Corey Masisak: The New Jersey Devils are down to having five players on the COVID protocol list: Nathan Bastian, Nikita Gusev, Nico Hischier, Dmitry Kulikov, and Travis Zajac.
Corey Masisak: There hasn’t been any update on why Nico Hischier is on the COVID list and no update on how he’s been progressing from his injury since the team was shutdown two weeks ago.
Elliotte Friedman: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos is no longer on the list.