Dallas Starscaptain Jamie Benn received a 10-minute misconduct Thursday night after he sucker-punchedWinnipeg Jetsforward Mark Scheifele during the third period. With the Jets leading 3-0, Benn and Scheifele started tussling along the boards. Benn pulled Scheifele down and Winnipeg's Brandon Tanev grabbed Benn from behind, adding to the scrum. While Scheifele was being held by linesman Ryan Daisy, Benn delivered a punch to Scheifele's jaw, knocking over both the Jets player and the on-ice official. Scheifele tried to get back at Benn but was kept away. Benn received a roughing minor and a misconduct, as did Tanev. Scheifele received two minutes for roughing, leaving the Jets short-handed. Jamie Benn catches Mark Scheifele with a left hook 😳pic.twitter.com/itL1uQuAXn — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet)May 16, 2025 The Jets ended upwinning the game 4-0to stay alive in the second-round series. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to pick up his second consecutive home shutout. Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, Scheifele opened the scoring and Vladislav Namestnikov added a goal. The Stars still lead the series 3-2 and can wrap it up in Dallas on Saturday. The No. 1 overall Jets are 0-5 on the road this postseason, withHellebuyck being pulled three timesin the first round. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Jamie Benn sucker punch: Stars captain punches Jets' Mark Scheifele
