RedWings.Com’s Bill Roose released the official game notes for Tonight’s matchup between the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues. In those notes (among pages and pages of excellent information) is notification that the referees for this game will be Mike Leggo and Dean morton.
Let’s look at how each ref has done calling both teams, based on last season’s numbers:
Mike Leggo – #3: Born 10/07/1964 (North Bay, Ontario)
Notable Highlight:
2010-11 games reffed:
Detroit (3) – St. Louis (6) – Overlap (0)
| Team | Detroit | St. Louis |
| Record | 3-0 | 3-3 |
| Penalties on Team | 7 | 25 |
| Penalties on Opponents | 8 | 25 |
Dean Morton – #36: Born 02/27/1968 (Peterborough, Ontario)
Notable Highlight:
2010-11 games reffed:
Detroit (5) – St. Louis (5) – Overlap (0)
| Team | Detroit | St. Louis |
| Record | 0-5 | 3-2 |
| Penalties on Team | 15 | 28 |
| Penalties on Opponents | 16 | 28 |
Leggo and Morton called about 5 penalties per game on the Wings and their opponents compared to the 8-per-game season average. Leggo called 8.3 penalties per St. Louis Game while Morton called 11. St. Loui’s average penalty calls per game was about 10.3.