Carolina-Nashville game 1st NHL postponement

NASHVILLE — The NHL has postponed its first game since the league’s season began, calling off Tuesday’s game between Carolina and the Predators hours after the Hurricanes won the first of a two-game set in Nashville.

The NHL did not specify which team prompted the postponement. The NHL already postponed the start of the

Dallas Stars’ season after six players and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

For the Hurricanes, captain Jordan Staal had been the only player on the NHL’s unavailability list due to COVID19 protocols. Staal had been on that daily list since Friday, with the Hurricanes losing at Detroit on Saturday then winning 4-2 at Nashville on

Monday in that span.

The NHL’s unavailability list covers multiple factors such as isolation due to a confirmed positive test or quarantines due to being “a high risk close contact.”