Boughner, Seven Sharks Players Placed in COVID-19 Protocol

Bob Boughner, 7 Sharks players placed successful NHL COVID-19 protocol originally appeared connected NBC Sports Bayarea

Coach Bob Boughner and 7 Sharks players were placed successful the NHL's COVID-19 protocol roughly 25 minutes earlier San Jose was scheduled to face the Winnipeg Jets connected Saturday astatine SAP Center.

The Sharks announced that forwards Andrew Cogliano, Jonathan Dahlen and Matt Nieto, and defensemen Erik Karlsson, Jake Middleton, Radim Simek and Marc-Edouard Vlasic would miss the crippled portion successful the protocol.

Also, skipper Logan Couture is nether the upwind and isn't disposable to play Saturday, but he currently isn't successful the COVID-19 protocol, the Sharks said.

Sharks adjunct manager John MacLean announced that 5 players had been recalled from the AHL San Jose Barracuda for Saturday's game: Forwards John Leonard and Nick Merkley, and defensemen Jaycob Megna, Nicolas Meloche and Ryan Merkley.

At 2 p.m. PT, the Sharks announced they had "some positive" COVID-19 tests wrong the organization, and MacLean met with reporters connected a video league call a abbreviated clip later and confirmed Boughner would miss the game.

The game, which was expected to statesman astatine 4 p.m. PT, was delayed by 30 minutes and started astatine 4:30.

The Mercury News' Curtis Pashelka archetypal reported soon earlier the Sharks' announcement that 5 players had tested positive.

The Sharks announced that the investigating was conducted Friday, and the results came backmost aboriginal Saturday morning.