With several teams temporarily closed last week due to COVID protocols, the league had to make some major changes to its schedule for the 2020-21 season. On Saturday, it announced changes to the 27-game schedule involving eight different teams (Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals).
All teams are in the Eastern Division. These changes will result in a very condensed schedule for most of these teams. Most of those games have already been postponed and needed to be rescheduled, but the list includes a new postponement: Tuesday’s game between the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins, which was moved to March 18.
For now, Devils’ game against Philadelphia on Thursday is still scheduled for that day. The Devils are one of the teams that have been closed. They haven’t played in a week.
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Here is the complete list of changes.
It’s a long list.
• Game # 254, Philadelphia on the NY Rangers, originally scheduled for February 16, is now scheduled for Sunday, February 14 at 6 pm ET
• Game # 364, New Jersey on the NY Rangers, originally scheduled for March 4, is now scheduled for Tuesday, February 16 at 7:00 pm ET
• Game # 667, Buffalo in Washington, originally scheduled for April 13, is now scheduled for Thursday, February 18 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 150, Buffalo at NY Islanders, originally scheduled for February 2, is now scheduled for Monday, February 22 at 7:00 pm ET
• Game # 295, Buffalo in New Jersey, originally scheduled for February 22, is now scheduled for Tuesday, February 23 at 7:00 pm ET
• Game # 635, New Jersey at Buffalo, originally scheduled for April 9, is now scheduled for Thursday, February 25 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 322, Philadelphia in Buffalo, originally scheduled for February 26, is now scheduled for Saturday, February 27 at 1 pm ET
• Game # 346, Washington, New Jersey, originally scheduled for March 1, is now scheduled for Sunday, February 28 at 3 pm ET
• Game # 301, NY Islanders in New Jersey, originally scheduled for February 23, is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 2 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 180, NY Rangers in New Jersey, originally scheduled for February 6, is now scheduled for Thursday, March 4 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 163, Buffalo at NY Islanders, originally scheduled for February 4, is now scheduled for Thursday, March 4 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 374, NY Rangers in New Jersey, originally scheduled for March 5, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 6 at 1 pm ET
• Game # 375, Buffalo at NY Islanders, originally scheduled for March 5, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 6 at 1 pm ET
• Game # 201, Pittsburgh in New Jersey, originally scheduled for February 9, is now scheduled for Thursday, March 18 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 477, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, originally scheduled for March 19, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 1:00 pm ET
• Game # 151, New Jersey in Pittsburgh, originally scheduled for February 2, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 21 at 1 pm ET
• Game # 529, NY Islanders in Boston, originally scheduled for March 27, is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 23 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 532, Buffalo in Pittsburgh, originally scheduled for March 26, is now scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 7 pm ET
• Game 179, Buffalo in Boston, originally scheduled for February 6, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 27 at 1 pm ET
• Game # 561, NY Islanders in Pittsburgh, originally scheduled for March 30, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 27 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 557, Philadelphia in Buffalo, originally scheduled for March 30, is now scheduled for Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30 pm ET
• Game # 716, Philadelphia, New Jersey, originally scheduled for April 20, is now scheduled for Thursday, April 1 at 7:00 pm ET
• Game # 494, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, originally scheduled for March 21, is now scheduled for Friday, April 9 at 7:00 pm ET
• Game # 195, Buffalo in Boston, originally scheduled for February 8, is now scheduled for Tuesday, April 13 at 7 pm ET
• Game # 665, NY Islanders in Boston, originally scheduled for April 13, is now scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 6 pm ET
• Game # 715, Pittsburgh at Buffalo, originally scheduled for April 19, is now scheduled for Sunday, April 18 at 3 pm ET
• Game # 166, New Jersey in Pittsburgh, originally scheduled for February 4, is now scheduled for Tuesday, April 20 at 7:00 pm ET
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