Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.

According to The Athletic’s Michael Russo, the Wild placed Marcus Johansson on injured reserve Thursday and will miss at least a week.

The infraction did not result in a penalty during the game, nor any response from NHL Player Safety afterward.

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 for their seventh win in eight games.

(AP) — Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals ... key players out in leading-scorer Kirill Kaprizov and defensemen Jared Spurgeon ...

The NFL is not the only sport that is going to have an intense MVP debate. As the 2024-25 NHL season reaches its halfway point, the Hart Trophy (MVP) race is still extremely wide open with several contenders emerging.

Connor McDavid isn’t expected to face any supplemental discipline from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety after elbowing Minnesota Wild winger Marcus Johansson, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported Thursday.

Star Centre Connor McDavid slapped two goals through the net for the Oilers and hurt a Wild team that was still without left winger Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota had goals from Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman and Marco Rossi, but could not overcome the Oilers offense.

That's Wild The Minnesota Wild did not just lose the game on Wednesday night to the Edmonton Oilers, but they potentially lost winger Marcus Johansson for the foreseeable future. During play, Johansson was attempting to play the puck and a passing Connor McDavid -- you know,

Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which has lost three of four as it deals with major injuries.

The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.