In Philadelphia Tuesday night, the visiting Dallas Stars picked up goals from Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin for a 2-1 win over the Flyers.
Antti Niemi made first appearance in Philly since Cup run for Chicago
Benn now has six goals this season and leads the NHL.
“I feel pretty good,” Benn said. “Obviously, I did what I had to do this summer to be ready for the season. Was a lot of hard work. And it was pretty frustrating at times. I was just doing the right things this summer to get myself ready. I feel good out there.”
Antti Niemi made 34 saves for the win.
The Stars are off to a faster start than last year and Tuesday’s win was their fifth of the new season.
“It has been our message since the last six months really, since we lost out and we didn’t make playoffs,” Seguin said. “Our whole last year was based on how bad our start was. We were climbing out of a hole and playing great hockey, kind of a stretch after Christmas and the All-Star Game, trying to climb out of a hole. So, it is huge.”
Jamie Benn picked up 6th goal in win over Flyers
Sean Couturier made things tight for the Stars with the Flyers’ lone goal midway through the final frame.
Steve Mason got back between the pipes and made 30 saves in the loss.
“It got better as the game went on; felt a little more comfortable,” Mason said. “They’re a talented team, so it was kind of trial by fire there. It was nice to get back out there and get my feet back under me. Just continue to build off of this.”
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