The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.
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. Johansson immediately fell over and his helmet also came off later.
A pair of players are facing supplemental discipline for separate incidents in Saturday’s Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks game. News came down that Oilers star forward Connor McDavid and Canucks blueliner Tyler Myers have been suspended.
The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are now facing hearings with the NHL Department of Player Safety. The Oilers Connor McDavid and the Canucks Tyler Myers are both facing suspensions for illegal cross-checking.
In tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid threw a elbow out to connect with Marcus Johansson's head, which will likely lead to discipline from Player Safety.
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 Edmonton Oilers will play the next three games without superstar captain Connor McDavid after the NHL suspended him for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland on Saturday.
: According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will receive no supplemental discipline for last night’s head shot on Marcus Johansson.From Seravalli:Read below for our earlier report on this developing story.
According to The Athletic’s Michael Russo, the Wild placed Marcus Johansson on injured reserve Thursday and will miss at least a week.
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.
On a slightly more negative development, McDavid has already racked up 29 penalties in minutes in 43 games this campaign (0.67 PIM per game) while he topped at 30 in 76 games (0.3
This is not the first time that McDavid has faced disciplinary action. He served a two-game suspension in February 2019 for a hit to the head on then-New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy. Additionally, he was fined $5,000 in March 2021.