It’s game on for the Sabres.
Finally.
That means the Islanders’ two games in Buffalo on Monday and Tuesday nights will proceed as scheduled. It will be the start of a four-game road trip for the Islanders with games in Pittsburgh on Thursday and Saturday nights. The Islanders are on a six-game point streak (3-0-3).
The Sabres have not played since Jan. 31 and had a six-day stretch through Friday in which nine players were on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list as well as 61-year-old coach Ralph Krueger testing positive.
Krueger briefly returned to the ice to lead Sunday’s practice before watching the rest of the session from the stands.