Chris Johnston: The New Jersey Devils now have 10 players on the NHL’s COVID Protocol Absence list: Mackenzie Blackwood, Connor Carrick, Aaron Dell, Andreas Johnsson, Janne Kuokkanen, Michael McLeod, Kyle Palmieri, Sami Vatanen, Pavel Zacha and Travis Zajac.
John Vogl: Zajac was added on Friday and didn’t travel to Buffalo. Palmiere played against the Sabres on Saturday and then was added to the list on Sunday. Johnsson, Kuokkanen, McLeod and Zacha played Saturday and Sunday and were added to the list on Monday.