EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 11: A general view of the in-ice logo during the game between the Calgary Flames and the Dallas Stars in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 11, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

NHL records no positive COVID-19 tests for 5th straight week

6 years ago
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The NHL's bubbles are still working.

For the fifth consecutive week, the league recorded zero COVID-19 cases among the 4,644 tests it conducted from Aug. 16 to 22.

As usual, testing was done daily on players and every other member of the teams' 52-person traveling groups.

The NHL also recorded perfect testing results in the week leading up to the restart when players reported to the hub cities.

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