Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Stamkos has been removed from the COVID-19 Protocol list just two days after he’d been added, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1361083658493304832
Stamkos was added to the list on Friday after missing Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers with what the team described as a lower-body injury.
Stamkos tweeted later Friday that it is suspected he received a false positive COVID-19 test and thanked fans for their support.
Thx to everyone who has reached out. At this time we suspect a false positive test. Hopefully that’s the case, and I will be back on the ice in the next couple of days . Until then I will continue to follow the NHL Covid list protocols. https://t.co/TWDEE9Zrfx
— Steven Stamkos (@RealStamkos91) February 13, 2021
In 11 games this season, Stamkos has scored seven goals and added seven assists. Tampa Bay hosts Florida on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.
Friedman also noted that the Devils are down to just five players on the COVID-19 list. Earlier this month, they had as many as 17 players on the list.
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