Playoffs to be delayed by a day as NHL reschedules 19 games

The Stanley Cup Playoffs will be delayed by at least one day.

The NHL released its latest round of rescheduled games on Sunday, and 19 contests have been either moved to a new date or given a new start time. Two regular-season games are now slated for May 11, a date the league previously earmarked for the first day of the postseason.

Most of Sunday’s updates were due to COVID-19 postponements, except for a game between the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings that needed to be pushed after inclement weather prevented the Kings from flying out of Denver earlier this month.

Here are the games that have been rescheduled to a different date:

All times in p.m. EST.

And here are the matchups that have been given new start times:

Visitor Home Date Original Time New Time
Flames Canadiens April 16 7:00 6:00
Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets April 21 8:00 7:00
Canadiens Flames April 26 10:00 6:30
Oilers Jets April 26 8:00 9:00

The final day of the 2021 regular season was originally set for May 8, though all of the league’s original critical dates were subject to change.