The game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday has been postponed after four Hurricanes entered NHL COVID-19 protocol: forwards Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov and Steven Lorentz, and defenseman Ian Cole.
Carolina forwards Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis, and a member of the training staff, entered protocol Monday.
The NHL said it will provide a further update Wednesday. The Hurricanes are scheduled for a home game against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, when the Wild are scheduled to play the Buffalo Sabres in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Hurricanes’ game at the Wild was the ninth postponed this season because of COVID-19 concerns. The NHL announced Monday that the Calgary Flames had three games postponed, at the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, at the Nashville Predators on Tuesday and at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.
The New York Islanders had games Nov. 28 (New York Rangers) and Nov. 30 (Philadelphia Flyers) postponed, and the Ottawa Senators had games Nov. 16 (New Jersey Devils) Nov. 18 (Predators) and Nov. 20 (Rangers) postponed.
The NHL had 55 games postponed last season; all were made up as part of a 56-game schedule.
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