The NHL announced the following updates to the schedule. rescheduling 19 games that will push the NHL regular season back to May 11. The NHL playoffs were originally supposed to start on May 11, but considering the type of season that many were expecting, a few days delay isn’t a big deal.
NHL.com’s John Shannon reports that the NHL intends to start the playoffs as soon as possible, potentially on May 12 with teams playing on the 10th and 11th starting a few days later.
- Game #498, Edmonton at Montreal, originally scheduled for March 22, is now scheduled for March 30 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #714, Washington at Boston, originally scheduled for April 20, is now scheduled for April 11 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #686, Calgary at Montreal, originally scheduled for April 16 at 7 p.m. ET, will now start at 6 p.m. ET
- Game #546, Ottawa at Montreal, originally scheduled for March 28, is now scheduled for April 17 at 4 p.m. ET
- Game #483, Boston at Buffalo, originally scheduled for March 20, is now scheduled for April 20 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #726, Toronto at Winnipeg, originally scheduled for April 21 at 8 p.m. ET, will now start at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #721, Montreal at Edmonton, originally scheduled for April 20, is now scheduled for April 21 10 p.m. ET
- Game #736, Montreal at Calgary, originally scheduled for April 22, is now scheduled for April 23 at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #761, Montreal at Calgary, originally scheduled for April 26 at 10 p.m. ET, will now start at 6:30 p.m. ET
- Game #760, Edmonton at Winnipeg, originally scheduled for April 26 at 8 p.m. ET, will now start at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #564, Montreal at Ottawa, originally scheduled for March 30, is now scheduled for May 5 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #847, Montreal at Toronto, originally scheduled for May 7, is now scheduled for May 6 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #510, Edmonton at Montreal, originally scheduled for March 24, is now scheduled for May 10 at 5:30 p.m. ET
- Game #841, Tampa Bay at Florida, originally scheduled for May 6, is now scheduled for May 10 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #529: NY Islanders at Boston, originally scheduled for March 23, is now scheduled for May 10 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #833, Toronto at Ottawa, originally scheduled for May 5, is now scheduled for May 10 at 8 p.m. ET
- Game #456, St. Louis at Los Angeles, originally scheduled for March 15, is now scheduled for May 10 at 10 p.m. ET
- Game #526, Edmonton at Montreal, originally scheduled for March 26, is now scheduled for May 11 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #653, Boston at Washington, originally scheduled for April 11, is now scheduled for May 11 at 7 p.m. ET
The scheduling changes will affect a number of teams that have lost games due to COVID-19 protocols as well as teams that were originally expected to play those teams.