FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets’ Elvis Merzlikins, o …

Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins, of Latvia, puts his facemask on after a time out in th ...

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Elvis Merzlikins, of Latvia, puts his facemask on after a time out in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets in Columbus, Ohio, in January 2020. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)