Stars 1, Wild 0
STARS 1, WILD 0: Jamie Benn scored and Kari Lehtonen made 25 saves to earn his second straight shutout as visiting Dallas won its sixth in a row.
Lehtonen won his 29th game and recorded his fourth shutout of the season as the Stars increased their Pacific Division lead to four points over Phoenix.
Benn netted his 21st goal of the season with a tip-in at 3:46 of the third period. He has three markers and two assists during a four-game point streak.
The Stars have earned points in 11-game consecutive games (10-0-1). The last time Dallas collected points in 11 straight was a 12-game stretch from Dec. 27, 2002-Jan. 22, 2003.
Minnesota, which has dropped six of its last seven games, went 0 for 4 on the power play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom (strained groin) and captain Mikko Koivu (shoulder) didn’t play. … Stars forward Michael Ryder had his career-high nine-game point streak snapped.