Washington Capitals had three games rescheduled while the Eastern Division struggled with several outbreaks of COVID-19.
The NHL announced the Caps changes as part of a 27-game Eastern Division schedule update.
The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabers paused their season after two bouts of different severity. The New Jersey Devils have 17 players on the NHL’s COVID-19 outage list, while the Buffalo Sabers have five players out of action. Most worrying is that the 61-year-old Sabers coach Ralph Kreuger was also positive.
Around the NHL, the Minnesota Wild, the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche also had their games canceled recently. Although the NHL has created buffers for the schedule, predicting possible downtime throughout the season, the status quo is not a good one.
Here are all the updated games.
– Game # 254, Philadelphia at 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 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, 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 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