A guy who is having a statement season late in his career spurred a statement win for the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.

Veteran forward Marcus Johansson had 11 goals in each of his first two seasons in Minnesota. He scored his 10th and 11th goals of this season in the third period, helping the Wild to a 5-2 win over the previously red-hot Dallas Stars.

Johansson had the eventual game-winner as the Wild’s even-strength offense created traffic around the Stars’ net much of the night. Dallas, which came to town on a 9-0-2 run, got power play and shorthanded goals, but fell for the first time in December.

Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson had 16 saves in the victory, which snapped a streak that had seen Minnesota go its previous 15 games versus Dallas without a regulation win.

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