Flames add Josh Leivo to COVID-19 protocol list, will play Habs Friday

Josh Leivo has recorded five goals and two assists in 36 games this season. Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

Flames add Josh Leivo to COVID-19 protocol list, will play Canadiens Friday

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Apr 23, 2021 5:46 PM ET

The Calgary Flames raised eyes on Friday when they announced that their morning skate ahead of their home game against the Montreal Canadiens was canceled after a player tested positive for COVID-19.

Friday afternoon, Calgary added forward Josh Leivo to the COVID-19 protocol list but confirmed that the game against Montreal remains on, as scheduled. According to TSN's Salim Nadim Valji, Leivo skated with the Flames on Thursday.

Leivo was on a line with Derek Ryan and Dillon Dubé at Thursday's practice. https://t.co/DXuzUUYURN
— Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) April 23, 2021

Leivo has recorded five goals and two assists in 36 games this season.

Throughout the campaign, teams have been cleared to play following exposure to the coronavirus only to then be sidelined for multiple contests due to an actual or feared outbreak. Last month, the Canadiens had four games scrapped due to COVID-19 issues. Presuming Friday's matchup goes on, as hoped, Calgary and Montreal will play each other three times in four days.

Montreal is fourth in the NHL North standings with 49 points, eight points ahead of Calgary. The top four teams from each division qualify for the playoffs.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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