WINNIPEG, CANADA - MAY 09: Jamie Benn #14 of the Dallas Stars skates during third period action against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canada Life Centre on May 09, 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Benn fined $5K for late sucker punch on Scheifele

Josh Wegman
1 year ago
Jonathan Kozub / National Hockey League / Getty

The NHL's Department of Player Safety fined Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn the maximum $5,000 for roughing Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele late in Thursday's Game 5.

As the Jets held a 3-0 lead with 6:32 remaining, Benn landed a sucker punch on Scheifele during a post-whistle scrum.

Benn received two minutes for roughing plus a 10-minute misconduct. However, the Stars ended up with a power play because Jets forward Brandon Tanev also received a misconduct plus two minutes for roughing, and Scheifele was handed two minutes for roughing.

The Jets held on for a 4-0 victory. Game 6 goes Saturday in Dallas with the Stars up 3-2 in the series.

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