Will this lastly be the 12 months the Stanley Cup comes again to Canada?
The hunt to finish the Canadian Cup drought continues because the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, and Toronto Maple Leafs transfer on to the second spherical.
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Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn obtained a 10-minute misconduct Thursday evening after he sucker-punched Winnipeg Jets ahead Mark Scheifele through the third interval.
With the Jets main 3-0, Benn and Scheifele began tussling alongside the boards. Benn pulled Scheifele down and Winnipeg’s Brandon Tanev grabbed Benn from behind, including to the scrum.
Whereas Scheifele was being held by linesman Ryan Daisy, Benn delivered a punch to Scheifele’s jaw, knocking over each the Jets participant and the on-ice official. Scheifele tried to get again at Benn however was saved away.
Benn obtained a roughing minor and a misconduct, as did Tanev. Scheifele obtained two minutes for roughing, leaving the Jets short-handed.
The Jets ended up profitable the sport 4-0 to remain alive within the second-round collection. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to choose up his second consecutive dwelling shutout. Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, Scheifele opened the scoring and Vladislav Namestnikov added a purpose.
The Stars nonetheless lead the collection 3-2 and might wrap it up in Dallas on Saturday. The No. 1 total Jets are 0-5 on the street this postseason, with Hellebuyck being pulled 3 times within the first spherical.
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