The Dallas Stars have signed captain Jamie Benn to a one-year, $1 million contract extension with potential bonuses, ensuring his leadership continues as he remains a key player and franchise record-holder in the NHL.
Jamie Benn, a key player and captain of the Dallas Stars, has agreed to a one-year, incentive-based contract extension worth up to $4 million, ensuring his continued presence in Dallas despite age and team salary cap challenges.
Ty Dellandrea scored two goals in the third period to lead the Dallas Stars to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. The win kept the Stars' season alive and guaranteed the return of captain Jamie Benn for Game 6. Dellandrea's goals helped fill the void left by Benn's suspension and Evgenii Dadonov's injury. The Stars have become one of the deepest teams in the playoffs, with 16 players scoring at least one goal. The Stars will face the Golden Knights in Game 6 on Monday with a chance to tie the series and advance to their second Stanley Cup Final in four seasons.
The Dallas Stars won Game 5 of the Western Conference final 4-2 against the Vegas Golden Knights, with Ty Dellandrea scoring two goals in the third period to seal the victory. Vegas wasted another great showing by Adin Hill in net and was outplayed by Dallas' depth forwards. The series now stands at 3-2 in favor of Vegas, with Game 6 set for Monday. Dallas will welcome back captain Jamie Benn, and it remains to be seen who will make way for him in the lineup.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn's actions in Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights were not "unfortunate," but rather premeditated, stupid, and selfish. Benn received a two-game suspension for cross-checking and driving an opponent to the ice with his stick up under his jawbone. Despite his actions, Benn failed to apologize and only offered a weak statement calling the situation "unfortunate." The Stars will have to play without their captain in their next two games.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been suspended for two games after cross-checking Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone in the face/neck area during Tuesday's game. The league's player safety department deemed Benn's actions to be a "forceful cross-check to a prone player" and delivered with "sufficient intent and force to merit supplemental discipline." The Stars are now down 3-0 in the series and will have to play without their captain in Game 4.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been suspended for two games for cross-checking Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone in Game 3 of the Western Conference final. Benn was ejected from the game for the play, while Stone seemed to avoid injury and remained in the contest. The Golden Knights would go on to blow out the Stars to claim a stranglehold 3-0 series lead in the series.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been suspended for two games, playoffs or regular season, for cross-checking Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone during Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. Benn was ejected less than two minutes into the game for the dangerous play, which targeted Stone's neck or head while he was prone on the ice. The NHL felt that Benn's actions merited a more substantial punishment than the typical one-game suspension for cross-checks during play. The Stars trail 3-0 in the series and will be without Benn for Thursday's elimination game in Dallas.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been suspended for two games by the NHL after being ejected during Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Vegas Golden Knights. Benn was called for a cross-check on Vegas captain Mark Stone in the first period and given a game misconduct penalty for using his stick to check Stone near the neck and head area when he was on the ice. The Stars face a three-game deficit and a precarious situation without their captain.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn received a major penalty and ejection for cross-checking Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone in the face while Stone was laying on the ice. Benn explained that it was an unfortunate play and that he didn't mean to fall on Stone, but rather use his stick as a landing point. Benn has been suspended for two games by NHL Player Safety for his actions. The incident created a feisty atmosphere inside American Airlines Center, with Stars fans throwing debris onto the ice.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn received a match penalty for cross-checking Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. Benn called it an "unfortunate play" and said he needed to be more responsible with his body and stick. He faces a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety. The Golden Knights won the game 4-0 and are now one victory away from a Western Conference finals sweep of the Stars.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn spoke about his ejection in Game 3 after a cross-check and hit to Vegas captain Mark Stone's head. Benn said he needs to be more responsible with his body and stick, but didn't apologize. The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Benn for two games. Stone said he didn't expect to get stomped on like that. The Stars are on the brink of elimination, and Benn's final showing from the 2023 season will be the penalty on Stone and the questions he answered on Wednesday.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn is set to have a hearing for cross-checking Vegas’ Mark Stone during Tuesday’s Game 3 loss. Benn received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for cross-checking less than two minutes into the game. The Golden Knights went on to shut out the Stars 4-0 in Dallas to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference final.
The Vegas Golden Knights took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference final after a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 3. The Stars self-destructed, with captain Jamie Benn getting ejected for a cross-check less than two minutes into the game, and the team losing a forward to injury and having another player sit extended time due to an undisciplined play. The Golden Knights can clinch their second appearance in the Stanley Cup Final with a win in Dallas on Thursday night.
Dallas Stars' Jamie Benn was ejected and assessed a five-minute major for cross-checking Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone, who was down and defenseless, in Game 3 of the Western Conference final. Max Domi also delivered a vicious cross-check on Vegas blueliner Nicolas Hague, accumulating four minutes of penalties and a 10-minute misconduct. The Golden Knights won 4-0 to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. Stone, who returned from a back injury for the playoffs, was at the centre of a debate in the Golden Knights' second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers when he took several "targeted hits" to his surgically repaired back.