The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.
Marcus Johansson was the latest Wild player to get hurt. It came at the end of the second period. Johansson, 34, has played in 44 of the team's 45 games this year. He has five goals and 16 points. The 6-foot-1 forward was in the defensive zone when he caught an elbow from Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid.
Brock Faber got hurt 35 seconds into a game against the St. Louis Blues after Jake Neighbours elbowed the Wild defender in the head while trying to get the puck. Faber missed the
The Minnesota Wild added center Marcus Johansson to the injured reserve Thursday per The Athletic’s Michael Russo, who adds that Johansson is believed to have suffered a concussion.
The Minnesota Wild are trying to hang onto their spot near the top of the NHL standings, and on Friday they revealed the reinforcements are on the way.
An up-to-date 2024-25 Minnesota Wild depth chart, along with projected lines for their next NHL game and current salary cap situation.
The infraction did not result in a penalty during the game, nor any response from NHL Player Safety afterward.
Wild head coach John Hynes was pretty frustrated after the game about the non-call on McDavid's elbow. He didn't even want to give us an explanation or what the referee's told him.
According to The Athletic’s Michael Russo, the Wild placed Marcus Johansson on injured reserve Thursday and will miss at least a week.
PAUL - The Minnesota Wild have been plagued with injuries ... Oilers on Wednesday and lost another player to an injury. Marcus Johansson left the game in the second period after he was hit ...
The Minnesota Wild placed their top-scoring contributor on LTIR on Friday in Kirill Kaprizov because of an aggravated lower-body injury. Minnesota has been one of the NHL's biggest surprises in 2024-24, sitting in second place of the Central Division with 58 points.
Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will receive an automatic hearing from NHL Player Safety after a hard cross check against Connor Garland, and an ejection from the game against the Canucks.