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

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

The Wild got early goals from Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi, and a second period goal from Ryan Hartman, but could not hold their leads, despite testing Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard repeatedly.

January 15 - Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes relayed a message from injured star forward Kirill Kaprizov heading ... Oilers star forward Connor McDavid said he and his teammates knew more tough ...

The Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers met for the third time this season on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and the second time in St. Paul. The Wild were still missing Kirill Kaprizov, Jakub Lauko, Jonas Brodin,

With Filip Gustavsson expected to be unavailable for Saturday night’s game against Nashville, the Minnesota Wild needed to add another netminder. They’ve made that move, announcing the recall of Dylan Ferguson from AHL Iowa on an emergency basis.

Not since the preseason have the Wild had a practice as crowded as the session they held Friday at Tria Rink in St. Paul. “Felt nice,” alternate captain Marcus Foligno said. “Got a bit of a break.” But when it came time to leave for a road trip to Nashville and Colorado,

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.

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

While Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard are extraordinary talents, Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand believes one NHL player currently stands above them.