The Minnesota Wild are trying to hang onto their spot near the top of the NHL standings, and on Friday they revealed the reinforcements are on the way.

Wild forward Marcus Johansson left the game against the Oilers with an upper-body injury. ST. PAUL - The injuries just keep coming for the Wild. Marcus Johansson was the latest Wild player to get hurt. It came at the end of the second period. Johansson, 34, has played in 44 of the team's 45 games this year. He has five goals and 16 points.

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.

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.

Kaprizov, who's been out since Dec. 23 with a lower-body injury, joined his first full practice since then on Friday as did defensemen Brock Faber (upper body) and Jared Spurgeon (lower body), according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.

An up-to-date 2024-25 Minnesota Wild depth chart, along with projected lines for their next NHL game and current salary cap situation.

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

Liam Ohgren was recalled from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Forward Marcus Johansson has a concussion and has been played on the Injured Reserve. Ohgren, 20, has two goals and five assists in his last three games for the Iowa Wild. He has 12 goals, 11 assists, and 23 points in 25 AHL games this year.

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,

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

I’m excited. I feel good. It obviously sucks being hurt. First time in a really long time that I’ve had to miss games,” said Brock Faber, who suffered an upper body injury early in a Jan. 7 home