In the past few weeks, the NHL has had to postpone dozens of games due to outbreaks of COVID-19 on various teams. The league has been slowly reprogramming games whenever possible, while trying to get as many games as possible into the books. This afternoon, the NHL announced a large group of rescheduled games, including six of the seven Colorado Avalanche games previously postponed.
The following games have been added to the Avs schedule:
Minnesota @ Colorado – February 24
Colorado @ Arizona – February 26
Anaheim @ Colorado – March 16
Arizona @ Colorado – March 31
Arizona @ Colorado – April 12
Colorado @ St. Louis – April 14
The Colorado @ St. Louis game that was originally scheduled for February 7 will be rescheduled at a later date.
These new dates mean that an already condensed schedule will be much more hectic in the coming months. Depth will be critical, as fatigue will be an important factor, not only for Avalanche, but for the many teams that have already had their season hindered by COVID. Hopefully, the NHL is past the worst, because any postponements and they will have a hard time ending the season as planned.
Here is a complete list of games that have been reprogrammed:
The following games have been rescheduled:
Game # 392, New Jersey in Washington, originally scheduled for March 7, is now scheduled for Sunday, February 21 at 7 pm ET
Game # 743, Minnesota in San Jose, originally scheduled for April 23, is now scheduled for Monday, February 22 at 10:30 pm ET
Game 173, Minnesota in Colorado, originally scheduled for February 4, is now scheduled for Wednesday, February 24 at 9 pm ET
Game 321, Colorado, Arizona, originally scheduled for February 25, is now scheduled for Friday, February 26 at 9 pm ET
Game # 742, Arizona in Los Angeles, originally scheduled for April 23, is now scheduled for Wednesday, March 3 at 10:00 PM ET
Game 244, New Jersey in Boston, originally scheduled for February 15, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 7 at 5 pm ET
Game # 769, Washington in Philadelphia, originally scheduled for April 27, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 7 at 7 pm ET
Game # 767, NY Islanders in New Jersey, originally scheduled for April 27, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 14 at 5 pm ET
Game # 214, Washington in Buffalo, originally scheduled for February 11, is now scheduled for Monday, March 15 at 7 PM ET
Game # 568, Anaheim in Colorado, originally scheduled for March 31, is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 at 9 pm ET
Game # 186, Arizona in Minnesota, originally scheduled for February 6, is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 at 8 pm ET
Game # 461, Arizona in Anaheim, originally scheduled for March 16, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 10:00 PM ET
Game # 291, NY Rangers in Washington, originally scheduled for February 21, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 7 pm ET
Game # 755, NY Islanders at Philadelphia, originally scheduled for April 25, is now scheduled for Monday, March 22 at 7 pm ET
Game # 223, St. Louis, Minnesota, originally scheduled for February 11, is now scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 8 pm ET
Game # 535, Anaheim in St. Louis, originally scheduled for March 27, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 28 at 5 pm ET
Game # 209, Arizona, Colorado, originally scheduled for February 9, is now scheduled for Wednesday, March 31 at 9:30 pm ET
Game # 229, Washington in Buffalo, originally scheduled for February 13, is now scheduled for Friday, April 9 at 7 pm ET
Game # 654, Minnesota in St. Louis, originally scheduled for April 11, is now scheduled for Saturday, April 10 at 8 pm ET
Game # 653, Boston in Washington, originally scheduled for April 10, is now scheduled for Sunday, April 11 at 7:00 pm ET
Game # 225, Arizona in Colorado, originally scheduled for February 11, is now scheduled for Monday, April 12 at 9 pm ET
Game # 207, St. Louis, Minnesota, originally scheduled for February 9, is now scheduled for Monday, April 12 at 8 pm ET
Game 192, Arizona in Minnesota, originally scheduled for February 7, is now scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 9 pm ET
Game # 182, Colorado in St. Louis, originally scheduled for February 6, is now scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 9 pm ET
Game # 240, Minnesota in Los Angeles, originally scheduled for February 13, is now scheduled for Friday, April 23 at 10 pm ET
Game # 216, New Jersey, Philadelphia, originally scheduled for February 11, is now scheduled for Sunday, April 25 at 6 pm ET
Game # 447, NY Islanders at Washington, originally scheduled for March 15, is now scheduled for Tuesday, April 27 at 7 pm ET
Game # 716, Philadelphia, New Jersey, originally scheduled for April 1, is now scheduled for Tuesday, April 27 at 7 pm ET
Game # 231, New Jersey in Philadelphia, originally scheduled for February 13, is now scheduled for Monday, May 10 at 7:00 pm ET
The following games will be rescheduled for dates to be announced later:
Game # 191, Colorado in St. Louis, originally scheduled for February 7
Game # 202, Philadelphia, Washington, originally scheduled for February 9
Game # 250, Nashville in Dallas, originally scheduled for February 15
Game # 254, Philadelphia at NY Rangers, originally scheduled for February 14
Game # 258, Nashville in Dallas, originally scheduled for February 16
Game # 390, Philadelphia in Boston, originally scheduled for March 7