Jan 23 (Reuters) - Three National Hockey League games scheduled to be played this weekend have been postponed because of a severe winter snowstorm wreaking havoc on the East Coast of the United States, the league announced.
Record-setting tides higher than during Superstorm Sandy have already caused major flooding in New Jersey and Delaware after dumping nearly two feet (60 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
The game between the Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins, initially set for Sunday at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., has been rescheduled for a later date.
It is the second game in as many days the Capitals have had to push back after they were unable to host their scheduled Friday encounter with the Anaheim Ducks.