ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marcus Johansson scored twice, Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists and the Minnesota Wild beat Dallas 5-2 on Thursday night, ending the Stars' 11-game point streak.
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist, Zach Bogosian also had a goal and Vladimir Tarasenko had two assists as Minnesota won its second straight after a two-game skid that followed its 12-game hitting streak (10-0-2). Filip Gustafsson stopped 16 shots.
Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist and Jason Robertson also scored for Dallas, whose streak is 9-0-2. Jake Ettinger finished with 27 saves.
Johansson gave the Wild a 3-2 lead at 8:40 of the third by beating Oettinger with a one-timer from the right circle.
Boldy scored on an empty net with 1:31 left for his 17th goal of the season, and Johansson added one for his 11th with 50 seconds left.
Heiskanen gave the Stars a 2-1 lead at 10:19 of the second short-handed with a one-timer off a pass from Esa Lindell on a faceoff in the left circle. It was Dallas' first shorthanded goal this season and the first goal Minnesota has allowed.
Bogosian tied the game with 2:30 left in the midperiod with a one-timer from inside the left circle near the sideboard. It was his first goal of the season.
Robertson gave the Stars a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 9:32 into the game. Robertson fired a shot from the top of the left circle that deflected off the stick of Wild defenseman Brock Faber and went past a screened Gustavsson for his 20th goal.
Eriksson Ek tied the game with 3:50 left in the first period, scoring off a shot from Boldy during a Wild attack.
Next
Stars: Host Florida on Saturday night.
Wild: Host Ottawa on Saturday.
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