BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres' game against the Boston Bruins scheduled for Saturday has been postponed after four more Bruins players were added to the NHL's COVID protocol.
The league also postponed the Bruins' game against the Islanders scheduled for Tuesday.
The Sabres played the Bruins on Thursday. That game had been in question after a member of the Sabres' hockey staff entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
Boston's team facilities will be closed until at least Wednesday. They’re the 36th and 37th games to be postponed this season for virus-related reasons.
Boston’s Sean Kuraly was the team’s only player on the COVID list Thursday.
The Bruins game Tuesday was scheduled to be the first in Massachusetts with fans back — at a limited capacity of 12%.
The pause provides the Sabres a three-day break before they play at the New York Rangers on Monday. It’s Buffalo’s longest rest since the team’s schedule was paused for two weeks in early February.