WATCH Jamie Benn Dustin Byfuglien throw down in Stars-Jets matchup
While fighting is generally a thing of the past in the NHL, it hasn't gone away for good. That point was proven Thursday night in Winnipeg when the Jets played host to Samuel Houde Jersey the Dallas Stars. Dallas captainJamie Benn and Winnipeg defensemanDustin Byfuglien threw down the gloves at Bell MTS Place after Byfuglien slammedAlex Radulov into the wall early Alex Nedeljkovic Jersey in the second period. Boom. Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) After that, the fight was on. This is a heavyweight fight. Jamie Benn vs. Dustin Byfuglien. Brady Trettenero Andy Bathgate Jersey (@BradyTrett) The Stars' Twitter account certainly seemed proud of the captain for stepping into the bout. JAMIE BENN IS FIGHTING DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN! Show me a better Captain. Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) The Jets won 5-2 on the Kael Mouillierat Jersey strength of first-period goals by Mark Scheifele, Patrik Laine and Tyler Myers. Scheifele scored again early in the third period, and then a third time with le s than a minute to Ryan Graves Jersey go in the game to complete the hat trick.