Largely thanks to Lakeville's Jake Oettinger in net, Dallas won the final three games of the series over the Wild to move on to the second round.
The Vikings used the No. 102 pick to select cornerback Mekhi Blackmon, a teammate of their first-round pick, receiver Jordan Addison.
The adjustments, designed to revive a sluggish offense, separated Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, and also included Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson being split up.
John Michael Schmitz is the earliest Gophers lineman selected in the NFL draft since 1989, when center Brian Williams was taken 18th overall by the Giants.
Jordan Addison grew up admiring Stefon Diggs and has the drive to be great, coach Kevin O'Connell said.