The Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid spoke out on his controversial hit on Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson that ...

The team already had to place forward Mats Zuccarello on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury earlier in the season and placed underrated defenseman Jacob Middleton on it Friday.

McDavid did not receive a penalty on the play. Following the game, Wild defenseman Jacob Middleton expressed clear frustration to The Athletic's Michael Russo about McDavid's elbow on Johansson.