The Capital One Arena, home of the Capitals, sits empty on March 12 in Washington. Credit: AP/Nick Wass
The NHL is still hopeful its teams can resume training by the end of the 60-day period the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on March 15 limiting gatherings to 50 people or fewer.
But no decisions have been made regarding the regular season’s status, a playoff format or whether there will be fans in the stands if games do resume.
The league on Monday released a question-and-answer update in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that paused the season on March 12.