The NHL announced this afternoon that seven more NHL games have been postponed due to teams in COVID-related shutdowns. This included the two Capitals-Sabres games scheduled for Thursday and Saturday of this week. Buffalo currently has nine players on the NHL’s COVID protocol list, and head coach Ralph Krueger has also tested positive for coronavirus.
The official statement from the league reads:
This brings the total of games postponed this season to 33, just 26 days after Opening Night.
Unless rescheduled games are shuffled around, the Capitals will be inactive between Tuesday’s game against the Flyers and Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh.