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VIDEO: Jamie Benn steals Ryan Getzlaf's lunch money, scores shorthanded

Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports

In February, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf and Stars captain Jamie Benn found instant chemistry on a Team Canada forward line that excelled during Canada's Gold Medal run at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Now, in April, they're facing off in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. 

Getzlaf missed Game 4, and has been hobbled by a variety of injuries (to his jaw and upper body) in this series. The rust showed on a first period power-play, when Getzlaf rather embarrassingly had his pocket picked by Benn. 

Benn made no mistake on the ensuing deke, beating Ducks netminder Frederik Andersen for a game-tying marker:

[Courtesy NHL.com]

Like stealing candy from a baby, or from a large and immensely skilled man who happens to have a baby's hairline. 

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