The Dallas Stars are off to a solid start to the 2025-26 season and are getting a big return from injury for their matchup with the New York Islanders. Stars captain Jamie Benn is returning from a collapsed lung after missing the first 19 games of the season. While he is not the elite power forward he once was, he will give the locker room a lift on Tuesday. Expand Tweet

Benn had missed just ten games for the Stars since the beginning of the 2017-18 season. His availability has been a skill throughout his 16-year NHL career, but Year 17 has not started yet. With the Islanders coming to town, Benn will take his first shifts of the season.

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