CALGARY, Alberta -- Jamie Benn snapped out of an early season slump in a big way Thursday night.The Dallas Stars captain ended a nine-game scoring drought with two goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-2 victory over the struggling Calgary Flames.It seems like I go through a streak like that every year. It just so happened to come pretty early this year, said Benn, who only had two goals in his first 13 games after a career-best 41 last season.When an offensive-zone penalty by Alex Chiasson put the Stars on the power play early in the third with the score tied, it took less than a minute for Dallas to convert with Benn firing a feed from Tyler Seguin past Brian Elliott to make it 3-2.He was really buzzing out there tonight, Seguin said. Thats what we needed. We needed a leader, especially our captain, to lead the way after the embarrassing loss we had the other night.The Stars were routed 8-2 on Tuesday in Winnipeg, to extend their winless skid to five games.We all knew that eventually he would come out of it. But I thought tonight, obviously, it was the best game hes played in a while, Dallas coach Lindy Ruff said. He came out physical. He started with that. I thought he was skating and going through people.Special teams was the story with Dallas converting on its lone third-period power play and Calgary failing to score on its one chance, which came with just over 4 minutes remaining.The Stars finished 1 for 3 with the extra man while Calgary was 0 for 2. Its become a familiar story line for the Flames with the power play ranked 30th and the penalty kill 29th.Three mistakes, said Flames coach Glen Gulutzan, when asked about the go-ahead goal. Make two, its probably going to end up in your net. You make three and its going to end up in your net.Captain Mark Giordano says its on the players to improve their performance.Weve talked about it. The guys, who are playing PP and PK, weve got to get the job done, he said.Lauri Korpikoski and Antoine Roussel, with an empty-netter, also scored for Dallas (5-6-3). The Stars five-game trip continues Friday in Edmonton.Johnny Gaudreau scored both goals for Calgary (5-9-1). The Flames have lost five of six overall.Were finding ways to lose, Gulutzan said. We need somebody now to step up and find a way to win and stop playing the victim.With the Flames trailing 2-0, Gaudreau came out flying to start the second, breaking a six-game scoring drought with his third and fourth goals on his first two shifts to pull Calgary even.It was nice to find the net finally, said Gaudreau, who scored 30 goals in his sophomore season. Me, (Monahan) and (Chiasson) played a good 60 minutes tonight. We were in their zone most of the night.Calgary opened the game taking the play to the Stars and running up an 8-1 lead on the shot clock. But they could not beat Lehtonen and at 12:31, Korpiskoski snapped a shot into the top corner.Benn made it 2-0 3 minutes later when the entire slot opened up before him and he took the puck to the net, zipping a backhand past Elliott.It was a better night for Kari Lehtonen after giving up four goals on 11 shots against the Jets. He finished with 29 saves to improve to 2-4-2.Elliott, who had 18 saves, fell to 3-7-0.Game notes Calgary is 0 for 26 with the extra man at home. ... Gaudreaus parents were in the crowd, having just flown in from New Jersey. ... Flames rookie Matthew Tkachuk did play after getting stitches in his hand at practice on Wednesday. Hes day to day. ... Stars D Jamie Oleksiak was in the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past nine games.UP NEXT:Stars: Visit Edmonton on Friday.Flames: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday. 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CANTON, N.Y. -- The Latest on the murder case against a black former college soccer coach in New York (all times local):11:55 a.m.A New York prosecutor says she still believes a former college soccer coach acquitted of killing of his ex-girlfriends 12-year-old son is guilty.On Wednesday, Oral Nick Hillary was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the October 2011 killing of Garrett Phillips. St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain said at a news conference afterward that she remains certain Hillary committed the crime.Hillary hugged his lawyer and cried as Judge Felix Catena made his ruling. He thanked his lawyers, supporters and family outside court.The boy was choked to death in an apartment in Potsdam, a college town near the Canadian border. Prosecutors relied on a circumstantial case. Critics said authorities in the largely white community unjustly prosecuted Hillary, whos black.---10:15 a.m.A black former college soccer coach accused of killing of his ex-girlfriends 12-year-old son has been found not guilty in New York.Oral Nick Hillary was tried for second-degree murder in the 2011 killing of Garrett Phillips. Hillary hugged his lawyer and cried Wednesday morning as Judge Felix Catena made his ruling.The boy was choked to death in an apartment in Potsdam, a college town near the Canadian border. Proseecutors lacked DNA or fingerprint evidence and relied on a largely circumstantial case.ddddddddddddHillarys lawyers argued the case was weak and repeated the claims of critics who said authorities in the largely white community unjustly prosecuted him.Hillary was the head soccer coach at Clarkson University. He and his daughter had lived with Garretts mother until the relationship ended.---1 a.m.A judge in northern New York is scheduled to announce his verdict in the murder case against a black former college soccer coach accused of killing of his ex-girlfriends 12-year-old son.Judge Felix Catena will decide Wednesday if the largely circumstantial evidence presented by prosecutors is enough to convict Oral Nick Hillary of second-degree murder in the killing of Garrett Phillips. The boy was choked to death in an apartment in Potsdam, a college town near the Canadian border, in 2011.Hillarys lawyers argued the case is riddled with doubt and repeated the claims of critics who said authorities in the largely white community unjustly prosecuted him.Hillary was the head soccer coach at Clarkson University. He and his daughter had lived with Garretts mother until the relationship ended in summer 2011. ' ' '
