Since the National Hockey League entered its two bubble cities in the Return To Play plan on July 26, there have been zero positive COVID-19 cases to emerge with its players. The league gave its weekly COVID-19 testing update on Monday and said that out of 7,245 tests administered in the second week of Phase 4, there have been zero positive test results in either Edmonton, Alberta or Toronto, Ontario. This testing period went from Sunday, Aug. 2 to Saturday, Aug. 8. NHL statement on COVID-19 testing results: pic.twitter.com/6sTU3SIGdf— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) August 10, 2020The last time the NHL announced it had any positive COVID-19 cases among its players and staff was back for the week of July 13 through July 17 when the league had just two positive cases in the opening week of Phase 3 of the league's Return To Play plan. Since then, the league has not had a positive test result come up. The NHL just completed its Qualification Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday and will begin Quarterfinal Round action on Tuesday. Here is a look at the upcoming matchups in both conferences: EASTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - Philadelphia Flyers vs. 8 - Montreal Canadiens 2 - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. 7 - Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - Washington Capitals vs. 6 - New York Islanders 4 - Boston Bruins vs. 5 - Carolina Hurricanes WESTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - Vegas Golden Knights vs. 8 - Chicago Blackhawks 2 - Colorado Avalanche vs. 7 - Arizona Coyotes 3 - Dallas Stars vs. 6 - Calgary Flames 4 - St. Louis Blues vs. 5 - Vancouver Canucks Following first round action in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the conferences will re-seed again for the second round with the first-seeded team matching up against the lowest-seeded team and the second-highest seed facing the second lowest-seeded team. Stay tuned for the latest on this developing story...

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Another series for the St. Louis Cardinals has been postponed according to multiple reports. Now, St. Louis won't play a game until Thursday at the soonest, as their next three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates have been postponed. ESPN's Buster Olney was first to report the cancelation on Sunday afternoon and then it was also reported by RADIO.COM MLB insider Jon Heyman. Pirates-Cardinals series is postponed— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 9, 2020The upcoming Pirates-Cardinals series has been canceled.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) August 9, 2020Major League Baseball then released official word of the postponement on Sunday afternoon, saying "in light of the most recent positive test results, MLB and the Club believe it is prudent to conduct additional testing while players and staff are quarantined before the team returns to play." Cardianls manager Mike Shildt and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak joined KMOX on Sunday to explain the situation – as their last 13 games have now been postponed and 16 members of the traveling party have tested positive for COVID-19.  Results from the latest round of tests on Sunday have not yet been announced.  The Cardinals players who have tested positive for COVID-19 thus far, as released by the team, are catcher Yadier Molina, infielders Paul DeJong, Edmundo Sosa, and Rangel Ravelo, outfielder Austin Dean and pitchers Ryan Helsley, Junior Fernández and Kodi Whitley. Related: 'This is real': Shildt says Cards dealing with COVID-19 symptoms, ER visitsRelated: 'I don't know what our future looks like': More Cardinals players test positive There have been 27 games postponed in the majors this season because of coronavirus concerns. The Cardinals are set to make up the missed series against the Detroit Tigers with a doubleheader on Thursday Aug. 13. St. Louis will now miss 13 games while the next highest total for an MLB team is Miami and Philadelphia, who each have had seven postponements. In order to complete the 60-game schedule in this shortened season, the Cardinals will have to play 58 games in fewer than 50 days once they return to the field. LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter | Facebook I Instagram

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Mike Shildt woke up Sunday morning on his 52nd birthday and enjoyed some time with his family. Then he jumped in the car to drive to another mandated COVID-19 test. On the way, he called into his weekly radio show on KMOX to discuss the last week, one that saw the organization's number of positive coronavirus cases grow to 16 and postponed games to 10. Some of those positives, he said, while not specifying player or staff member, have experienced symptoms that have led to trips to the emergency room for intravenous therapy (IV) and further examination. "Nobody is in close to any critical shape," Shildt said. "But people are having to deal with some things that aren't comfortable at all. And hopefully we can get that behind them. They're getting great care." There have been no overnight stays, but the variety of symptoms have been mutlple and seem to rotate with the individuals. "This is real," Shildt said. John Mozeliak, the team's president of baseball operations, also made his regular weekly appearance on KMOX, saying the team is waiting for test results to determine to determine when the Cardinals can play baseball again. "We should get those later (Sunday)," Mozeliak said. "That will be factored into really what we decide is our next best step." Mozeliak said has communicated with a number of players and has shared as much information as he can. He has a meeting this afternoon, he said, that could provide more. "There's a lot of anxiety on what's going to happen next, what to expect," Mozeliak said. "Candidly, everything I've just shared with you, that's all I've been able to share with players at this point. There's nothing we're hiding from, it's just a matter of trying to understand when we have confidence to regather as a group, will we feel safe?" Here's the full interview with Mozeliak: #STLCards President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak tells @Ackerman1120 that they are waiting for results of latest tests and do not know what tomorrow will bring. #KMOXRewindhttps://t.co/Cv6af2nJ8k— KMOXSports (@KMOXSports) August 9, 2020LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter | Facebook I Instagram

Let’s play two … or seven. Usually seven-game series are reserved for the playoffs, but with 22 games to make up following the league’s recent wave of COVID outbreaks, MLB schedule-makers have gotten increasingly creative with their methods. Beginning September 10, the Phillies and Marlins will embark on an unprecedented seven-game set in Miami comprised of games Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday with doubleheaders slated for both Friday and Sunday. The teams will get a slight reprieve thanks to MLB adopting seven-inning doubleheaders for the remainder of 2020, shaving a combined eight innings off Friday and Sunday’s twin offerings. To accommodate the NL East rivals, who are making up for lost time following last week’s coronavirus-necessitated hiatus, the start of Boston’s series in Miami was pushed back from September 14 to the following day. It’s going to be a hectic finish for the Marlins, who close the season with an exhausting 27 games in 23 days. According to the Associated Press, that includes a frantic span of four doubleheaders in 10 calendar days. Miami’s weeklong layoff and subsequent roster shakeup amid a rash of positive COVID tests gives the Fish little margin for error. Luckily, Miami’s seven-game meetup with Philadelphia will be staged at retractable-roof Marlins Park, preventing weather from further complicating an already-ambitious schedule. The Marlins and Phillies aren’t the only ones being stretched thin. To make up for last week’s string of postponements, the Cardinals and Brewers have added three doubleheaders to their September slates. In a rare scheduling quirk, Milwaukee will serve as the nominal home team for Game 1 of September 25th’s planned twin bill at Busch Stadium. With five doubleheaders on tap for the each of the Phillies, Cardinals and Marlins—and maybe another one in the hopper for St. Louis following Friday’s scrapped game against the Cubs—there won’t be much rest for the weary in MLB. Such is life in the COVID age. LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter I Facebook I Instagram