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Jamie Benn

#14 · Left wing · Dallas Stars

Born Jul 18, 1989 in Victoria, British Columbia, CAN (age 37) · 6'3", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 129th overall in 2007 by DAL (round 5)

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Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer 2014-15

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jarome Iginla PIT · 33 P in 44 GP David Krejci BOS · 33 P in 47 GP Tomas Plekanec MTL · 33 P in 47 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 33 P in 47 GP Evander Kane WPG · 33 P in 48 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802009-10: 41 points4109-102010-11: 56 points562011-12: 63 points6311-122012-13: 33 points332013-14: 79 points7913-142014-15: 87 points872015-16: 89 points8915-162016-17: 69 points692017-18: 79 points7917-182018-19: 53 points532019-20: 39 points3919-202020-21: 35 points352021-22: 46 points4621-222022-23: 78 points782023-24: 60 points6023-242024-25: 49 points492025-26: 36 points3625-262026-27: 2 points2

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 DAL 82 22 19 41 -1 45 182 186 0.50 $630K
2010-11 DAL 69 22 34 56 -5 52 177 124 0.81 $630K
2011-12 DAL 71 26 37 63 15 55 203 136 0.89 $630K
2012-13 DAL 41 12 21 33 -12 40 110 71 0.80 $5.25M
2013-14 DAL 81 34 45 79 21 64 279 118 0.98 $5.25M
2014-15 DAL 82 35 52 87 1 64 253 120 1.06 $5.25M
2015-16 DAL 82 41 48 89 7 64 247 156 1.09 $5.25M
2016-17 DAL 77 26 43 69 -9 66 201 89 0.90 $5.25M
2017-18 DAL 82 36 43 79 20 54 241 140 0.96 $9.5M
2018-19 DAL 78 27 26 53 14 56 189 142 0.68 $9.5M
2019-20 DAL 69 19 20 39 -4 53 163 167 0.57 $9.5M
2020-21 DAL 52 11 24 35 13 33 124 73 0.67 $9.5M
2021-22 DAL 82 18 28 46 -13 88 182 143 0.56 $9.5M
2022-23 DAL 82 33 45 78 23 34 190 97 0.95 $9.5M
2023-24 DAL 82 21 39 60 8 41 164 110 0.73 $9.5M
2024-25 DAL 80 16 33 49 3 70 136 114 0.61 $9.5M
2025-26 DAL 60 15 21 36 8 53 72 79 0.60 $1M
2026-27 DAL 4 1 1 2 1 0 6 5 0.50 $850K
18 seasons Career 1256 415 579 994 90 932 3119 2070 0.79

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 DAL 6 4 1 5 1 4 16 12 0.83
2015-16 DAL 13 5 10 15 2 10 32 31 1.15
2018-19 DAL 13 2 8 10 2 10 43 28 0.77
2019-20 DAL 24 8 11 19 6 32 62 77 0.79
2021-22 DAL 7 1 1 2 1 6 14 17 0.29
2022-23 DAL 17 3 8 11 -1 51 37 32 0.65
2023-24 DAL 19 4 11 15 5 6 36 51 0.79
2024-25 DAL 18 1 2 3 -11 26 25 66 0.17
2025-26 DAL 6 0 0 0 -7 8 8 11 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 123 28 52 80 -2 153 273 325 0.65

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
41 12 21 33 -12 40 110 71 0.80 10.9 19:55

Contract

$5.25MCap hitends in 2017, then UFA
$159KCap dollars per point33 points in 41 games
$983KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.3 goals above replacement
$5.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$102KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Dallas Stars on Jan 24, 2013, as a new contract: 5 years and $26.25M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2016-17, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $5.25M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2013-14 $5.25M $5M $0 $5M
2014-15 $5.25M $5.25M $0 $5.25M
2015-16 $5.25M $5.75M $0 $5.75M
2016-17 $5.25M $5.75M $0 $5.75M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 3, 2026 Dallas Stars New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
2025-26 to 2025-26 $1M
Jul 15, 2016 Dallas Stars Extension 2017-18 to 2024-25 8 $76M $9.5M
Jan 24, 2013 Dallas Stars New contract 2012-13 to 2016-17 5 $26.25M $5.25M
Jul 11, 2008 Dallas Stars Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 signed for 2008-09, slid 3 $2.55M $630K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2012-13 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+5.3Goals above replacement89th of 605 skaters, 69th of 397 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+2.6 83rd percentileEven-strength defence-0.4 35th percentilePower play+0.6 87th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 60th percentilePenalties+0.2 48th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-5051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

49.6Corsi for %574 attempts for, 584 against
+1.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.7Expected goals for %24.9 expected for, 28.4 against
+1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.3Goals for %26 for, 34 against
98.3PDO9.2% shooting + 89.2% saves
166Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jaromir Jagr · Brenden Morrow · Jamie Benn13145:1657.154.08-9
Ray Whitney · Loui Eriksson · Jamie Benn18125:5452.054.65-7
Jaromir Jagr · Loui Eriksson · Jamie Benn1382:2256.745.11-5
Jaromir Jagr · Eric Nystrom · Jamie Benn862:3952.147.64-4

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.4Expected goalsfrom 158 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.91 expected goals per 60 minutes82nd
Shot quality 7.9% chance per attempt65th
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected48thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 12.4Goals 12

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 27, 2013 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 18:59
Apr 25, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-3 1 0 1 0 2 6 2 20:49
Apr 23, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 22:23
Apr 21, 2013 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 22:54
Apr 19, 2013 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 21:39
Apr 18, 2013 vs VAN W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 19:11
Apr 15, 2013 @ CHI L 2-5 2 0 2 -2 0 2 1 20:22
Apr 13, 2013 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:58
Apr 12, 2013 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17:33
Apr 9, 2013 vs LAK W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 18:12
Apr 7, 2013 @ SJS W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 23:29
Apr 5, 2013 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 23:02
Apr 3, 2013 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:52
Apr 1, 2013 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 6 22:51
Mar 31, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 21:36
Mar 29, 2013 vs MIN W 5-3 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 20:57
Mar 25, 2013 vs MIN L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 21:44
Mar 23, 2013 vs COL W 5-2 0 3 3 2 2 3 4 16:43
Mar 21, 2013 @ LAK W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 17:29
Mar 20, 2013 @ COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:39
Mar 18, 2013 vs CGY W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 21:35
Mar 16, 2013 vs CHI L 1-8 0 1 1 -2 0 0 3 13:22
Mar 9, 2013 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:05
Mar 7, 2013 @ LAK W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 17:13
Mar 3, 2013 vs STL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 21:56
Feb 28, 2013 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 17 8 1 19:26
Feb 26, 2013 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 4 2 17:48
Feb 25, 2013 @ NSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 19:25
Feb 23, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 18:35
Feb 21, 2013 vs VAN L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 20:16
Feb 17, 2013 vs CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:40
Feb 15, 2013 @ VAN W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:08
Feb 13, 2013 @ CGY L 4-7 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 20:09
Feb 12, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:32
Feb 8, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:34
Feb 6, 2013 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 21:48
Feb 4, 2013 @ COL W 3-2 2 1 3 2 0 3 1 20:20
Feb 2, 2013 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21:15
Feb 1, 2013 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 22:43
Jan 29, 2013 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 19:20
Jan 28, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 20:47