After 2-Week COVID Delay, Wild Return To Ice Tuesday Night
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota Wild are set to play Tuesday night after two weeks without a game due to COVID-19.
The Wild last played Feb. 2 against the Colorado Avalanche, losing 2-1. They're slated to take on the Los Angeles Kings at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Six wild games were postponed after a rash of players were placed on the NHL's COVID protocol list in early February. As of Monday, these Wild players were still in the COVID protocol: Brad Hunt, Carson Soucy, Jonas Brodin, Cam Talbot and Victor Rask. At one point, the Wild had 13 players on the COVID list.
Also Tuesday, the NHL announced rescheduled dates for the Wild's postponed games:
- Minnesota at San Jose, originally scheduled for April 23, is now scheduled for Monday, Feb. 22 at 9:30 p.m.
- Minnesota at Colorado, originally scheduled for Feb. 4, is now scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.
- Arizona at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 6, is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 at 7 p.m.
- St. Louis at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 11, is now scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m.
- Minnesota at St. Louis, originally scheduled for April 11, is now scheduled for Saturday, April 10 at 7 p.m.
- St. Louis at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 9, is now scheduled for Monday, April 12 at 7 p.m.
- Arizona at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 7, is now scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m.
- Minnesota at Los Angeles, originally scheduled for Feb. 13, is now scheduled for Friday, April 23 at 9 p.m.
The Wild are 6-5 this season. Only the New Jersey Devils, who also had a long break caused by COVID, have played fewer games.
