JAMIE BENN

It's during this time in fantasy when the players who are most consistent start to really pull away from the pack, too. It may seem premature, but in certain leagues — especially roto leagues — making the moves now can pay off. Patrik Laine, LW/RW, Blue Jackets (85% rostered)Make no mistake, the Jackets aren't a good team. Note that Benn also doesn't offer up hits like he used to, averaging just a little over one per game. The veteran sniper has been one of the most disappointing Canucks this season, scoring just four goals in 21 games on a paltry 9.1 shooting percentage.

Pete DeBoer is jumping right back into coaching with the Dallas Stars about a month after he was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights.

Stars Canucks Hockey Dallas Stars' Jamie Benn, left, and Vancouver Canucks' Luke Schenn fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 18, 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (Darryl Dyck)FRISCO, Texas — (AP) — Things got wild in a matter of seconds for Western Conference teams still trying to get into the NHL playoffs — for those on the ice and those watching at home. It’s why you play the full 65 minutes,” Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness said Monday, a day after playoff-contending teams Vegas and Nashville both gave up last-second goals to lose home games after regulation. A ll eight playoff teams for the Eastern Conference are set and things are getting closer in the West. If Dallas beats Vegas, Nashville could wrap up the other wild-card spot with a win at home against Calgary.

The NHL playoff race is going into its final few days with both Western Conference wild-card slots still unsettled.

Bruins Stars Hockey Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn (14) looks on after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade) (Brandon Wade)NEW YORK — (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after squirting water from the bench into the face of an opponent. The fine was announced by the NHL on Saturday, a day after Benn squirted water at Blackhawks wing MacKenzie Entwistle as he skated past the Dallas bench late in the third period at Chicago. That came right after Entwistle had been checked hard into the boards by Michael Raffl near the Stars bench. ___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)DALLAS – Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists and Alexander Radulov also scored twice, helping Dallas beat the Nashville Predators 7-0 on Friday night in the Stars' delayed season opener. Five of Dallas' goals came in the second period, including three power-play goals and an unassisted short-handed wrist shot by Esa Lindell. Pavelski and Kiviranta added power-play goals in the third period, those against Pekka Rinne, who entered after Saros allowed five goals on 20 shots. CAPTAIN HURTStars captain Jamie Benn was injured when his right leg buckled awkwardly after a collision with Viktor Arvidsson in the second period. Three of the shots game in the first period, including a wraparound attempt into Khudobin’s pads and a hard second shot on the rebound.

After consecutive games with three-goal periods, Tampa Bay has all of the momentum and a 2-1 series lead. Dallas' top line is without a goal against Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay then went ahead in Game 3 with two goals in an 85-second span before three goals in the second period of a 5-2 win. The NHL is playing Stanley Cup Final games on back-to-back nights for the first time since 2009, when Detroit won each of the first two games against Pittsburgh, which eventually won the series in seven games. In its only back-to-back this postseason, Tampa Bay won Games 2 and 3 in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against Boston.

This is a Stanley Cup matchup for all of those who like their games to be a bit defensive. “In today’s NHL you need that for your team to be successful,” Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh said Friday. “We're not surprised,” Stars defenseman John Klingberg said. ... He’s doing it all right now.”The Stars signed 14-year veteran Andrej Sekera as a free agent last summer, and he is finally in his first Stanley Cup Final with his fifth team. “Everyone is obviously very hungry to go all of the way,” said Hedman, part of Tampa Bay's loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Final five years ago.