NHL COVID-19 tracker: Avalanche, Panthers’ games postponed through at least Dec. 26 to slow virus spread

The NHL, like other North American sports leagues, is battling COVID-19 outbreaks across multiples teams as of Wednesday. Nearly two years into the pandemic, even with widespread vaccinations and strict protocols in place, COVID is heavily affecting hockey.

On Friday, the NHL announced all Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers games would be postponed through Dec. 26 over COVID-19 concerns. 

An outbreak within the Calgary Flames‘ organization had the NHL postpone their games through Dec. 23. The Carolina Hurricanes have also had their games postponed, as an outbreak on their team led to the postponement of a game against the Minnesota Wild. Other games to have been postponed include the Montreal Canadiens vs. the Boston Bruins and the Minnesota Wild against the Florida Panthers.

Here is an updated look at the current COVID situation for teams throughout the National Hockey League and players who have been placed in protocols:

Boston Bruins

• Brad Marchand (Dec. 14)
• Craig Smith (Dec. 14)
• Patrice Bergeron (Dec. 15)
• Anton Blidh (Dec. 16)
• Trent Frederic (Dec. 16)
• Jeremy Swayman (Dec. 16)

Calgary Flames

• Elias Lindholm (Dec. 13)
• Andrew Mangiapane (Dec. 13)
• Brad Richardson (Dec. 13)
• Adam Ruzicka (Dec. 13)
• Chris Tanev (Dec. 13)
• Nikita Zadarov (Dec. 13)
• Milan Lucic (Dec. 14)

• Sean Monohan (Dec. 14)
• Noah Hanifin (Dec. 14)
• Johnny Gaudreau (Dec. 15)
• Rasmus Andersson (Dec. 15)
• Byron Froese (Dec. 15)
• Erik Gudbranson (Dec. 15)
• Trevor Lewis (Dec. 15)
• Jacob Markstrom (Dec. 15)
• Tyler Pitlick (Dec. 15)
• Dillon Dube (Dec. 16)
• Oliver Kylington (Dec. 16)
• Mikael Backlund (Dec. 17)

Carolina Hurricanes

• Sebastian Aho (Dec. 13)
• Seth Jarvis (Dec. 13)
• Jordan Staal (Dec. 14)
• Andrei Svechnikov (Dec. 14)
• Ian Cole (Dec. 14)
• Steven Lorentz (Dec. 14)

Colorado Avalanche

• Devon Toews (Dec. 14)
• Andre Burakovsky (Dec. 16)
• J.T. Compher (Dec. 16)

Detroit Red Wings

• Robby Fabbri (Dec. 15)
• Michael Rasamussen (Dec. 15)

Edmonton Oilers

• Ryan McLeod (Dec. 14)
• Devin Shore (Dec. 16)
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Dec. 17)

Florida Panthers

• Ryan Lomberg (Dec. 14)
• Sam Bennett (Dec. 15)
• Radko Gudas (Dec. 15)
• Ryan Lomberg (Dec. 15) 
• Brandon Montour (Dec. 15) 
• Carter Verhaeghe (Dec. 15)
• Aaron Ekblad (Dec. 16)
• Frank Vatrano (Dec. 16)

Los Angeles Kings

• Drew Doughty (Dec. 16)

Nashville Predators

• Mikael Granlund (Dec. 15)
• Ryan Johansen (Dec. 15)
• Matt Luff (Dec. 15)
• Michael McCarron (Dec. 15)
• Philip Tomasino (Dec. 15)
• Ben Harpur (Dec. 15)

New York Islanders

• Mat Barzal (Dec. 14)

Philadelphia Flyers

• Morgan Frost (Dec. 14)

Toronto Maple Leafs

• Alexander Kerfoot (Dec. 17)
• John Tavares (Dec. 17)

Vancouver Canucks

• Luke Schenn (Dec. 14)
• Juho Lammikko (Dec. 14)
• Brad Hunt (Dec. 14)
• Tucker Poolman (Dec. 14)