It’s hard to see on a replay, but if you look closely, you can see McDavid slyly lift his elbow into Johansson’s face before the Wild forward falls to the ice in pain. There w

After the game, The Athletic’s Michael Russo reported that Minnesota defenceman Jake Middleton had some very strong words about the non-call. The veteran defender said the non-call was “horse sh*t” and that he doesn’t care “if it’s the best player in the world”.