UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Mathew Barzal and Scott Mayfield each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.Semyon Varlamov made. . .
DALLAS (AP) — Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eric Robinson added third-period goals, and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off a late rally attempt
Tensions will continue to rise. If you’re going to play a team seven times in a row, it’s going to happen, Coyotes forward Conor Garland said. You’re going to have individual battles and then team battles. It’s hockey. It’s just the way it goes.
Especially this season, when the NHL cooked up four new divisions and scheduled all regular-season games within those divisions. That set up miniseries of anywhere from two to five games, with the NHL trying to limit travel in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Seven chapters of Coyotes-Blues is an anomaly caused by scheduling changes forced by the pandemic.
The NHL is adding game-day rapid tests for players, team personnel and on-ice officials as part of a series of expanded safety protocols unveiled Thursday in its latest bid to stem potential COVID-19. . .