Semyon Varlamov #40 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
On Thursday, the league was told that four of the Washington Capitals top players would be out of the lineup for at least four games. That includes two games against the New York Islanders on January 26 and 28.
The four players out of the lineup are Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Ilya Samsonov.
All four broke the NHL’s COVID protocol. The Capitals were later fined $100,000 by the NHL for: “social interactions among team members who were in close contact and who were not wearing face coverings.