The Dallas Stars just dominated the Edmonton Oilers on the road with an 8-3 victory on Tuesday night. Jamie Benn recently made his season debut after missing the beginning of the season as a result of a collapsed lung. In his fourth game of the campaign, Benn joined Mike Modano in an exclusive franchise club.
The Stars forward scored his first goal of the season just 3:48 into the sport against the Oilers. In accordance with NHL Public Relations, Benn became just the second player in franchise history to succeed in 400 goals with the club.
“It type of all got here together tonight,” Benn told the media after the sport. “Obviously, our start was great, that’s how we would like to start out games on the road, especially against good teams like this.”
The Canadian forward was the 129th overall choice of the 2007 NHL Draft by the Stars. He broke into the league in 2009-10, and has played his entire profession in Dallas. He has suited up in 1,196 games for the franchise, amassing 400 goals and adding 559 helpers, good for 959 points. Now, Benn is second in franchise history in goals scored, third in assists, and second in total points.
Modano leads in all three of those categories. He played nearly his entire profession with the franchise, starting with the Minnesota North Stars within the 1989 NHL Playoffs, and following the franchise to Dallas. In his time with the club, the Hall of Famer found the back of the web 557 times, while adding 802 assists.
The Stars at the moment are 14-5-4 on the campaign, sitting in second within the Central Division as they proceed to chase the league-best Colorado Avalanche. They return to the ice on Wednesday night, visiting the Seattle Kraken.
Benn formed a fantastic trio with Wyatt Johnston and Sam Steel on Tuesday night, but with Mikko Rantanen coming back from suspension on Wednesday, it’s possible that that line could possibly be split up.
Still, it has been one other great begin to the season in Texas, and having the captain back within the lineup is a large boost for a Stars team that’s once more looking like a Stanley Cup contender in 2025-26.