48m51

Career history

all · per season

Per-season trend across the seasons RefGeek has tracked. Spot career arcs (improving / declining stripe score, drift in core rates) without flipping the season chip. Phase 2 will replace this table with a chart.

SeasonGamesStripePen / 60ConsistencySample
2025-267642.38.281.32ok
2024-257747.17.371.13ok
2023-247749.86.550.98ok
2022-236842.37.551.25ok
Coach challenges
141
0 upheld · 10 overturned · 131 pending or league-initiated.
One-goal P3 suppression
-36%
Calls 36% MORE P3 penalties in one-goal games than the league baseline.
62
Calls
90.2
League pct
ok
Sample
HOLDING
0.69
Per game
53
Calls
46.3
League pct
ok
Sample
INTERFERENCE
0.68
Per game
52
Calls
80.5
League pct
ok
Sample
HIGH_STICKING
0.65
Per game
50
Calls
61.0
League pct
ok
Sample
HOOKING
0.65
Per game
50
Calls
7.3
League pct
ok
Sample
UNSPORTSMANLIKE
0.51
Per game
39
Calls
95.0
League pct
ok
Sample
FIGHTING_MAJOR
0.47
Per game
36
Calls
68.3
League pct
ok
Sample
CROSS_CHECKING
0.46
Per game
35
Calls
82.9
League pct
ok
Sample
DELAY_OF_GAME
0.30
Per game
23
Calls
48.8
League pct
ok
Sample
TOO_MANY_MEN
0.10
Per game
8
Calls
23.7
League pct
ok
Sample
BOARDING
0.09
Per game
7
Calls
63.6
League pct
ok
Sample
GOALIE_INTERFERENCE
0.08
Per game
6
Calls
60.7
League pct
ok
Sample
EMBELLISHMENT
0.04
Per game
3
Calls
0.0
League pct
ok
Sample
INSTIGATOR
0.03
Per game
2
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
ELBOWING
0.03
Per game
2
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
CHARGING
0.01
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
TypeCallsPer gameLeague pctSample
ROUGHING1221.59100.0ok
TRIPPING861.1217.1ok
SLASHING620.8190.2ok
HOLDING530.6946.3ok
INTERFERENCE520.6880.5ok
HIGH_STICKING500.6561.0ok
HOOKING500.657.3ok
UNSPORTSMANLIKE390.5195.0ok
FIGHTING_MAJOR360.4768.3ok
CROSS_CHECKING350.4682.9ok
DELAY_OF_GAME230.3048.8ok
TOO_MANY_MEN80.1023.7ok
BOARDING70.0963.6ok
GOALIE_INTERFERENCE60.0860.7ok
EMBELLISHMENT30.040.0ok
INSTIGATOR20.03—small
ELBOWING20.03—small
CHARGING10.01—small
54
Pens taken
Drill in →
Islanders+5
8
Games
+0.63
Diff / game
26
Pens drawn
21
Pens taken
Drill in →
Jets+5
8
Games
+0.63
Diff / game
26
Pens drawn
21
Pens taken
Drill in →
Canadiens0
8
Games
0.00
Diff / game
33
Pens drawn
33
Pens taken
Drill in →
Flyers+1
7
Games
+0.14
Diff / game
36
Pens drawn
35
Pens taken
Drill in →
Wild-2
7
Games
-0.29
Diff / game
27
Pens drawn
29
Pens taken
Drill in →
Avalanche-6
7
Games
-0.86
Diff / game
26
Pens drawn
32
Pens taken
Drill in →
Capitals-1
7
Games
-0.14
Diff / game
29
Pens drawn
30
Pens taken
Drill in →
Bruins-2
7
Games
-0.29
Diff / game
27
Pens drawn
29
Pens taken
Drill in →
Devils0
6
Games
0.00
Diff / game
22
Pens drawn
22
Pens taken
Drill in →
Oilers0
6
Games
0.00
Diff / game
19
Pens drawn
19
Pens taken
Drill in →
Golden Knights+4
6
Games
+0.67
Diff / game
21
Pens drawn
17
Pens taken
Drill in →
Hurricanes+6
6
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
31
Pens drawn
25
Pens taken
Drill in →
Sharks-2
5
Games
-0.40
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
18
Pens taken
Drill in →
Penguins0
5
Games
0.00
Diff / game
17
Pens drawn
17
Pens taken
Drill in →
Predators-2
5
Games
-0.40
Diff / game
18
Pens drawn
20
Pens taken
Drill in →
Ducks-1
5
Games
-0.20
Diff / game
17
Pens drawn
18
Pens taken
Drill in →
Red Wings+10
5
Games
+2.00
Diff / game
24
Pens drawn
14
Pens taken
Drill in →
Kings+4
4
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
13
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Rangers-8
4
Games
-2.00
Diff / game
12
Pens drawn
20
Pens taken
Drill in →
Kraken-1
4
Games
-0.25
Diff / game
17
Pens drawn
18
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blues-1
4
Games
-0.25
Diff / game
12
Pens drawn
13
Pens taken
Drill in →
Lightning-6
4
Games
-1.50
Diff / game
38
Pens drawn
44
Pens taken
Drill in →
Maple Leafs-4
4
Games
-1.00
Diff / game
5
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blue Jackets+4
4
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
13
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Mammoth-1
3
Games
-0.33
Diff / game
13
Pens drawn
14
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blackhawks-1
3
Games
-0.33
Diff / game
19
Pens drawn
20
Pens taken
Drill in →
Flames+1
3
Games
+0.33
Diff / game
19
Pens drawn
18
Pens taken
Drill in →
Senators+3
3
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
20
Pens drawn
17
Pens taken
Drill in →
Canucks+4
3
Games
+1.33
Diff / game
13
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Stars-3
3
Games
-1.00
Diff / game
5
Pens drawn
8
Pens taken
Drill in →
TeamGamesPens drawnPens takenDiffDiff/GRecord
Sabres83239-7-0.884-4vs →
Panthers85554+1+0.133-5vs →
Islanders82621+5+0.634-4vs →
Jets82621+5+0.633-5vs →
Canadiens8333300.002-6vs →
Flyers73635+1+0.142-5vs →
Wild72729-2-0.294-3vs →
Avalanche72632-6-0.864-3vs →
Capitals72930-1-0.144-3vs →
Bruins72729-2-0.296-1vs →
Devils6222200.004-2vs →
Oilers6191900.003-3vs →
Golden Knights62117+4+0.672-4vs →
Hurricanes63125+6+1.006-0vs →
Sharks51618-2-0.401-4vs →
Penguins5171700.002-3vs →
Predators51820-2-0.401-4vs →
Ducks51718-1-0.203-2vs →
Red Wings52414+10+2.004-1vs →
Kings4139+4+1.002-2vs →
Rangers41220-8-2.002-2vs →
Kraken41718-1-0.251-3vs →
Blues41213-1-0.253-1vs →
Lightning43844-6-1.503-1vs →
Maple Leafs459-4-1.001-3vs →
Blue Jackets4139+4+1.002-2vs →
Mammoth31314-1-0.332-1vs →
Blackhawks31920-1-0.331-2vs →
Flames31918+1+0.330-3vs →
Senators32017+3+1.002-1vs →
Canucks3139+4+1.332-1vs →
Stars358-3-1.002-1vs →
Furman South
3
small
Beau Halkidis3small
Francois St-Laurent3small
View all partners →
0.75
0.79
-0.03
ok
RUS51h 21m360.700.90-0.20ok
FIN22h 57m190.830.72+0.10ok
CZE19h 36m140.710.59+0.13ok
DNK7h 37m50.660.38+0.28ok
CHE7h 25m91.211.03+0.18ok
DEU6h 56m81.150.88+0.28ok
SVK5h 34m81.441.27+0.16ok
LVA4h 25m71.580.69+0.89ok
BLR4h 22m40.910.79+0.12ok
NOR2h 12m10.451.55-1.10ok
AUT1h 32m00.000.69-0.69ok
FRA1h 9m21.720.79+0.93ok
SVN56m00.000.31-0.31small
GBR21m12.753.32-0.57small
AUS18m00.000.78-0.78small
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