NEW YORK (Nov. 27, 2021) – The National Hockey League announced today that as a result of an additional New York Islanders Player entering COVID Protocol this morning, and up to eight Players potentially unavailable to play due to COVID Protocol, as well as the possibility of additional cases due to spread, the team’s games will be postponed at least through Tuesday, Nov. 30. The decision was made by the League in consultation with the NHLPA’s and Club’s medical groups.

The League is in the process of reviewing and revising the Islanders’ regular season schedule.

The Islanders organization has followed, and will continue to follow, all recommended guidelines aimed at protecting the health and safety of its Players, staff and community at large as set by the NHL, local, state and national agencies.

NEW YORK (Nov. 27, 2021) – Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for kneeing Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton during NHL Game No. 308 in Philadelphia on Friday, Nov. 26, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

Watch the kneeing infraction below.