Postponed game tally reaches 101

The total of NHL games postponed this season because of the coronavirus grew to 101 on Friday as two Ottawa Senators games — at Vancouver on Saturday and at Winnipeg on Jan. 15 — were postponed because of attendance restrictions in several Canadian provinces.

The move came a day after Detroit’s game at Anaheim was postponed just hours before it was to begin because of the Ducks’ coronavirus issues. That game was rescheduled for Sunday.

⏩ Toronto forwards Mitch Marner and Pierre Engvall, Montreal forward Alex Belzile and defenseman Kale Clague, New Jersey defensemen Dougie Hamilton and Mason Geertsen, Columbus center Alexandre Texier, New York Rangers forward Julien Gauthier and Edmonton forward Kailer Yamamoto were among the players placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols.

The Canadiens have 24 players and two assistant coaches on the protocols list.

Friday’s games

Hurricanes 6, Flames 3: Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and host Carolina returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating Calgary.

Brady Skjei had a goal and two assists, while Derek Stepan, Jesper Fast and Tony DeAngelo also scored and Steven Lorentz had two assists for Carolina, which won for the ninth time in 10 games.

Blues 5, Capitals 1: Pavel Buchnevich scored two goals and had one assist as St. Louis skated past visiting Washington. Ryan O’Reilly and Robert Thomas each had two assists for the winners.

Briefly: Minnesota left wing Kirill Kaprizov, who leads the Wild with 40 points, will miss at least one game because of an upper-body injury, coach Dean Evason said. ... Arizona forward Jay Beagle had surgery for a lower-body injury and could miss the rest of the season, NHL.com reported.