Edmonton Oilers place Zack Kassian in COVID protocol

The Edmonton Oilers placed forward Zack Kassian in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Sunday, per a team tweet.

Edmonton also recalled defensemen Philip Broberg and Dmitri Samorukov from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors on an emergency basis.

Kassian has four goals and eight assists in 25 games this season. He joins Jesse Puljujarvi, Darnell Nurse, Duncan Keith and William Lagesson in COVID protocol for the Oilers.

Broberg has already played in eight NHL games this season, getting his first NHL point (an assist) in the process. Samorukov, however, is slated to make his NHL debut on Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues. The 84th overall selection in 2017 is in the final year of his entry-level contract and has three points in 15 games with the Condors this year.