Sabres coach Don Granato, forwards Dylan Cozens, Mark Jankowski placed in COVID protocol

The Sabres announced that head coach Don Granato along with centers Dylan Cozens and Mark Jankowski have been placed in COVID protocol. They added that all three are currently asymptomatic, although under the current NHL protocols all three will miss at least the next three days.

Cozens is off to a good start to his sophomore season, collecting eight goals and seven assists in 30 games, good for sixth in scoring on the Sabres. Meanwhile, Jankowski was recently converted to an NHL contract and had played in four games since then, picking up an assist while logging nearly 13 minutes a night in ice time. The two join Zemgus Girgensons and Vinnie Hinostroza as those who are currently unavailable while Granato is one of eight head coaches currently in COVID protocol.

Buffalo is currently slated to return to the ice on Wednesday against New Jersey unless there are further changes made to the schedule with a decision on that front expected later Sunday.