- T.J. Oshie enters NHL’s COVID protocol
- Hawks’ Trae Young placed in protocol
- Cleveland Cavaliers dealing with COVID outbreak
Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie will miss Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings after entering the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
He joins teammates Garnet Hathaway, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom in the health and safety protocols.
Oshie, who turns 35 on Thursday, missed almost all of November with a lower-body injury. He has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in 14 games.
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Oshie has 621 career points (264 goals, 357 assists) in 870 games with the St. Louis Blues (2008-15) and Capitals.
Also on Sunday, the Capitals recalled forward Joe Snively from Hershey of the American Hockey League.
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Trae Young enters COVID protocol
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Sunday, as was Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel, as coronavirus numbers around the league continued to rise.
Young is the only Hawks player on the protocols list, coach Nate McMillan told reporters in Atlanta. Meanwhile, Vogel won’t be on the bench when the Lakers play at Chicago on Sunday. David Fizdale will coach the Lakers in Vogel’s place, the team said.
The Hawks play Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who now have issues of their own, with five more players testing positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, a person familiar with the team’s situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has yet to announce any players going into protocols.
The Cavaliers won their sixth straight game on Saturday against Milwaukee.