Star forward among four players required to miss four games because of COVID protocol.
The Washington Capitals are the latest NHL team to have a significant issue with players being exposed to COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the NHL fined the Capitals organization $100,000 for violating COVID protocols. Four players were placed on the daily list of players who are “unavailable to play or practice, in accordance with the league’s COVID protocols” — wing Alexander Ovechkin, center Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goaltender Ilya Samsonov.
BREAKING NEWS- #ALLCaps head coach Peter Laviolette said that Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Orlov and Samsonov will miss four games due to COVID-19 protocols
— SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) January 21, 2021
The New York Islanders are scheduled to play at Washington on Tuesday and Thursday of next week, the third and fourth games the four players would be required to miss.
Washington (2-0-2) are two points ahead of the Islanders (2-1-0) in the standings as this news breaks.
