Chris Johnston: Buffalo Sabres forward Taylor Hall and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen have been added to the NHL’s Protocol Absence list.
Chris Johnston: New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes, Damon Severson, Ty Smith and Matt Tennyson were added to the NHL’s Protocol Absence list, and goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood came off it.
Chris Johnston: The New Jersey Devils have 14 players on the list: Jesper Bratt, Connor Carrick, Aaron Dell, Jack Hughes, Andreas Johnsson, Janne Kuokkanen, Michael McLeod, Kyle Palmieri, Damon Severson, Ty Smith, Matt Tennyson, Sami Vatanen, Pavel Zacha and Travis Zajac.