NHL imposes hefty fine on Miro Heiskanen’s key teammate after Stars’ Game 5 vs Jets

The Dallas Stars still lead their second-round series 3-2 in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Winnipeg Jets despite the 4-0 loss suffered by Miro Heiskanen and his teammates in Game 5. In addition to their poor performance on the ice at Canada Life Centre, Peter DeBoer’s team also received bad news as one of their players was hit with a significant fine.

The NHL imposes fines on players during the playoffs for various infractions that compromise safety on the ice or violate rules of sportsmanship. Some of the most common reasons include actions such as roughing, charging an opponent into the boards, and other unsportsmanlike conduct.

In these cases, just like what happened with one of Heiskanen’s teammates on the Stars, such penalties aim to discourage dangerous behavior and uphold the integrity of the game during the high intensity of the postseason. The goal is to prevent injuries and avoid rough play.

Which Dallas player was fined against the Jets?

Heiskanen’s teammate who was fined after Game 5 against Winnipeg is none other than left winger Jamie Benn, who will have to pay $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for roughing Jets player Mark Scheifele. The information was provided by the NHL Player Safety account on X (formerly Twitter).

The fine issued to Benn aligns with the case of the sanction handed down by the NHL to Max Domi, the Toronto Maple Leafs forward who was required to pay the same amount as the Stars player for a hit on Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov during Game 4 of their second-round series.

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What’s next for the Dallas Stars in their series against the Jets?

The story of Game 5 could have been different had defenseman Miro Heiskanen scored on his shot that hit the post when the score was 1-0 in favor of the Jets. However, the series now shifts back to Dallas, where the Stars will look to clinch their spot in the Western Conference Final in Game 6 at the American Airlines Center.