The Oilers and Wild game got heated last night with multiple controversial incidents, and while some insider suggested extra discipline for Ryan Hartman's slewfoot on Leon Draisaitl, no penalty will come.
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.
Marcus Johansson is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but the Minnesota Wild should trade the veteran forward before then.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid faced criticism after an incident with Marcus Johansson during Wednesday’s game with the Minnesota Wild. Late in the second period, with 40.
Former Boston Bruins forward Marcus Johansson exited the Minnesota Wild's latest contest against the Edmonton Oilers due to an upper-body injury. View the original article to see embedded media. Johansson's injury occurred after he was elbowed by Oilers superstar forward Connor McDavid.
Faceoff’s Frank Seravailli, “No fine expected for Oilers Connor McDavid elbow on Wild’s Marcus Johansson last night..” The hit went unpenalized in the game and while it wasn’t a swinging elbow or a blatant shot,
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.
Pavel Dorofeyev had two power-play goals and added an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights broke open a tie game with three third-period goals to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Sunday night.
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.
There were two incidents in the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night that could well see the NHL hand out fines today, one incident involving Connor McDavid, the other Leon Draisaitl.