NHL announces further schedule delay, meaning Red Wings won’t play Dec. 27

The Detroit Red Wings were scheduled to return to action following the NHL's pausing of the schedule thanks to increasing positive COVID-19 cases on December 27 against the New York Rangers. However, that has now been put off.

The NHL has announced that no games will be played prior to December 28, meaning the earliest the Red Wings can return to action is December 29 against the New York Islanders.

SCHEDULE UPDATE: @NHL delays return to game play by a day; games on Dec. 27 postponed.https://t.co/UX99dQ0tp1 pic.twitter.com/zZRrGjpt7L

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 24, 2021