At one point in the afternoon, it didn’t look like last night’s game was going to happen. Several members of the Buffalo Sabres were forced to enter the COVID-19 protocol, and things weren’t looking good. Unfortunately for the Coyotes, the game would go on as scheduled, but the Sabres would be down three players and assistant coach Matt Ellis.
With Buffalo missing multiple players, it looked like this would be a golden opportunity for the Arizona Coyotes to break their losing streak. It looked even better when the Sabres announced that Craig Anderson would be playing in his first game since November 2nd.