Benn's 2 Goals Lift Stars Past Blue Jackets 4-2
Jamie Benn scored twice to make an early lead stand up as the Dallas Stars got a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
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Jamie Benn scored twice to make an early lead stand up as the Dallas Stars got a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Radim Vrbata scored and former Dallas backup Mike Smith made 28 saves as the Coyotes improved their playoff positioning with a 4-1 victory over the Stars on Tuesday night.
All-Star Logan Couture scored a power-play goal to extend his point streak to five games and the San Jose Sharks won their third straight, beating the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday night.
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Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists in his return from a five-game absence, Michael Ryder also had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars slowed the Anaheim Ducks' roll with a 6-2 victory Wednesday night in their first game back from the All-Star break.
New York Rangers forward Marian Gaborik completed his hat trick in the second period to carry Team Chara over Team Alfredsson 12-9 on Sunday.
Named to the NHL All-Star roster, Benn leads the Stars with 29 assists and ranks second with 42 points.
Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves for his 18th career shutout, defenseman Alex Goligoski scored in the first period, and the Dallas Stars ended Anaheim's five-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory over the Ducks on Tuesday night.
The Dallas Stars on Monday activated forward Mike Ribeiro from injured reserve and placed captain Brenden Morrow on IR.
The Dallas Stars have reached a four-year, $18.4 million contract extension with defenseman Alex Goligoski.
