Injury added to insult for Stars as Roope Hintz goes down in final minutes of loss to Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 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.

Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist, and Jason Robertson also scored for Dallas, which was 9-0-2 during its streak. Jake Oettinger finished with 27 saves.

The Stars may have lost forward Roope Hintz to injury in the waning minutes of the game as, with the extra attacker on for Dallas, Hintz took a slapshot to the skate and went down in a heap. He required teammates and training staff to help him off the ice, hobbled down the tunnel and didn’t return to action.

Stars coach Glen Gulutzan didn’t give an update on Hintz in his postgame media availability.

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Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, Zach Bogosian also scored, and Vladimir Tarasenko had two assists as the Wild won their second straight after a two-game skid that followed its 12-game point streak (10-0-2). Filip Gustavsson stopped 16 shots.

Johansson gave the Wild a 3-2 lead at 8:40 of the third, beating Oettinger with a one-timer from the right circle.

Boldy had an empty-netter with 1:31 remaining for his 17th goal of the season, and Johansson added one for his 11th with 50 seconds to go.

Heiskanen put the Stars ahead 2-1 at 10:19 of the second with a short-handed score, coming on a one-timer off a pass from Esa Lindell off a faceoff in the left circle. It was the first short-handed goal by Dallas this season and the first allowed by Minnesota.

Bogosian tied it with 2:30 remaining in the middle period, firing a one-timer from beyond the left circle near the side board. 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 past a screened Gustavsson for his 20th.

Eriksson Ek tied it with 3:50 left in the opening period, scoring on the rebound of a shot by Boldy during a Wild rush.

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