Canucks to resume season Friday, North Division to play through mid-May
The Vancouver Canucks will reopen their facilities Sunday and return to action April 16 against the Edmonton Oilers, pending Saturday's COVID-19 test results.
The NHL has rescheduled the seven postponed Canucks games that were to occur between March 31 and April 14. As a result, Vancouver's regular-season slate will now end on May 16.
Here are the rescheduled contests:
All times in p.m. EST.
| Away | Home | Original date | New date (Time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oilers | Canucks | May 4 | April 16 (9:00) |
| Flames | Canucks | March 31 | April 21 (10:00) |
| Canucks | Leafs | April 30 | April 29 (7:30) |
| Canucks | Flames | April 10 | May 3 (9:00) |
| Canucks | Oilers | April 3 | May 4 (9:00) |
| Canucks | Oilers | April 12 | May 8 (10:00) |
| Senators | Flames | April 20 | May 9 (8:00) |
| Canucks | Jets | April 4 | May 10 (8:00) |
| Canucks | Jets | April 6 | May 11 (8:00) |
| Maple Leafs | Senators | May 10 | May 12 (7:30) |
| Canucks | Oilers | April 14 | May 13 (9:00) |
| Flames | Canucks | May 8 | May 15 (TBD) |
| Canucks | Flames | April 8 | May 16 (TBD) |
In addition to those changes, two other games will be played on the same dates as originally planned, but with new start times. The Maple Leafs-Canucks contest in Vancouver on April 19 will now begin at 9 p.m. ET instead of 10 p.m., and the Oilers' road game against the Montreal Canadiens on May 10 will now start at 7 p.m. instead of 5:30 p.m.
Nineteen Canucks players remain in COVID-19 protocol.
Entering the 2021 season, the NHL had planned to begin the Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 11. However, the league delayed that by a day in late March before pushing it even further Saturday. The final day of the regular season was originally May 8.
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