The Islanders now know their schedule for the rest of the season.
The NHL announced on Wednesday makeup dates for nine Islanders’ games that had been postponed, plus new dates for four other games that needed to be moved to accommodate the new schedule.
Some clarity has come between the scheduling and the changes the league and NHL Players’ Association announced on Tuesday relaxing COVID-19 protocols following the All-Star Weekend Feb. 4-5 when asymptomatic vaccinated players will no longer be tested daily.
The highly transmissible omicron variant and the limiting of attendance in Canadian cities has forced the NHL into a spate of postponements, particularly since mid-November.