Jordie Benn Fantasy Hockey News
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Sets up game-winning goal
Jordie Benn notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Oilers.Benn played only 11:53 in the contest, a season low for the Canadian defenseman. He made the most of limited ice time by setting up his defense partner Tyler Myers for the game-winning goal. The assist snapped a seven-game point drought for Benn, who now has seven points, 30 shots on net, 35 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in 25 games. He only sees third-pairing minutes — Benn isn’t likely to score enough to help in fantasy.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Good to go
Jordie Benn (undisclosed) will be in the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Canadiens, Ben Kuzma of The Vancouver Province reports.Benn exited Monday’s win over Montreal with an undisclosed injury, but whatever forced him from that contest was evidently minor. He’ll slot into his usual spot on Vancouver’s third pairing Wednesday.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Suffers injury Monday
Jordie Benn suffered an undisclosed injury against Montreal on Monday and will not return.It’s unclear what happened to Benn on Monday but he’ll likely be evaluated Tuesday. The veteran blueliner will be considered day-to-day until another update is available.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Helpers in consecutive outings
Jordie Benn posted an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Oilers.Benn collected the secondary helper on Elias Pettersson’s first-period tally. The 33-year-old is up to six points, 19 shots on goal and 24 blocked shots in 17 appearances this season. He’s still more of a defensive player, but the occasional contributions on offense may give him some appeal in deep formats.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Collects assist in overtime loss
Jordie Benn notched an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.Benn drew the only helper on Brandon Sutter’s opening tally at 3:38 of the first period. The 33-year-old Benn has five points, 24 blocked shots, 16 shots on net and a plus-2 rating in 16 games this season. He’s probably not going to score enough to roster in standard fantasy formats, but his solid non-scoring numbers could potentially help in deeper formats.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Opens scoring in win
Jordie Benn scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the Flames.Benn struck just 1:46 into the first period, set up by Bo Horvat. The 33-year-old Benn had gone scoreless in his previous eight games in February, posting an ugly minus-8 rating in that span. He now has four points, 15 shots on goal, 22 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 14 appearances overall.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Gathers helper Saturday
Jordie Benn provided an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Jets.A shot attempt from Benn was deflected in by Zack MacEwen for the Vancouver Canucks’ third tally. The 33-year-old Benn has contributed an assist in three out of five games since he entered the lineup. He’s also been steady defensively with a plus-7 rating and 12 blocked shots this season.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Notches assist in win
Jordie Benn posted an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the Senators.In three games since Benn joined the lineup, he has two assists, a plus-5 rating and nine blocked shots. He’s filled a significant second-pairing role with Travis Hamonic (upper body) on injured reserve. Benn isn’t likely to be a regular on the scoresheet, but his defensive output should remain fairly steady as he counterbalances the attack-minded Quinn Hughes.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Clears protocol
Jordie Benn has cleared the COVID-19 protocols and joined his teammates for Wednesday’s game-day skate, Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Sun reports.Benn will be eligible to play as soon as Wednesday’s game against the Canadiens, though it remains to be seen whether he’ll be in the lineup or if the Vancouver Canucks will opt to give the veteran blueliner some more time to get up to speed before throwing Benn into game action.
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Canucks’ Jordie Benn: Won’t play in first four games
Jordie Benn (COVID-19) won’t play in the first four games of the season, Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet reports.Benn has been quarantining — as has teammate J.T. Miller — and both will sit out the first four contests of the season against Edmonton and Calgary. If the players are healthy after that, they’d presumably be lineup options for Jan. 20’s contest against the visiting Canadiens.
