NHL does major schedule revision after COVID-19, weather postponements

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The NHL has had to rearrange the schedule on the fly this season because of COVID-19 postponements.

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Then this month, the Dallas Stars were unable to play four home games because of winter storms and power outages in the area.



a person sitting at a table covered in snow: The Dallas Stars had four games postponed because of winter storms in Texas.


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The Dallas Stars had four games postponed because of winter storms in Texas.

The league announced a major update to the schedule on Tuesday to make up for recently postponed games.

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The following games have been re-scheduled (all times p.m. ET):

Tampa Bay at Dallas, originally Feb. 18, is now March 2 at 8:30

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, originally April 13, is now March 6 at 1

Nashville at Dallas, originally Feb. 15, is now March 7 at 8

Dallas at Columbus, originally March 15, is now March 14 at 5

Tampa Bay at Dallas, originally Feb. 20, is now March 16 at 8:30

Nashville at Dallas, originally Feb. 16, is now March 21 at 8:30

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Florida at Tampa Bay, originally March 16, is now March 21 at 4

St. Louis at Colorado, originally April 20, is now April 2 at 9

Philadelphia at Boston, originally March 7, is now April 5 at 7

Boston at Philadelphia, originally April 5, is now April 10 at 2

Dallas at Nashville, originally April 29, is now April 11 at 8

Philadelphia at Washington, originally Feb. 9, is now April 13 at 7

Tampa Bay at Nashville, originally April 12, is now April 13 at 8

NY Islanders at Boston, originally April 14, is now April 15 at 7

Chicago at Nashville, originally April 4, is now April 19 at 8

Colorado at St. Louis, originally Feb. 7, is now April 20 at 8

Philadelphia at NY Rangers, originally Feb. 14, is now April 22 at 7

Dallas at Tampa Bay, originally March 1, is now April 29 at 7

Dallas at Tampa Bay, originally May 4, is now May 5 at 7

Chicago at Carolina, originally Feb. 20, is now May 6 at 7

Dallas at Tampa Bay, originally May 10, is now May 7 at 7

Dallas at Chicago, originally May 6, is now May 9 at 7

Carolina at Nashville, originally May 7, is now May 10 at 8

Dallas at Chicago, originally May 8, is now May 10 at 8

The May 6 Tampa Bay at Florida game will be rescheduled later.

The NHL also announced the following start time changes:

Dallas at Columbus, originally 7 on March 13, is now 5

Nashville at Tampa Bay, originally 7 on March 15, is now 4

Arizona at Anaheim, originally 10 on March 20, is now 8

Chicago at Tampa Bay, originally 7 on March 20, is now 4

Nashville at Florida, originally 7 on March 20, is now 2

St. Louis at Colorado, originally 3 on April 3, is now 9


Feb. 22: Carolina Hurricanes goaltender James Reimer jumps out of the way of a sliding Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat.




Feb. 21: Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk celebrates his overtime goal against the Montreal Canadiens.




Feb. 20: The Penguins’ Kris Letang (58), Sidney Crosby (87) and Jake Guentzel (59) celebrate Letang’s go-ahead go over the Islanders in the third period on the night Crosby played in his 1,000th NHL game.




Feb. 19: Tempers flared near the end of the Winnipeg Jets-Vancouver Canucks game.




Feb. 18: Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark robs Washington Capitals left wing Conor Sheary during the first period.




Feb. 17: Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom and Vancouver Canucks left wing Tanner Pearson collide during the second period.




Feb. 16: Washington Capitals left wing Jakub Vrana celebrates his second-period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins with right wing T.J. Oshie.




Feb. 15: Ottawa Senators right wing Evgenii Dadonov celebrates with defenseman Thomas Chabot after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.




Feb. 14: Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby celebrates his goal with right wing Bryan Rust during the third period against the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena.




Feb. 13: Nashville Predators right wing Eeli Tolvanen is hit into the boards by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Troy Stecher during the third period at Bridgestone Arena.




Feb. 12: St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk (72) attempts to block a shot by the Arizona Coyotes’ Derick Brassard (16) during the second period at Gila River Arena.




Feb. 11: Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, back from the COVID-19 protocol list, and the Vegas Golden Knights were wearing very shiny helmets against the Anaheim Ducks.




Feb. 10: New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider falls over Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask.




Feb. 9: Calgary Flames left wing Andrew Mangiapane scores a goal during the second period against the Winnipeg Jets at Scotiabank Saddledome.




Feb. 8: Arizona Coyotes right wing Clayton Keller (9) celebrates with teammates after tying the game in the final second of the third period. They beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a shootout.




Feb. 7: Detroit Red Wings center Robby Fabbri (14) celebrates his goal against the Florida Panthers. Detroit handed Florida its first regulation loss of the season.




Feb. 6: Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen is scored on by Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund (not pictured) during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome.




Feb. 5: Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand raises his hand after scoring against the Flyers in a goalmouth scramble.




Feb. 4: Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin misses a first-period opportunity against New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin. He later scored his 709th career goal to pass Mike Gartner for seventh all-time.




Feb. 3: Philadelphia Flyers right wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel checks Boston Bruins defenseman Jakub Zboril.




Feb. 2: St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington bats the puck out of the air as defenseman Torey Krug (47) defends against Arizona Coyotes center Nick Schmaltz during the second period at Enterprise Center.




Feb. 1: Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who earlier let in a shot from 120 feet away, makes a diving stick save on Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm during the third period.




Jan. 31: New York Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau checks Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes during the second period. Hayes ended up scoring in overtime for a 4-3 win.




Jan. 30: Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena. The tally moved Ovechkin into a tie for seventh place on the all-time goal-scoring list.




Jan. 29: Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo robs Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane with a third-period save.




Jan. 28: Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara is mobbed by teammates after scoring a goal against the New York Islanders.




Jan. 27: Chicago Blackhawks center Pius Suter and Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi attempt to play the puck out of the air.




Jan. 26: Boston Bruins right wing Craig Smith celebrates with defenseman Charlie McAvoy after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the TD Garden.




Jan. 25: Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson scores on Ottawa Senators goalie Matt Murray in the second period at Rogers Arena. Vancouver won 7-1.




Jan. 24: Colorado Avalanche defenseman Greg Pateryn is checked into the bench by Anaheim Ducks left wing Max Comtois in the second period at Honda Center.




Jan. 23: Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown and St. Louis Blues defenseman Marco Scandella battle for the puck as ice flies through the air during the third period at Enterprise Center.




Jan. 22: Dallas Stars right wing Alexander Radulov celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators. The Stars rolled 7-0 in their season opener, which had been delayed by a COVID-19 outbreak.




Jan. 21: Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) celebrates with teammates after scoring in overtime against the Columbus Blue Jackets.




Jan. 20: Vancouver Canucks forward Adam Gaudette checks Montreal’s Artturi Lehkonen in the second period.




Jan. 19: Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (center) celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime against the Columbus Blue Jackets with teammates.




Jan. 18: New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov makes a save against Boston Bruins center David Krejci. He picked up his second consecutive shutout in the 1-0 win.




Jan. 17: Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson skates with the puck around Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson.




Jan. 16: Detroit Red Wings defenseman Marc Staal (18) checks Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (48) in a scramble for the puck during Detroit’s 4-2 win at Little Caesars Arena.




Jan. 15: Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny scores his third goal of the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins,




Jan. 14: Arizona Coyotes center Derick Brassard scores a power play goal against San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones.




Jan. 13: St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug (47) pushes Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) as defenseman Colton Parayko (55) watches.




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