Alex Nedeljkovic circled the date as soon as the schedule came out, but he may need to redo his calendar.
The Detroit Red Wings await word on whether it's game on with the Carolina Hurricanes next on the slate, because the Hurricanes — Nedeljkovic's former team — had their Tuesday game postponed when four players entered COVID-19 protocol.
"I played with them for a while, started my career there, so hopefully they’re all doing well," Nedeljkovic said after Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena. "Obviously, they’re sick but they’re doing OK and they’re battling and nobody is too ill.