The Washington Capitals got Lars Eller back for Sunday’s Carolina Hurricanes game after the Danish center spent 10 days quarantining and battling symptoms of the disease in a California hotel room. No other Capitals player tested positive during that time and Eller was unsure when he contracted the virus exactly.
Now the Capitals will have to remain extra vigilant as the Carolina Hurricanes announced that after their game against Washington that Tony DeAngelo and Brett Pesce have entered COVID protocol themselves.
Brett Pesce and Tony DeAngelo have entered the COVID protocols. They will remain in Raleigh to quarantine and continue to be monitored by the #Canes medical staff as the team travels to Dallas today.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) November 29, 2021
DeAngelo and Pesce are both vaccinated. They will remain in Raleigh as the Canes take off for Dallas today.
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) November 29, 2021
The Capitals have an optional skate at FLA Live Arena at noon.
Across the NHL, the Rangers’ Greg McKegg entered COVID protocol Monday as well.
UPDATE: Greg McKegg (COVID-19 protocol-related absence) will not skate today.
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) November 29, 2021
While NHL teams disclose who’s in protocol, the NHL no longer publishes a league-wide list so it’s harder to follow how prevalent the disease is right now.
Meanwhile, in the AHL, the Hershey Bears had two games postponed against Lehigh Valley this week due to what appears to be a possible outbreak on one of the two teams.
Our home game on Sunday, November 28 has been postponed. Fans are asked to hold tickets at this time until the game is rescheduled. Our road game on December 1 at Lehigh Valley has also been postponed. https://t.co/rYGznzxa8Q pic.twitter.com/yZvtHFflTJ
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) November 28, 2021
