The Pittsburgh Penguins and visiting Washington Capitals have had a lot of down time recently heading into their game Sunday.
The Penguins' 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders on the road Thursday came after a four-day layoff and was just their third game in February because of postponements due to opponents' COVID-19 protocol issues.
Washington has been off since last Sunday's 7-4 loss to Philadelphia because of three straight postponements related to the same protocol issues.
That means the Capitals have had to sit for a week on a three-game losing streak, with their last win coming Jan.