Jonas Brodin and Foligno scored for the Wild (22-10-4), who have won consecutive games since the return of Filip Gustavsson (27 saves) from a lower-body injury.

“(Gustavsson) was solid all night,” Wild coach John Hynes said. “I think we had a few glitches with the goals they scored, but he was solid. He was solid in net, on the penalty kill and in 5-on-5 play. He made decisive saves at crucial moments. That’s what we expect from him and he stepped up for us tonight.”

Evgenii Dadonov and Johnston each had a goal and an assist for the Stars (20-13-1), who have lost three of four games (1-2-1). Jake Oettinger made 15 saves.

“In the third game we were up by two and obviously got them back into the game. You have to be able to finish games, especially against a division opponent. I just have to be able to finish it and not give up on those two,” Johnston said. “When you play with the lead, you still have to be on your toes and still play forward, still play the same way. But part of it is you don’t want to be reckless and let them back in.”

Stars forward Mason Marchment left the game at 18:45 of the first period after shooting a puck in the face in front of the net. He did not return and later went to the hospital. Stars coach Pete DeBoer didn’t provide an update after the game, saying, “It wasn’t pretty, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed that he’s OK.”