NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said he expects the NHL's teams in Canada to be able to play home games this season.

"On the basis of our discussions [with provincial health authorities] in the past week, as well as our exchange of correspondence over the last 24 hours, we believe we are aligned and in agreement on the conditions on which each of our Canadian franchises can begin play in their own buildings for the start of the 2020-21 NHL season," Daly said in a statement Thursday.