This follows the CDC's recommendation in the United States which was then adopted by the National Hockey League on December 29th.
With the Montreal Canadiens dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak right now, this should help them get their players back quicker, with some of them having been on the NHL's protocol list for over a week now.
The Canadiens currently have all team facilities closed through January 6th due to their outbreak and it's quite likely that they will be able to return to the ice at their practice facility in Brossard on Friday morning.
Montreal's next game isn't until Wednesday, January 12th when they travel to Boston to take on their archrivals, the Bruins.
Related: Canadiens add four more players to COVID protocol list
Quebec became the last province with an NHL team to reduce the isolation period to five from 10 days for asymptomatic people who test positive for COVID-19.https://t.co/TU0kWDPS11— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 4, 2022
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YESTERDAY
OCTOBER 28, 2025
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Victor Olofsson | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Connor Bedard | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Cale Makar | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Cole Caufield | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Matthew Knies | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Larkin | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Brandon Montour | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Evan Bouchard | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nick Suzuki | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Max Domi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Miles Wood | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Bobby Brink | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leo Carlsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Yegor Chinakhov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandt Clarke | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Canadiens | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 16 | |
| Red Wings | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 14 | |
| Maple Leafs | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Panthers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Senators | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Sabres | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Lightning | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Bruins | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 10 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Devils | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 16 | |
| Penguins | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Hurricanes | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 12 | |
| Capitals | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 12 | |
| Flyers | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Blue Jackets | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 10 | |
| Rangers | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Islanders | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| Mammoth | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 16 | |
| Jets | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 14 | |
| Stars | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Blackhawks | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Predators | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wild | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| Blues | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| Kraken | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Kings | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Oilers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Ducks | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Canucks | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 10 | |
| Sharks | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Flames | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||