Mark Scheifele got dropped on a huge punch from Jamie Benn late in Thursday’s game between his Winnipeg Jets and the Dallas Stars.
Winnipeg was leading 3-0 in the third period, and a skirmish broke out near the benches. Scheifele was being separated by a referee on the ice, but Benn still popped him with a stiff left that dropped Scheifele to the ice. Scheifele unintentionally took a linesman down to the ice with him.
BENN POPPED SCHEIFELE AND #55 GOT UP IRATE 😳 pic.twitter.com/hRHyIYswlS
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Benn, Scheifele and Brandon Tanev all received roughing penalties. Benn and Tanev also received misconduct penalties.
Scheifele was livid after being punched, perhaps feeling he had been sucker-punched. His eyes were bugging out after the fact.
Mark Scheifele is irate on the Jets bench pic.twitter.com/1vXUUAzSEB
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Scheifele scored the first goal of the game and assisted on the second goal in Winnipeg’s 4-0 win. The Jets’ victory extended the series to a sixth game as Dallas still leads 3-2.
