The number of Islanders games in need of rescheduling climbed to eight on Friday as the NHL postponed a West Coast road trip — four games scheduled next week at Seattle, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary — in an effort to save gate revenue for Canadian teams affected by attendance restrictions.
That means the Islanders won’t visit Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle until later in the year instead of making the cross-country trip for one game now. It also means, at least as of now, they’re scheduled to go nearly two weeks between a New Year’s Day game at home against the Oilers and a Jan. 13 contest against the Devils without a game.
The Islanders had their entire upcoming road trip postponed as the NHL tries to preserve gate money for Canadian teams currently under attendance restrictions.The Islanders have also yet to reschedule a game at the Flyers originally set for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In addition, they also had three games — against the Canadiens, Capitals and Sabres — postponed during the Christmas break.
Though the team’s own COVID-19 cases didn’t prompt this move, they did get Oliver Wahlstrom and Anthony Beauvillier out of protocol on New Year’s Eve. Brock Nelson and Sebastian Aho are still in protocol.
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