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.

The Colorado Avalanche (28-18-1) continue their homestand against the Minnesota Wild (27-15-4) in another matinee matchup at ...

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.