In a day of zero positive news, Marcus Johansson and Jonas Brodin also won't travel with the team on the road.

Johansson (concussion) will not be on the Wild's four-game road trip, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports Tuesday. At this point, Johansson likely faces an uphill battle to get back into the lineup ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off.

On Thursday the Wild played the Edmonton Oilers. In the second period, Connor McDavid stuck out his elbow right into Marcus Johansson's jaw. He instantly fell over and had to be helped off. Johansson will miss some time with a concussion. Referee Chris Lee ...

Marcus Johansson gets hurt by Connor McDavid. Lee told Joel Eriksson Ek that Johansson hit himself in his face with his own stick and that McDavid did nothing. McDavid did not get a penalty and later scored on a 2-on-1 against Middleton. The Wild defenseman said it was "horses—” how it gets not called then McDavid scores in the third.

T here has been a ton of trade rumours surrounding the Vancouver Canucks this season. Both Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller have almost been dealt to Eastern Conference teams in t

If Kaprizov has surgery this week for a lower-body injury that has been ailing him since December, he would miss six weeks, per sources.

Progressing from concussion

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.

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.

Wild star winger Kirill Kaprizov missed Tuesday’s practice and will undergo surgery to address his nagging lower-body injury, according to Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic. Russo and Smith report the surgery,

On Thursday the Wild played the Edmonton Oilers. In the second period, Connor McDavid stuck out his elbow right into Marcus Johansson's jaw. He instantly fell over and had to be helped off.

The Minnesota Wild have placed defenseman Jonas Brodin on long-term injured reserve, retroactive to January 7th. Brodin has missed the last nine games with a lower-body injury that he sustained on January 7th against the St.