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.
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Jamie Benn, Mark Scheifele and Brandon Tanev received roughing penalties. Benn and Tanev also received misconduct penalties. pic.twitter.com/SbTzB5k5mR
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.
