Lewis extended it to 3-1 at 7:39 of the third, poking a loose puck past Gustavsson five-hole.
Byfield made it 4-1 with a tip-in at 14:12 off a pass from Vladislav Gavrikov in the slot for his first goal of the season.
“I've had a lot of Grade A’s, honestly just on myself, maybe gripping a little too hard right now,” Byfield said. “I've had multiple breakaways, 2-on-1s, stuff like that. In practice, burying all those and then comes to the game, I don't know. So just get one there, great pass by [Gavrikov]. Feels good. Get it off the back and hopefully they start falling.”
Lewis scored into an empty net at 16:14 for the 5-1 final.
“These points are always crucial,” Lewis said. “You want to always be in a playoff spot. So, I think we just got to keep building. There’s still things we can get better at. We just got to keep building on our game and keep grinding.”
NOTES: Kings forward Alex Turcotte did not play after leaving the second period of Monday’s game with an undisclosed injury. …With an assist, Wild forward Frederick Gaudreau extended his point streak to four games (two goals, four assists). The streak ties his career long point streak and sets a new career-long assist streak (four games). …Minnesota went scoreless on the power play (0-for-4) for a fourth straight game and is 0-for-14 during that span.