If the Stars’ captain was looking for an exciting welcome back, he certainly got one Tuesday night.
Jamie Benn returned to the ice for the first time this season after being out with a collapsed lung. The crowd greeted the captain with cheers as he came on in warmups and another as he skated his first shift.
“Felt good to be back out there,” Benn said. “I’m just getting some timing back… unfortunate that the outcome wasn’t better but felt good to be back.”
Both teams started the game at a crawl, with the first period going scoreless and without any penalties.