Florida Panthers @ Dallas Stars

22-7-5, 4-4-5 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Panthers FLA	1	3	1	0	5
Stars DAL	1	3	1	1	6

Dallas StarsStarsDAL

16-12-2, 12-3-1 Home

Benn, Stars exit COVID protocols with 6-5 win over Panthers

— Dallas captain Jamie Benn said he never felt any symptoms during his time in COVID-19 protocols, and the Stars exhibited no ill effects from a long layoff in their return to the ice after a 2 1/2-week pause because of virus issues throughout the team.

Jan 7, 2022, 05:51 am - AP

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Panthers	1	3	1	0	5
	Stars	1	3	1	1	6

1st Period			FLA	DAL
8:28		Aleksander Barkov (13) (Power Play) Assists: Aaron Ekblad (18), Jonathan Huberdeau (32)	1	0
12:53		Michael Raffl (4) Assists: Radek Faksa (9), John Klingberg (14)	1	1

2nd Period		FLA	DAL
0:18	Aleksander Barkov (14) (Shorthanded) Assists: Anton Lundell (11), Aaron Ekblad (19)	2	1
1:46	Denis Gurianov (5) (Power Play) Assists: Jamie Benn (8), Miro Heiskanen (15)	2	2
4:07	Patric Hornqvist (7) Assists: Gustav Forsling (17), Radko Gudas (9)	3	2
13:10	Jason Robertson (11) Assists: Joe Pavelski (16), John Klingberg (15)	3	3
13:38	Tyler Seguin (9) Assists: Denis Gurianov (7)	3	4
17:17	MacKenzie Weegar (2) Assists: Patric Hornqvist (10), Eetu Luostarinen (6)	4	4

3rd Period			FLA	DAL
6:26		Jamie Benn (9) Assists: Denis Gurianov (8)	4	5
19:31		Jonathan Huberdeau (12) Assists: Aleksander Barkov (10), Aaron Ekblad (20)	5	5

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			FLA	DAL
			0	1
			0	1
			0	2
			0	2

PANTHERS

STARS

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 1-0

Panthers
5
Stars
6

Game 1

7/1

Stars
1
Panthers
7

Game 2

15/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	21	2	7	49
Dallas	21	5	5	47
Minnesota	16	9	5	37
Utah	14	14	3	31
Chicago	12	11	6	30
Winnipeg	14	14	1	29
St. Louis	11	13	7	29
Nashville	11	14	4	26

Bettman: Slow construction of Milan Cortina rink 'disappointing'

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday expressed concern about the construction delays regarding the hockey rink for the Milan Cortina Olympics, referring to the slow construction as "disappointing."

Sharks' Celebrini: Playing for Team Canada would be 'huge honor'

Sharks star Macklin Celebrini, who is in the midst of a breakout second season in the NHL, says it would be a "huge honor" to play for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.

Blues sign Dube to AHL tryout after sexual assault acquittal

Dillon Dub has agreed to an American Hockey League professional tryout with the St. Louis Blues nearly five months after he and several other members of Canada's 2018 world junior team were acquitted of sexual assault.

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Florida Panthers @ Dallas Stars

Stars of the Game

Denis GurianovRW - DAL

Aleksander BarkovC - FLA

Jamie BennLW - DAL

Game Information

Benn, Stars exit COVID protocols with 6-5 win over Panthers

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

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