A total of 13 more players were added to the list of those on the sidelines in connection with the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday.
Four Hurricanes, three Flames, two Bruins, two Canucks, one Oilers and one Avalanche are added to the roster.
In addition, Tuesday’s game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Minnesota Wild has been postponed.
Carolina added forwards Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov and Steven Lorentz to the sidelines, as well as defenseman Ian Cole.
The Flames have confirmed that defenseman Noah Hanifin and forwards Milan Lucic and Sean Monahan have been added to six other players and one staff member in league protocol.
“Communication is good and the guys (concerned) are doing well,” said Flames general manager Brad Treliving.
Forwards Elias Lindholm, Andrew Mangiapane, Brad Richardson and Adam Ruzicka and defenders Chris Tanev and Nikita Zadorov were added to the roster on Monday.
The NHL postponed three Flames games; they will not play until Saturday at home, against Columbus.
The team’s training facilities were also closed.
Calgary is the third club to see its season interrupted by the virus.
Last month we had to postpone three Senators games and two Islanders games.
The Bruins have meanwhile sidelined forwards Brad Marchand and Craig Smith due to protocol.
They won’t face the Golden Knights in Boston on Tuesday, and their absence could last up to six games (in the event of a 10-day isolation).
The Bruins played in Calgary on Saturday.
At the Canucks, a training scheduled for Tuesday morning was canceled after defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Juho Lammikko contracted the virus.
At least one of them has symptoms, club president Jim Rutherford said.
The team is awaiting additional results, in view of the visit of the Blue Jackets in the evening. These results are expected to be received around 9 p.m. EST.
Vancouver hosted Carolina on Sunday. On Monday, the Hurricanes placed Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis and a staff member on the sidelines, in connection with pandemic protocol.
The Canucks were the club hardest hit by COVID-19 last season.
A total of 21 players and four coaching staff have tested positive, leading to the postponement of several games.
Oilers center Ryan McLeod and Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews were also added to the sideline due to protocol.