Detroit — The Red Wings are hoping to play an actual game.
You never know for sure these days, with the omnicron variant and its ability to strike quickly.
But the Wings and Washington Capitals are both on the end of their respective COVID-19 outbreaks — Washington played Wednesday, and defeated Nashville 5-3 — and appear healthy and ready to play Friday.
"Everybody is looking forward to playing games again," defenseman Moritz Seider said. "It was a rough stretch for us, but in all, the boys are really hungry and they'll give everything they can to get back to work.