PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 18: Claude Giroux #28 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates with the puck against the Ottawa Senators at Wells Fargo Center on December 18, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Washington Capitals-Philadelphia Flyers game scheduled for Monday night has been postponed.It’s the 50th NHL game postponed this season for coronavirus-related reasons.
The league said COVID-19 issues with the Capitals prompted the postponement.That left the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Vegas Golden Knights as the only game left in the NHL this week.
The league and players’ association agreed to begin the annual holiday break early and push off the games that were scheduled for.