Dallas Stars captain and left winger Jamie Benn will miss at least four weeks after having surgery on a collapsed lung, the team announced Thursday.

Benn, 36, was diagnosed with the injury on Tuesday in the third period of the Stars' preseason game against the Minnesota Wild . He logged 15:47 of ice time in the Stars' 3-2 overtime win.

Benn is expected to make a full recovery and will be evaluated by the team in four weeks, the Stars said.

Losing Benn for at least four weeks means he'll miss the rest of the Stars' preseason and could be out for at least the first seven regular-season games. Five of the Stars' first seven games will be against teams that made the playoffs last season. Should the initial timeline hold, he could potentially make his season debut Oct. 25 against the C

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