NHL expected to put off next three Ottawa Senators video games over COVID-19 outbreak

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Greg WyshynskiESPN

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Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL creator.

The NHL is expected to put off the Ottawa Senators' next three video games because of a COVID-19 outbreak, ESPN verified on Monday.

They might be the primary games the league has needed to postpone for COVID-19 in the 2021-22 season.

The Senators have been as a result of commute to New Jersey to face the Devils on Tuesday earlier than returning domestic for games against the Nashville Predators on Thursday and the big apple Rangers on Saturday. Their subsequent scheduled video game after it is Monday, Nov. 22, on the Colorado Avalanche.

Ottawa had 10 avid gamers and assistant instruct Jack Capuano examine high quality for COVID-19 over the last 10 days. among the many avid gamers out of the lineup are goalie Matt Murray, facilities Drake Batherson and Josh Norris and defenseman Nikita Zaitsev.

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The Senators misplaced four-0 to the Calgary Flames on Sunday.

"it's unfortunate, but provided that guys are safe, it's the No. 1 priority," defenseman Michael Del Zotto noted. "but after that, it be an opportunity for other guys. it be a subsequent-man-up mentality."

whereas these are the first postponements, the NHL has had a few teams plagued by COVID-19 outbreaks this season. The San Jose Sharks had seven players and educate Bob Boughner out of the lineup and in the NHL COVID-19 protocols, including defenseman Erik Karlsson and properly-line winger Timo Meier. The Pittsburgh Penguins had a handful of avid gamers within the protocol, including captain Sidney Crosby and educate Mike Sullivan.