Overview
- Benn scored in the second period of Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres to register his 1,000th regular-season NHL point and the Stars won the game 2-0.
- The goal was Benn’s 418th regular-season marker and gave him 1,000 points composed of 418 goals and 582 assists in 1,272 games.
- Players and fans celebrated the moment at the American Airlines Center as the Stars’ bench emptied to greet the franchise captain.
- Benn, 37 and in his 18th season, is playing on a one-year contract signed in July and has modest totals this season with four goals and four assists in 19 games.
- All of Benn’s points came with the same franchise, placing him second in franchise history behind Mike Modano and reinforcing his legacy as the Stars’ longest-tenured captain.