Sabres coach Krueger tests positive for virus

Buffalo Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger has tested positive for COVID-19, the team said Thursday.

The Sabres said Krueger will immediately enter the league's COVID-19 protocol.

On Wednesday, the NHL postponed Buffalo's games through at least Monday after forward Taylor Hall and defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen were added to the protocol list.

The team's training facilities were also closed until further notice.

Krueger is in his second season coaching the Sabres. Buffalo is 4-4-2 this season and 34-35-10 under his watch.

The 61-year-old Krueger previously coached the Edmonton Oilers, compiling a 19-22-7 record in 2012-13.

The Philadelphia Flyers have struggled mightily against the Boston Bruins all season.

The Flyers will look to snap a frustrating trend when they play host to the Bruins again on Friday. Philadelphia couldn't hold a two-goal lead and fell 4-3 in overtime to the Bruins on Wednesday, dropping the Flyers to 0-3 against Boston this season.

Still, the Flyers have proved to be resilient. After the second loss to the Bruins, they rallied to win four in a row — sweeps against the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders.

“It's obviously a little frustrating not getting that win,” captain Claude Giroux said. “But I think we played better in games we've lost this year.”