DALLAS - Jamie Benn scored the overtime winner for the second straight game and assisted on Dallas’ three regulation goals as the Stars beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Monday night. The Stars won their first overtime game of the season on Jan. 26, then dropped six straight before Saturday’s win. TWO IS A FIRST FOR DALLASBenn became the first player in the history of the Minnesota-Dallas franchise to score overtime goals in two straight games. The only NHL player to ever do it in three straight games is Cogliano, as a rookie for Edmonton in March 2008. … With Carolina forward Jesper Fast missing his second straight game with a lower body injury, Brind’Amour dressed 11 forwards and seven defencemen.

Source: thestar April 27, 2021 02:33 UTC