NHL postpones 8 games due to attendance restrictions in Canada
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The NHL postponed eight games involving Canadian teams due to current attendance restrictions in certain provinces, the league announced on Friday.
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The league said the games will be rescheduled when the restrictions are either eased or lifted.
A game between the New York Islanders and the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 4 has also been postponed due to the Islanders having three other road game pushed back.
The NHL did not announce any further postponed dates for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are scheduled to host Ottawa on Saturday and Edmonton on Wednesday.
Friday's announcement comes three days after the NHL postponed nine games in Canada due to capacity limitations. The NHL now has had a total of 89 games postponed this season.
The Ontario government limited capacity at large indoor venues to 1,000 people on Thursday. Major League Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Maple Leafs and the NBA's Toronto Raptors, has said its games will be held without fans while that restriction is in place.
The Montreal Canadiens are not currently scheduled to play at home again until Jan. 15. A four-game Canadiens homestand between Tuesday and Jan. 10 had already been postponed
The Ottawa Senators have added forwards Tyler Ennis and Josh Norris to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list, the team announced on Friday.
The Franchise also called up forwards Clark Bishop and Logan Shaw from the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League to the team's taxi squad.
The Senators returned to practise on Friday morning after cancelling Thursday's session for precautionary reasons.
New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the Devils' game against the Edmonton Oilers and was isolated from the team.
Nasreddine, who usually handles the defencemen in the game, said Ruff was going to stay in the Prudential Center for the contest. He said the two would be in communication during the game.
