Canadiens vs. Oilers: Game has been postponed due to COVID protocols - Habs Eyes on the Prize

UPDATE: The game has been postponed

Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers

How to watch

Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Oilers region: Sportsnet West
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live, RDS Direct, Sportsnet Now, TSN Direct

Tonight’s game between the Canadiens and Oilers is currently in limbo due to two players — Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Joel Armia — needing to enter the COVID protocol after tests for them or those around must have come back something other than negative. Both players took part in the team’s morning skate, meaning that if they happened to be infected, there’s the possible of viral spread.

This is a similar situation to the only other game at the Bell Centre this season between the two clubs, when it emerged that Jesse Puljujarvi had had an inconclusive test (though it later turned out to be a false alarm). That game was simply delayed an hour to get the test results for other players.

Another note from Bill Daly just in. Said it’s possible the game will be postponed. Some new facts have emerged. Stay tuned. https://t.co/AjCmWCVIoi

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) March 22, 2021

If the game does go ahead, (1) that means the situation likely isn’t as serious as feared since the two players in question were with their teammates earlier in the day, and (2) the Habs will have to fill out the roster with taxi squad players. It would have been nice to see the likes of Lukas Vejdemo and Jesse Ylõnen get their shot, but with the Laval Rocket playing in Calgary, the spots will likely be granted to Laurent Dauphin and Michael Frolik, the two forwards held in reserve.

For now all we can do is wait to see what the league decides to do, and hope neither Kotkaniemi nor Armia has actually been infected.

Montreal Canadiens projected lineup

Forwards

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tomas Tatar	Phillip Danault	Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin	Nick Suzuki	Josh Anderson
Artturi Lehkonen	Jake Evans	Corey Perry
Paul Byron	Laurent Dauphin	Michael Frolik

Defencemen

Left Defence	Right Defence
Left Defence	Right Defence
Brett Kulak	Jeff Petry
Joel Edmundson	Shea Weber
Victor Mete	Alexander Romanov

Goaltenders

Starter	Backup
Starter	Backup
Carey Price	Jake Allen

Injured: Ben Chiarot (broken hand), Tyler Toffoli (lower body)
COVID protocol list: Joel Armia, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Scratched: Xavier Ouellet

Edmonton Oilers projected lineup

Forwards

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Leon Draistail	Connor McDavid	Jesse Puljujarvi
Dominik Kahun	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Josh Archibald
Tyler Ennis	Gaetan Haas	Zack Kassian
Devin Shore	Jujhar Khaira	Alex Chiasson

Defencemen

Left Defence	Right Defence
Left Defence	Right Defence
Darnell Nurse	Tyson Barrie
William Lagesson	Adam Larsson
Kris Russell	Ethan Bear

Goaltenders

Starter	Backup
Starter	Backup
Mike Smith	Mikko Koskinen

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2021-03-22 22:11:12Z
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