NHL notebook: Stars place D Benn on injured reserve
By The Sports Xchange
The Dallas Stars placed defenseman Jordie Benn on injured reserve Monday with a lower-body injury.
The move is retroactive to Saturday's game at San Jose.
Benn, 28, has recorded nine points (one goal, eight assists) in 43 games this season. Benn leads Dallas defensemen and ranks second among all Stars skaters with 70 hits this season, while he ranks third on the team with 64 blocked shots.
The Stars also recalled defenseman Esa Lindell from the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.
Lindell, 21, currently leads team defensemen with 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists) and is tied for first in goals in 42 games with Texas in his first full AHL season.
---The Arizona Coyotes assigned forward Steve Downie to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League on Monday.
Downie, 28, has collected six points (three goals, three assists) in 25 games with the Coyotes this season. The 5-foot-11, 191-pound native of Newmarket, Onatrio, has recorded 196 points (76 goals, 120 assists) and 1,057 penalty minutes in 433 career NHL games.
---The Washington Capitals reassigned defenseman Aaron Ness and forward Zach Sill to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Ness, 25, has appeared in eight games with the Capitals this season, recording two assists. Sill, 27, has scored one goal in seven games with the Capitals this season.
By The Sports Xchange
The Dallas Stars placed defenseman Jordie Benn on injured reserve Monday with a lower-body injury.
The move is retroactive to Saturday's game at San Jose.
Benn, 28, has recorded nine points (one goal, eight assists) in 43 games this season. Benn leads Dallas defensemen and ranks second among all Stars skaters with 70 hits this season, while he ranks third on the team with 64 blocked shots.
The Stars also recalled defenseman Esa Lindell from the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.
Lindell, 21, currently leads team defensemen with 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists) and is tied for first in goals in 42 games with Texas in his first full AHL season.
---The Arizona Coyotes assigned forward Steve Downie to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League on Monday.
Downie, 28, has collected six points (three goals, three assists) in 25 games with the Coyotes this season. The 5-foot-11, 191-pound native of Newmarket, Onatrio, has recorded 196 points (76 goals, 120 assists) and 1,057 penalty minutes in 433 career NHL games.
---The Washington Capitals reassigned defenseman Aaron Ness and forward Zach Sill to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Ness, 25, has appeared in eight games with the Capitals this season, recording two assists. Sill, 27, has scored one goal in seven games with the Capitals this season.
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