Faceoff for Friday’s Game 2 of the Islanders-Capitals first-round playoff series at Toronto was scheduled for 8 p.m.
“Scheduled” being the key word.
One of the peculiarities of this neutral-site, NHL postseason being played in hub city bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton to protect against the COVID-19 pandemic, is each arena is hosting multiple games each day and teams must be flexible in their pregame preparation with starting times subject to last-minute change.
The Flyers and Canadiens played at Scotiabank Arena before Game 2 of the Islanders’ series and the opening faceoff of their 4-2 win in Wednesday’s Game 1 was delayed an hour after the Hurricanes and Bruins went to double overtime in their Game 1.