DALLAS, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) waits for the puck to drop during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights on November 25, 2019 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Report: Benn avoids discipline for boarding Ekman-Larsson

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Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn will not receive supplemental discipline for boarding Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson during the second period of Wednesday's contest, according to The Athletic's Sean Shapiro.

The Stars captain was assessed a five-minute boarding major and game misconduct for the hit. Ekman-Larsson was helped to the locker room but later returned to finish the contest.

#GoStars Jamie Benn boards #Yotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson
OEL has left the game.
Benn game misconduct. pic.twitter.com/6MbsRjfX1U
— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) February 20, 2020

"Player Safety viewed it as a 50-50 puck chase, not a typical boarding suspension where one player was tracking another," according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun. "They felt it was definitely worth the boarding major which Benn got in-game, but felt it didn't rise to the level of supplemental discipline."

Benn has never received supplemental discipline over his 11-year NHL career.