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.

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.

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

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

Johansson, 34, has now been played on the Injured Reserve with a concussion. Liam Ohgren was recalled from the Iowa Wild and will take Johansson's spot on the second line. Let us know what you think by commenting below or on the Forum.

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.

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.

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,

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

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.